Well first off there are a million differant things a buzzbait can posess. Blade style, color, head size, wire material, clacker or no clacker.Tandem blades and in-line blades. Some run straight others dont. I dont personally have a favorite brand but as long as it churns and throws alot of water I’ll stay with it. I like to tweek all my buzzbaits. First if it doesn’t pop enough i’ll bend the blades to create a bigger cup. Then i’ll bend the wire twice by the head so it runs deeper and will result in better hook ups. I like a gold blade/black skirt and all white seems to work for me. As for gear i like a MH fast action rod, high gear ratio reel and 50lb braid. Youll have to experiment to see what works for you. Hopefully this helps, Dan