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Got my baby bully today (45) size. That thing was small. It casts pretty well for a 1/5 oz bait, at about 70% the distance of a full size frog, but I just couldn't work it as well. I can see its use but it wasn't able to attract as much attention since it threw so little water. I switched up to the 55 size and it was like magic, got 5 hits and 2 fish. I think I'll be sticking with the 55s for now.

Even at Dicks it's 6.99... and I consider that expensive. $8 something? Highway robbery... I pick up a bunch during sales for less than 5 a pack. You can also hit up Ebay there are a few guys who sell for $4.99 the old-stock packs with old packaging. Same old senko.

I guess you could use fluoro or mono but with the long casts that you're going to making the hookset won't be as powerful given stretch. I'd reserve fluoro for finesse and other presentations, plus you don't really want 30 lb + fluoro theres not much point. The fish never see the line there's no reason not to use braid no matter what water you're fishing.

Two types of frogs: hollow body and plastic. Hollow bodies are more expensive, but more durable as well. They offer a different presentation (walk the dog) and can be fished as fast or as slow as you want. They come pre-rigged with hooks. A bonus is that they float well. plastic frogs are cheaper but less durable, you have to get hooks for them as well (most common 4/0 EWG). The action is provided by the bait you just cast and retrieve. Not as good for fishing super slow, most frogs tend to sink and they dont look all that real once the bass gets a good look. Also they can get caught up in weeds at times since the hook is below the bait. Brands to consider: hollow - spro, river2sea, koppers, scum frog, sumo frog. Plastic - yum, zoom, stanley ribbit. Number 1 protip: wait for the weight before setting the hook. You're just not going to hookup with the first half dozen fish once you start fishing a frog for the first time because you will pull the bait away. It's an super exciting way to fish as bass will often slam the lure. You have to wait for 3-4 seconds and feel a weight before you set the hook. Good luck!

Yeah it's hot but the air temps aren't too important. The water is hot as usual and the fish's metabolism is super high, fish are either gonna be deep or in the worst of the worst muck, weed and tight to shore cover. I'd do the frog thing early morning/evening and jigs daytime targeting cover. Fishing deep w/ cranks as clary said will work too.

I think as soon as it hits magic hour (twilight when sun dips below horizon) the bite heats up tremendously. I was out last night from 6-10 pm and around 9 pm we got most strikes. I think over 15 on topwater between my friend and I after the sunset, but we only converted a couple into hookups We were both fishing hollow body frogs. You have to go super slow since the light is dimmer and the bass aren't keying in as accurately on your bait. A ton of fish just missed by a country mile when hitting the frogs. Nighttime is all about slowing things down and going big. Big black/blue spinners, jigs and worms as well as hollow-body frogs are the ticket.

I use spinning gear, M 7' rod with 30 lb PP no problems. Made a thread on mini-frogs just a couple hours ago =p. The river2sea was released recently so its on market now if you wanna try for smallies. http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/90044-river2sea-baby-bully-frog/

Thanks for the reply! I actually saw that on TT right after I posted this. It looks wicked. I know Koppers just debuted a mini version at icast as well. I'm getting my hands on the R2S Baby Bully soon I'll see how it runs. The only concern I have is that these babies are not going to go as far and the action might be limited by the weight.

Monmouth Co. here. Don't have a boat so mainly shore fish ponds and golf courses But planning on getting a kayak soon so I'll be moving onto bigger waters

Dock? Pitch a jig w/ a craw or creature trailer. The big guy will never be able to resist that one. Sometimes they just laugh at senkos but demolish the bigger baits. As far as the weed portion, I'd work a frog of your choice slowly over the slop. Soft plastics you have yum, zoom toads, ribbit frogs, etc and for hollow body I like koppers, spro frog, river2sea bully wa. Depends if they want a faster moving or slower moving bait. The plastics will give you a lot of kick but they don't float very well. The hollow bodies look more realistic and can be worked much slower. Good luck.

Hi all, I ordered a couple of new hollow-body frogs from river2sea, the 45,55, and 65 sizes. I figured there is a lack in the market of 'finesse' type frogs and wanted to give them a try. The waters I fish don't have many hogs in them, the smaller fish are pretty reluctant at times to hit the larger frogs like the Koppers that I've been using. And when they do hit it's mostly innacurate, the bait never goes underwater. There was a big frog hatch recently and most of the frogs I've been seeing jump off the banks are no more than an inch and a half long. So any one have experience using these smaller hollow-body frogs? Thanks.