When I joined the Baxter Bass Snatcher back in 2008 I noticed that a lot of the guys were into the Lake Fork Craw Tube, a lure with which I was personally unfamiliar. Me being the hardheaded knucklehead that I am didn't try using them myself until 2010 when Guy Henkensiefken was kicking my butt with them during a tournament on Rabbit Lake and insisted I use one of his baits. He also gave me a lesson on how he fishes them. After that tournament, I bought some for myself and have been using them ever since. They have without a doubt been my most consistent producer this decade and that is why I am naming it Lure of the Decade. Guy saved Lake Fork Craw Tubes for tournament day and generics for fun fishing. Lake Fork discontinued making craw tubes sometime mid-decade.
1st Runner Up: Tru-Tungsten Mad Maxx Frog
Tru-Tungsten went out of business in 2011, which is really too bad because they were a company that made a quality product. I scored a bunch of their Mad Maxx Frogs when they were closed out by an online retailer. I wish I had bought more because I am almost out of them now thanks to toothy critters. They do come up occasionally on eBay, but usually, for a price I won't pay.
Honorable Mentions:
The Berkley Havoc Grass Pig: Caught my personal best largemouth on this lure in 2014 and really really caught the fire out of them on it in 2013 when the GOMH was loaded with fish form Opener well into June: It was my top producer in 2013.
The Stanley Phantom: Caught the fire out them on this lure in 2013.
Chatterjigs: D & M Baits Piranha's, Pure Poison's, and assorted other chatterjigs have been among my most consistent producers this decade.
