Bass Junkie

Try to make a LOW profile approach. I often crawl or scoot into position and try to be very quite. Make a soft presentation to those tree limbs, and that dock. Also, make the longest reasonable cast along those banks. There are irregularities along those banks that'll hold fish. But really, make a low profile approach, soft long casts, and hit the obvious structure. They will bite. Trust me. Also, try hopping a frog off the bank that you cast it onto is killer. Soft entry and VERY natural. You can even do it with t-rigged soft plastics( Like a Strike King Tube Technologies Wild Thang).

A 7ft. 1pc. ML Shimano Convergance with 30lb. power pro is all I used for over a year with ribbits and the like. Works great.

I have tried buzzfrogs, ribbits, sizmics, hardnose, and mad tommy toads, and outta all of 'em, I LOVE the ribbit. The only one that comes close is the mad tommy. As for riggin', I use the ribbit screw-lock hook with a 1/0 trailer hook slid on the big hooks shank. I am gonna try ragetails tommorow, so I might have to change my opinion.

Why can't you use an appropriatly colored spinnerbait skirt slipped through both leg holes?

x2. It could be one of any number of brands, aka: generic. X3. Deff. a twin tail grub. I would look at BPS, Chompers, or Zoom for those.

Welcome. Good to see someone who flyfishes and does a baicaster. Not many out there.( I'm the only one that I know of within 100 miles of my house) Sorry to hear 'bout the poachers..........Just not right Can't wait to see your pics!!! Do you bass fish with the Fly Rod???

Sorry to hear 'bout that :-/ While I'm not sure about the jig question, I know BPS makes tungsten spinnerbaits and buzzbaits, and both BPS and Cabelas market Ultra-Steel sinkers such as egg and splitshot weights. Also, you could check into brass weights for t-rigs. Hope this helps!!!

Why upgrade my line? I've held bass in lilly pad fields for 2-3 minutes while we rowed the boat to the fish because the pads and hydrilla were to much for the motor. I've als pulled THICK swimbait hooks out. 30lb. is plenty strong for me.........

Just outta curiosity, how would ya'll fish these?? I'm thinkin' straight slow retrieve. Would that work??? I've fished Ribbits, Buzzfrogs, and Tommy Toads( or whatever those things are called) like this and done well. Is there a different retrieve that would work better for basss in clear water??? I like throwin' buzz frogs along lilly pads and twitching 'em on top of the lilly pads then buzzin' 'em off. Does this sound o-k??

Your rod wouldn't happen to be a Shimano Convergance, would it???

Alrighty, I'll have to check out the Megastrike. Thanks for the help. Also, Does bendin' the hooks up a bit really help as much as people say???

I can't really afford an expensive froggin' rod now, so I'm gonna have to live with the medium. I will consentrate on waiting a little longer to set the hook, and will reel up 'till I feel the fish. Hope this works. Thanks for the help!!!!

Yeah. In Cleveland, OH they've outlawed texting while driving. And in NY I think they outlawed talking on a cell phone while driving. Albany I think.

Normally the same here, unless I'm burning a spinnerbait. In clearer water I prefer a swimbait. But as for colors, Shad or white......

I just picked up my first package of Rage Tails. I got the Toads in the watermelon/pearl. I was very impressed with the weight of the baits, the fact they come in a clam pack, the bait saver tabs, and I liked the scent. I wasn't to happy 'bout the price, but I will have to see what they do. Most toads are a bit more expensive than othe baits. I also liked the fact that the toads came with riggin' instructions. Can't wait to hit the lake!!!!

