Sammys?

[bassboy1]

I hear all this talk about sammys being used. I would assume that these are Lucky Craft sammys. The $14.99 bait. Is there a cheaper place to find them? I cant bring myself to buy a 15 dollar bait (I don't even have 15 dollars)
What is a more reasonable alternative that is less than 8 bucks or so? And, if I stumble onto some used ones, what colors should be my main objectives? Can't afford to experiment with 15 dollar lures.

[fishtale75]

Spro makes one called the dog, I like the one that looks like a shiner

[tntr20x]

I think XPS makes an imitation called a Jimmy. It is considerably cheaper.

[Mike Bucca]

tntr20x, Pradco aka Xcalibur makes the Jimmy.. XPS is called XPS Lazer eye or something to that effect.

A Heddon spook is also very similiar to a sammy and I believe you can get them at Walmart, Dicks and the Dugout..

Mike

[bassboy1]

What colors should I get. I read almost all the reports, but nobody mentions color. I get out on the lake once a month max, so I don't know what color baitfish even are this time of year. And, am I trying to mimic a baitfish on the surface, or does a certain color do something else for Mr. Spotty. Thanks, yall.

[Killian]

The top of the sammy100 is blue. It was the only color at boaters world when I went, but this little guy really seemed to enjoy it. I got on some good topwater, and as the bait was busting, I threw right in it and started walkin the dog. The spot came out of the water with the lure, it was great!

[Mike Bucca]

Well if your talking topwaters color selection is pretty low on my totem pole. Anything with a white belly works good for me. Having said that I'm not sure that even matters.

Mike

[basshammer]

I looked in Gary Klein's top water box a few years back and I would say that 80 % had white bellies and the rest were ghost.

[basschaser]

thatll be the best 15 dollares you ever spent

[bassboy1]

Just found some slightly used ones for 6 bucks. Awaiting pics.

[dogwatch]

Heddon Spit N Image, approx $6 at wally world. Walkin-the -dog.

[white fish]

admin said:

Well if your talking topwaters color selection is pretty low on my totem pole. Anything with a white belly works good for me. Having said that I'm not sure that even matters.

Mike

I totally agree with T Mike. I don't think it matters. My Sammy original color was bitten to he**. I repainted it with just a silver nail polish. Not even bright silver, just a plain/no reflection silver – just to cover the badly decomposed original. The fish don't mind. I could have painted it poke dot and I think it would still work just as well. SF/KL, that’s the same Sammy that you guys saw the fish killed it that evening a couple months ago on the delta flat (after I stopped throwing spoon).