Top 5-10 Bank Fishing Lures

[Wayne SW/MO]

okay Wayne, we can go with that. What streamers? and which wets?

Sorry I didn't get back on this. One of my goto streamers on the bank is the old Black Ghost and beyond that the clouser is hard to beat in different colors and weights. I think Wrench's Hardtail idea would work well also.

Wets I think are anything that resembles a wooly worm, and that includes buggers, with bright bodies and ugly colors. I've had some good days on them with chartruse, yellow, red, or pink bodies of either floss or chenille with back tails and hackles. Soft hackles work well also.

I've been hitting the banks hard looking for whites with my long rod and I've caught 6 varieties already. Most on clousers or a fly I've tied that resembles Coffey's Sparkle Minnow, but easy for guys like me to tie. Of course the usual hopper pattern, poppers large and small are a must.

I think when you throw in the bank then the control you have with the long rod shines. You can work unweighted flies like a jerk bait, but without the expense or color restriction.