My lure would have to be the Senko. I can tie a senko on and know that I am going to catch a fish. This lure has kept me in the hunt in many tournaments when nothing else seemed to work.

Technique would probably have to be skipping a tube or jig. After several years of practice I feel that this is one of my strong suites. It allows you to get to fish that a lot of other people have passed over by throwing lures in front of or around that piece of cover.