Just one lure??

If you could pick just one Muskie lure, and thats the only lure you can use/bring with you what would you choose and why?

Definitely a body bait. (Like a Shallow Raider, Crane, Etc) The reason is because you can modify the presentation for the particular conditions you have. Spring - Twitch it. Summer - Crank it fast. Fall - Work it as a jerk bait. Yes, some of the other baits mentioned will do better during a particular time of year but not other times, and the question was one bait. Have a good day

Black bucktail with orange blade

Black bucktail with orange blade.

7" perch Crane. Twitch or crank it. Color shows through clear or stained.........

Suick...catches em in all conditions and waters....close second is a manta...also very versatile and they seem to move more fish than any lure I have ever used.

bucktail, brass blades black skirt

Easy. A homemade black\orange bucktail with a 1oz rubbercore sinker in my pocket.

Walk the dog, I really like Lee Lures Fish Stick... favorite lure all year long

If I had to choose one lure. Hmm? I would take a 6" Big Fork SandCat in a sucker pattern. I've caught a ton of fish on this bait. But for me it the lure ability to catch fish from early spring to late fall that makes it so productive.

Original Frenchy Made LeLure Globe. Black

Giant tandem spinner bait in black with nickle blades, why, you can fish it many ways and I caught more on black!

I would go with a manta. It has put hundreds of fish in my boat!

glitter oil/orange Shallow MagDawg with a few sinkers to hang on the hook hangers to make 'er run deeper and/or faster.

That is a very tough question. It is hard to argue with any of the answers below.

Ive been thinking about this ever since I posted. Still cant decide but Im leaning towards a black JR CG with nickle blades and a Chartreuse trailer. Maybe a walleye dawg. I dont know lol.