The swimbait that's gotten the most attention from the fish for me has been the 10 and 12 inch super flimsy Optimums. They have to be re-tuned about every 10 casts, and reglued together every fishing trip though. I've bout had enough of it.

Your best bang for the buck would probably be either a Castaic Trout, M.S. Slammer, or pro-rigged Osprey Talon. They all are proven fish catchers and are reasonably durable. None of them are better than the other.

Nico