Welcome from Central Florida. There isn't any one bait that stands head and shoulders above the rest. Some days they fish want bright colors and a curl tail and the next day they want muted, natural colors and a somewhat no motion tail. A few of the colors I keep in the box is black/chartreuse, albino, blue ice or opening night(both very close), Monkey milk, and bluegrass. I use Bobby Garland Baby Shad (BGBS) a lot and these colors are from their line up. Curl tails work well for long line trolling and the ones I like best are southern pro hot grubs. Thin tail and lots of action, thicker tails just don't move right to me. Acid rain is one that is always in the spread, along with popsicle. Local favorites differ from here to there so just try a few colors and see what they go for. Have fun and welcome to the addiction, the road is long............Skeet