myself i like lures or bait but I think its all in the person fishing and their experience with the gear...i go fly fishing with a buddy he catches more and bigger trout than me ...we fish another time with lures i catch bigger and more than him, im sure if we both fished with our prefred gear we'd do about the same. I must admit tho a fish..any fish, on a fly rod is a lot more fun and rewarding than one caught on spinning gear