I truly believe each lure maker has a couple or more stand out great lures. I also think lure performance is regional, some just work best in the region they were developed. Location and sign trumps all. In my area of Michigan I like Lenons, Hawbaker, Carmens, Dunlap and Night Owl. For beaver I have many lures, and change up. I also cross specie lure often, ie: fox for coon, muskrat for coon, beaver for fox and coon ect...whatever gets me fur.

Derricks

You are right about that. I have used John Graham tomcat and bad land Bob. All season I caught very little. And a few other brands. But everywhere I have used Gusto, gh11 voo doo and violator 7. I have good on them 4. I have to get more beaver lures. I am using back breaker, timber, build a dam, taos, Grawe beaver lure hawbaker beaver lure carman beaver lure. I going to get some sweetwater flattail, flattail gold, marsyada 501 beaver and Dunlap beaver lure. I should have some good ones them.

DST

Keg Creek for predators and Dobbins for beaver.

Best lure is location, go where the critter will be with no lure, then I add something made by Asa or Cletis. Have a lifetime supply of stuff from each of them. If i ever take up water trapping I'll have to find out how their stuff works for beaver. Sometimes a bit of Backbreaker works on the dirt line so maybe Apple Road would be killer for beaver.