Best and Worst Pike lures

5 of Diamonds with a crawler tail and Large Rattle Traps have worked for me. 

One word....SUICKS!

specifically the 7 inch chartruse black spot  non weighted thriller.

Spoons in rivers work wonders too, well for me atleast...

The lure that works the best is orange and black spinner bait caught stringers full of pike. Also for big pike regular brown and silver buck tails.

The UNDERRATED Johnson Silver Minnow.  Tip it with a 3" twister tail & drive them nuts.  Crazy action.  Super versatile.  Topwater, slop, reed beds, coontail, grass, trees, great for skipping under docks, trees, buildings etc.  Pretty much snag free.  Can fish it at any speed.  Also, works great for Smallmouth & Largemouth Bass.  My second favorite lure of all time!  First being lipless crankbaits!  It has a lot to do with confidence in what your using.

I lost a nice one too and a home made spinner bait because I tried to get a decent one into the boat without a net a few weeks back.