Musician Prince holding up two largemouth bass

We learned from Chappelle’s Show that Prince was all about some post-game pancakes, but no word on whether he liked to flip and pitch, or what he thought about forward-facing sonar. Still, the late musician’s influence is so great that his most famous album name permeates the fishing industry.

Here are five baits that will allow you to show off Purple Rain from the top to the bottom of the water column:

Z-Man Finesse TRD Purple Rain — **Z-Man Finesse TRD**

SPRO Aruku Shad Purple Rain — **SPRO Essential Series Aruku Shad**

Jenko Fishing CD25 Series Deep Diving Crankbait Purple Rain — **Jenko Fishing CD25 Series Deep Diving Crankbait**

XCite Baits Heckler topwater walking bait Purple Rain — **Xcite Baits Heckler**

Berkley Power Blade Compact Double Willow Spinnerbait Purple Rain — **Berkley Power Blade Compact DBL Willow Spinnerbait**

And two more that feature the alternative spelling of Purple Reign:

Cast Fishing Co. Prodigy Swimbait Purple Reign — **Cast Fishing Co. Prodigy Swimbait**

Bruiser Baits Intruder XGL Creature Bait Purple Reign — **Bruiser Baits Intruder XGL**

And in case you don’t remember, part of the movie “Purple Rain” was filmed around one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes, although not Minnetonka.

Notes

Elite Series champion Cliff Prince was not consulted for this article.
My best FLW Tour finish as a co-angler came at Lake Minnetonka in 1997, when I finished 13th.
Other Prince-adjacent lure colors you might like include Purple Nurple from Bill Lewis and Grape Ape from Bruiser Baits – although the wealth of lure patterns that constitute variations on Purple Haze are better reserved for Jimi Hendrix.