re: What are your 4 favorite Redfish lures?

Only need a gold spoon.

I’ve always gone by the rule that if the redfish aren’t taking your lures, go somewhere else! It’s abkut time and place not bait!

I can't remember a time that my dad ever skunked out on a fushing trip. If the fish weren't biting and he would the on an orange jig head with a piece of shrimp and a 1/4 oz pinch weight about 18-24" up the line. He would always catch a fish.

Johnson gold spoon
Spinner bait
Top water( I like the small Zara spook)
Soft plastics
Live or dead shrimp if you must :(
Minus one crank bait
Finally gulp baits(one day the reds were chasing everything I threw but wouldn't eat. My buddy in the boat started throwing a gulp shrimp on jig head and he caught 14 of our 15 fish limit. I refused to throw the gulp, stubborn is me.)

Vudu Mullet

ZMan Paddlerz

Mirro-Lure Top Dog or Rapala SkitterWalk

Gold Spoon

If I had to pick 4, in this order it’d be
Spoon on leader on a swivel

Shrimp/live or cut crab under a popping cork

A good topwater twitch bait

A spinnerbait or rattletrap

1/4 oz Johnson Gold Spoon
Nemire Red Ripper (gold or black)
Inline spinner (must be weedless)
Matrix shad on weedless hook (shrimp creole)

If I am fishing in an area which is not covered in grass I would also recommend a vudu shrimp (char. tail) fished under a popping cork.

If you are fishing from a kayak for reds use the shallow draft to your advantage and find areas where boats have difficulty going. Reggio is a great launch for kayaks and the area is known for it's redfish. It is very shallow so most boats can not fish it but it does have lots of grass. (which is another plus)

minnow under a cork
shrimp under a cork
golden bunker tsunami swim bait
junebug poca-craw


close 5th place is ultraviolet matrix shad

Mombo mullet

Matrix Shad

H&H spinner Bait

Gulp baits