Heres some lures that are relatively easy to use: Booyah Pond Magic Spinnerbait, White:http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_58597_100006000_100000000_100006000_100-6-0 Luck "E" Strike 4" Razor worms:http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_44683____SearchResults Luck "E" Strike Jogger Worm:http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_44681____SearchResults These are lures that are easy to fish, and will get you decent Largemouth.For the Booyah Pond Magic, tie it on, cast near cover and bring it back at a medium retrieve speed. For the Razor worms you'll need to buy some 1/0 wide gap worm hooks, and 1/8 oz bullet weights. These are easily found in the sporting goods section of your local Wally World. Texas righttp://www.bassresource.com/beginner/Texas_Rig.html the worm with 1 bullet sinker and cats this near any cover and slowly twitch and move it along the bottom. The strike will feel like a light TAP-Tap most of the time, but if your line moves, your worm feels weightless, like its no longer tied onto the end of your line, or you feel a heavy weight, set the hook hard. For the jogger worms, texas rig them without a sinker and cast them near any likely cover, let it fall the whole way to the bottom, the let it set for 5 seconds, then move the bait. If you feel any resistance, set the hook. If at any time during when the baits falling your line moves, twitches, jumps, starts going of to the side or stops before you think it should've hit the bottom, SET THE HOOK!!!! Hope this helps.

I've tried scents inside the body cavity, but never a wax scent. I'll look into that.

Thanks for the help guys. I will be throwin' these some more, so I will let the fishies give my frog more of a taste test before slammin' in the steel. However, I don't feel confident 'bout it. What if they spit it real fats????

Thanks, I'll have to try whats been said.I'll look into a frog rod. Can't shell out the dough on this one.......... :-[ UPDATE: What do ya'll think 'bout this rod for froggies? I know its cheap, but I wanna dispenable rod, cause when I set the hook, I set the hook. My only conscern would be rod length, I like at least 6'6", preferably 7'........http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_96007_100002006_100000000_100002000_100-2-6?ordProd=Y&CMID=BOTTOM_selectitems#itemDetail I am lookin' at the 6' mh. What 'bout this one??? Note: Mostly my rods aren't this cheap, but for a frog I'm simply lookin' for brute strength, not sensitvity or anything like that.

I'd like to stick with the frog I'm usin', no offense. Thw water I fish is rather varied in cover, or lack thereof, and I usually try to throw it onto the bank and hop it off. I LOVE seenin' that wake come out from the bank, maybe a bulge behind the froggy, then WHAM.

Ahhh.........My weak point. I have problems thinkin' the bass will detect the fact that hes just grabbed a hunk of rubber instead of froggy, especially in the open water situations when they don't have to sort the main course out from the salad. Is this a legit worry??? What can I do to prevent this???

OOOOH................. Cool. Thanks for the pics. Really cool.

Yeah, its like FISHERMAN1: BITE!!!!! FISHERMAN2: DUCK!!!!! LOL. I have fished buzz frogs on a 7ft ML so I figured a Medium would be fine for these frogs. I'm pretty positive I can bury the barb with that thing (the medium) when I rip drag on the hookset with the drag as tight as I have it. I guess maybe I'm just tryin' to avoid another rod, but I think Maybe I'm not waitin' long enough. I don't know.

I just pulled out one of my frogs, a Spro Bronzeye Jr. and started throwin' it again. I got several BIG bites and had three hooked up. None came to the boat. This is the same problem I've had throwin' them before. I am doing better, as I'm gettin' hooks into the fish, but I'm losin' some HOGS!!!! I am flippin' out! I have never hooked and landed a bass on these frogs. I even set the hook three times on one of the bass, ripping drag each time. WHAT am I DOING!!!!!!!!!! I'm using a 6'6" Medium action baitcasting rod with 30lb Spider Wire. I have tried "Breakin' in the body" and all that stuff. No dice. How long should I wait? I'm waiting maybe 1-1 1/2 seconds before I set the hook. The stikes are comin' on the frog while I'm walkin' it after hopping it off the bank or outta a bush. I can't afford an equipment upgrade, though I don't think I'll need one 'cause most of my froggin' is in open water, and I'm usually within 20ft. of the fish when it strikes, never over 40ft. HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

SPEEDBEAD, I'm having a hard time seeing what your sayin'. Could you post a pic or two????