Snagless Sally

[Swamp Girl]

@PhishLI suggested a Snagless Sally after reading about how I had a bass break my spinnerbait in two. So, I bought five. If I manage to fish this evening, I'm going to give Ol' Sal a try. I think I can pitch it into just about anything. Here's Sally:

 

[Pat Brown]

@Catt is also a big advocate of that guy.  Very very cool.  I bet you'll catch at least one huge pickerel 😅😅😅😎😎😎

[Swamp Girl]

3 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

@Catt is also a big advocate of that guy.  Very very cool.  I bet you'll catch at least one huge pickerel 😅😅😅😎😎😎

 

I hope I catch at least ONE fat bass too. @Catt sure catches his share, your share, and my share of big bass!

[Mobasser]

Good bait. Old school rules.

[Swamp Girl]

1 minute ago, Mobasser said:

Good bait. Old school rules.

 

Amen. I'm totally old school. Some of my reels are more than 30 years old and some of my lures are 50 years old. 

 

P. S. - I'm also old too. 

[Catt]

Suggestion: add a Zoom Swimmin Chunk. Thread it on like the spoon below. When Uncle Josh made their swimming chunk I used that.

[Swamp Girl]

@Catt: I love that Zoom Swimmin' Chunk. It'll go on my next order. 

 

I am going fishing. The one impediment is gone. So excited! 

[RRocket]

Seems like this would be better with an EWG hook on the back to make it even more snagless? 

[casts_by_fly]

On top of the sally, you should throw a Johnson silver spoon like catt posted. Basically weedless, lots of action and flash, big fish potential. I remember using them growing up and catching bass and pike galore in northern pa waters. 
 

heck, I should throw one here now. 

[txchaser]

7 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

@PhishLI suggested a Snagless Sally after reading about how I had a bass break my spinnerbait in two. So, I bought five. If I manage to fish this evening, I'm going to give Ol' Sal a try. I think I can pitch it into just about anything. Here's Sally:

 

Picasso now makes a version of these that work pretty well. It's a little heavier/bigger presentation. 

[PhishLI]

On 7/25/2024 at 3:16 PM, ol'crickety said:

I think I can pitch it into just about anything.

My first real success in bass fishing came during the mid to late 70s after I'd found the Arbogast Hawaiian Wiggler at a local bait shop which was the inspiration for the Sally. Finally, I could fish something through pads and heavy grass without worry, and at the time I was using a 5'10" M Ugly Stick and 6 lb Stren. I rarely lost one to break offs, and better than that, I caught bass at a pace none of my friends could keep up with. They didn't always want it, but when they did it was on. Sadly, it was discontinued about 1980, but the Sally fills the gap nicely.

It still works. Caught on the perch pattern.

[river-rat]

I've been using a Snagless Sally since the 1960's and still rely on it at times. As I've stated on this site before, I could fill up my house with the number of bass I have caught on this lure.

 

Like Catt I recommend using some type of trailer.

 

And @PhishLI, I still have Hawaiian Wigglers that I have modified and use to a great extent in some situations.

 

[RRocket]

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