Mendo

As finny as it may seem, It is my go to lure both in lakes and in the bay for stripers. The swimmbait alwas gets hammered and comes out unscathed. With hairraisers the worm always gets jacked up and you start loosing the hair which always works better for me for some reason. My favorite swimmbaits are the whire with red and the chartreuse. I caught a 26lb salmon while fishing for linesides in the bay on a storm swimmbait!!! In mendo it's all about being at the right depth and slow trolling.

I've always had good luck with floating rapalas in perch colors, and the crystal minnow from yozuri