Well apparently so....
FRESH WATER (Pike, Perch, Zander)
Rapala - Super Shad 14cm
Big lure. Floating version. Dives when cranked back. Great for Pike.
Kuusamo - Professor
Big spoon. Sinking. Great erratic movement. Copper color good for Pike.
Muskie Innovations - Bulldawg
Big Soft plastic (Rubber) Lure. Sinking. Very famous. Available in lots of new sizes.
Heddon - Crazy crawler
Daft looking but very successful surface lure that floats and wobbles along making ripples on the surface.
Creek Chub - Pikie
Classic. Very effective lure.
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I have personally had success with the Rapala Jointed shad rap 7cm. The action on this lure is fantastic and I particularly like the colors.
There is also the Rapala "X-rap Jointed Shad" 13cm.
This Lure is near neutral buoyancy with a very slow rise (suspending with wire leader), has the action of a Jointed Shad, the size of the Super Shad, and great versatility. A Fantasic all round lure fishable in many diff ways.
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SALT WATER (Bass, Mackerel, Pollock etc)
General consensus claims seems to be that these are very good.
Dexters - Wedge
Famous silver wedge of shiny metal. Good casting weight. Very easy to cast. I personally have never caught on it, but then that's probably more a reflection of my skill.
Rapala - Jointed 'J13' (13cm).
Floating lure (available in diff sizes) that dives on the retrieve. The J13cm is just big enough to have a little casting weight. I have several colors of this lure including a couple of copies that were a little cheaper but have almost the same action if not the build quality of the rapalas :-)
NOTE.
A great deal of the lures for Fresh or Salt water can be used in either. But remember 3 things.
1 - Are the hooks meant for fresh or salt water? Fresh water hooks on a lure wont survive long in salt water use. However hooks are easily replaced with different salt versions.
2 - The buoyancy of a lure is inbuilt, and designed for either fresh or salt water. So a sinking lure designed to sink at a particular rate, may behave differently in fresh water. Or a neutral buoyancy lure may sink or float. Bear this in mind, but don't let it bother you.
3 - Your lures are designed to mimic a bait fish of the species in the water your fishing. eg. use a perch pattern in fresh water, and mackerel pattern in salt water. Having said this, you could always try anything you like. You never know what might work on the day!
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