Banjo Minnows?

Most fishing lures are designed to catch fishermen.

More fishing lure companies have caught me than I have caught fish.
With the right technique a hook on a beer cap might make it on an infomercial.

This one does seem to work sometimes- though not nearly as good as the snake oil salesmen on tv using them

With the right technique a hook on a beer cap might make it on an infomercial.

Funny you should mention that...as a kid while camping, I once caught several bluegill on just that, using bits and pieces of fishing litter I'd scrounged from the banks of the river.  Dad couldn't believe it!

Suprisingly a few years ago someone bought the Banjo Minnow for me as a birthday present.  I was a little skeptical at first but once I tried it I became a believer.  Now I haven't had great success with it around here but have slayed northern pike in Canada on it.  I go up every year and take a small arsenal of the medium minnows that have the perch color. I do very well on them.  I have also caught some nice largemouths as well.  Whether it's the banjo minnow or other soft plastics, I think the right combination at the right time will always put fish in the boat.

ORIGINAL: gobyking

Buy some other soft stickbaits and try them. A lot cheaper to buy 5 different packages and find out which one works the best than to pay $20 and find out it doesn't work.

 
 
I got suckered into these about 8 years ago when I first saw them at 2 AM or so...  I did catch a bunch of blue fish on them, when I lived closer to the ocean.  Nothing more than that, and haven't tried them much since.  They send you a bunch of different sizes, half you will not use.  I'd do what gobyking said.  Zoom Flukes or others like it, do basically the same thing as the Banjo Minnow.  Many of these have a much better track record than the Banjo Minnow, at half the cost and 10 times the selection.  Check out the junk bins at a sporting goods store, and you'll find some good soft jerk baits.  Some stores even carry the Banjo Minnow, and might be able to get a smaller portion to try.
 
Also, buying the Banjo Minnow supports the Renoski Lure Company, that is constantly posting property on Yellow Creek in Indiana County.  So, if you ever fish this creek, you may want to reconsider supporting their efforts.  Unless you belong or interested in joining the trout club, then your dues might be lowered with the purchase...

ORIGINAL: Cold

With the right technique a hook on a beer cap might make it on an infomercial.

Funny you should mention that...as a kid while camping, I once caught several bluegill on just that, using bits and pieces of fishing litter I'd scrounged from the banks of the river.  Dad couldn't believe it!

 
 
As long as they get that guy that does the Sham WOW infomercials. I'm convinced he could sell me anything.
 
But that billy mays guy that always shouts... makes me want to stab myself in the ears with a screwdriver

cant believe it but several years ago i bought them they do work they sort of remind me of fishing a zoom fluke.