Frog Fishing

[THE BASS WHISPERER]

Yesterday i  used frogs for the first time i got 6 hits i could not get a hook set! line was tight i waited a couple of seconds after the strike to set line, NOTHING. has anyone ever used trialer hooks?

 I loved watching the bass attack the frog it was so much fun, i just want to land them. any pointers

[eyedabassman]

What kinf of frog were you fishing? I like to bend my frog hooks up and out just a bit for better hook up's.

[MarkH024]

Search frog fishing here. There has been dozens of useful topics onthis sspecifically.

[gripnrip]

You may be waiting to long to set the hook.

[ww2farmer]

I have given up trying to explain it. I really can't fathom why so many people have so much trouble with it. You also have to accept the fact that on any given day, your going to get "rollers" , "boilers" , and blow-ups your just not going to connect on. Now it's time for me to get all arrogant and d-baggy (well maybe just more than usual), but the best way for me to teach some one to frog fish..............is to come watch me do it. I have turned guys, who didn't know the first thing about it, on to it, and into frog fishing fools............overnight. What they do with it from there is up to them. One dude in particular has taken the ball and run with it, getting into his own niche and groove.............now I want to punch him in the bean bag every time I see his "reports".  You know who you are.....LMAO. But to be fair, he has shown me plenty-o-stuff too. In fact, I am going to issue this dude a one on one, frogging challenge this year. Him, me, frog and nothing else, same lake, same day..........loser can never use the frog again..................OR............buys lunch (depends on who loses) LOL. He has me beat by 2 oz's. on frog lunker for the year so far, and I am losing sleep over it.

[THE BASS WHISPERER]

live target  ans spro frogs ar what i used!

[ClackerBuzz]

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/118096-frog-hook-set-problems/#entry1292926

[ww2farmer]

live target  ans spro frogs ar what i used!

If I have said it once, I have said it 1000 times..................it's not the frog, it's the dude pulling the trigger. Give me any of the frogs on the market and I will catch fish on them.  So what about guy X who goes out with a Spro frog, gets blow-ups, missed fish, etc....and puts nothing in the boat that day? BUT the next time out he switches to, say...........a snag proof frog, and all of a sudden the fish are hooking up. Got to be the bait right? ................Wrong slappy. Too many times guys go out and don't realize it's just not the day they want to take it (or they are not willing to .............god forbid blame them selves for missed fish). Instead of switching to something they will take , like a fluke, senko, etc.... on blow-up, swirl, chase, but not eat it day, they just keep missing fish and go home cursing that brand of frog.

[BrettD]

Bending the hooks up a little so the are just off the body is mandatory it makes a world of difference.

[Hanover_Yakker]

It's all about the technique - equipment. frog brands and line aside, it all comes down to hookset technique.

 

Hollow-bodied frogs - you have to watch the frog the whole time.  Some strikes are subtle slurps versus blow ups.  If you aren't ready to set the hook when it gets engulfed, you will miss the fish.  This hookset is more of a reaction compared to the technique described for soft plastic moving frogs below.

 

Moving frogs (Ribbits, Rages, Horny TOads, etc) - understanding how to work the frog with your rod at about 10-11 o'clock angle then dropping your rod at the strike is a learned technique and takes practice.  When you lower your rod, you count a quick thousand one, a thousand two while reeling the little slack up and swing for the fences with an overhead or slightly over your should hook set.

 

One tip - regardless of the frog type you use.  Add some frog scent like the BioEdge Frog Wand to your frog.  It encourages the fish to hold the frog a split second longer. 

[BassinLou]

This has been a hot topic lately. Usually around this time year too. My best advice to you is, use the search feature that was recommended to you earlier and read until you are content. Then go fish using the frog over and over again. Trust me, once you catch one, you can catch another.