yes i'v heard the sayin mate,,same here lol. i have maybe half a dozen which i use mosta the time''good fish takers, i tend to get most pike off the river with, mepp's lusox[hard to get lure now,but i got a few in reserve lol,]
mepps aglia no5's, and last but not least spinner baits [with white rubber skirts on] i took 16 pike one day on the river using these. as for plug's i have an old black and white shakespear spotted dick '' this has taken more than all me rapalas put together.