Spro Frog Question

[iceintheveins]

I like the colors of the spro frogs better than the mad maxx's. The only thing is the spros seem to take on water pretty bad. I tried caulking the hook hole and then cutting a slit on top of the frog, which worked good for a while, but now the slit has grown bigger and the frogs sink like rocks.

Anyway, have any of you tried to drill a small hole in the back of the frog in the area where the drain is located on the mad maxx? I saw this on youtube and the guy says it works really well. Thoughts?

[brushhoggin]

never heard of tinkering with the spro other than bending the hooks slightly upwards. it only takes a half second to squeeze the water out of a spro after every other cast

[DINK WHISPERER]

If you buy the R2S frogs(that cost less) you won't have to worry about modifying them! Same Gammy hooks but way softer body(better hook sets), won't take in water and "walk" waaaay better than the Spros.

http://www.***.com/River2Sea_Bully_Wa_Frog/descpage-RBW.html

[senko_77]

Ice, never thought of drilling a hole in the back of the frog.  I am a big believer in cutting a slit in the back, but I've experienced what you have with it ripping.  I'm gonna try a new modification I thought of the other night next time I'm on the lake.  I'm gonna try and take a hole punch and make a small hole in the back.  The frog always lands upright, so it shouldn't have any problem with water intake.  Also like Brushhoggin said, it only takes a second to squeeze out that water if you don't wanna mess with the bait at all. 

As for what Dink Whisperer said, I gotta disagree.  Everyone has a right to like a brand, but I've fished them all and in my opinion, the Spro is the best on the market.  I can understand if you think I'm saying that because I have some connections with them, but the truth is I was fishing them way before our relationship started and they really are the most superior frog on the market.  They all are easy to walk and they all have different colors.  The "softer"body has lead to my R2S frogs being DESTROYED in just a few fish where they Spros hold up to way more.  Give them all a try and see what works best for you.

Good luck my friend 

[Dan:]

I've never had problems with leaking. Every once in a while I will squeeze the frog but it certainly isn't often enough to be a nuisance. I never really had a need to make any modifications.

[iceintheveins]

Ice, never thought of drilling a hole in the back of the frog. I am a big believer in cutting a slit in the back, but I've experienced what you have with it ripping. I'm gonna try a new modification I thought of the other night next time I'm on the lake. I'm gonna try and take a hole punch and make a small hole in the back. The frog always lands upright, so it shouldn't have any problem with water intake. Also like Brushhoggin said, it only takes a second to squeeze out that water if you don't wanna mess with the bait at all.

As for what Dink Whisperer said, I gotta disagree. Everyone has a right to like a brand, but I've fished them all and in my opinion, the Spro is the best on the market. I can understand if you think I'm saying that because I have some connections with them, but the truth is I was fishing them way before our relationship started and they really are the most superior frog on the market. They all are easy to walk and they all have different colors. The "softer"body has lead to my R2S frogs being DESTROYED in just a few fish where they Spros hold up to way more. Give them all a try and see what works best for you.

Good luck my friend

I thought of that one too and was going to try it.

[endless]

I've never had problems with leaking. Every once in a while I will squeeze the frog but it certainly isn't often enough to be a nuisance. I never really had a need to make any modifications.

Agreed!!

[Under the Radar]

I've never had problems with leaking. Every once in a while I will squeeze the frog but it certainly isn't often enough to be a nuisance. I never really had a need to make any modifications.

I squeeze the frog every once in a while too, BUT... only when my partner isn't looking.  :-[

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

never heard of tinkering with the spro other than bending the hooks slightly upwards. it only takes a half second to squeeze the water out of a spro after every other cast

Some of them are just plain duds and WILL take on water like nobodys business . Kinda hard to squeeze it out on a long cast after it loses all action after 3 twitches. The first few of these I got were awesome the next 5 or so I bought were trash and barely fishable. Still haven't tried putting the hole on top yet though.

[spotaholic]

I am with Senko on this one. I have tried several other brands of frogs and have had the best results with the Spro. The best thing with the Spro is the hook up percentage. I barely miss one now. I was fishing another brand which will remain nameless and missed 7 straight. Switched to Spro and it was game on. I know everyone likes to mess with the frog but I have had great results right out of the package. The only thing I do on all of them is trim the legs.

[DINK WHISPERER]

As for what Dink Whisperer said, I gotta disagree. Everyone has a right to like a brand, but I've fished them all and in my opinion, the Spro is the best on the market. I can understand if you think I'm saying that because I have some connections with them, but the truth is I was fishing them way before our relationship started and they really are the most superior frog on the market. They all are easy to walk and they all have different colors. The "softer"body has lead to my R2S frogs being DESTROYED in just a few fish where they Spros hold up to way more. Give them all a try and see what works best for you.

Good luck my friend

I'm sure that has nothing to do with it...................................... :

[ww2farmer]

As for what Dink Whisperer said, I gotta disagree. Everyone has a right to like a brand, but I've fished them all and in my opinion, the Spro is the best on the market. I can understand if you think I'm saying that because I have some connections with them, but the truth is I was fishing them way before our relationship started and they really are the most superior frog on the market. They all are easy to walk and they all have different colors. The "softer"body has lead to my R2S frogs being DESTROYED in just a few fish where they Spros hold up to way more. Give them all a try and see what works best for you.

Good luck my friend

I'm sure that has nothing to do with it...................................... :

Well I have nothing at all to do with Spro and I agree with him. The R2S frogs I bought took on water at an alarming rate new out of the package, so much so I never used them again. I find Spro frogs to be great right out of the package. I don't seem to have any trouble hooking and landing fish, if the fish gets the frog and I don't panic on a blow up and rip it away from them to soon, the Spro WILL stick them almost every time. They are plenty soft enough, any softer and they would fall apart.......yeah, just what I want in a $9 bait something that falls apart easy.  I have actually had to retire Spro's because they caught so many fish the paint had all worn of and the hooks became dull, all other frogs I have used have been replaced because thy fell apart after far fewere fish than the Spro.

[senko_77]

As for what Dink Whisperer said, I gotta disagree. Everyone has a right to like a brand, but I've fished them all and in my opinion, the Spro is the best on the market. I can understand if you think I'm saying that because I have some connections with them, but the truth is I was fishing them way before our relationship started and they really are the most superior frog on the market. They all are easy to walk and they all have different colors. The "softer"body has lead to my R2S frogs being DESTROYED in just a few fish where they Spros hold up to way more. Give them all a try and see what works best for you.

Good luck my friend

I'm sure that has nothing to do with it...................................... :

Dink, I hope I don't come across as rude, but I think I made it real clear in my post that......

1.  I was a Spro fanatic wayyyy before I ever knew them on a business level.  They contacted ME after my BFL success using their baits and asked if we could work something out.  So please don't label me if you don't know the facts.

2.  For Iceintheviens to try ALL the brands and see which one he likes.  Why in the world would I tell him to try all of them if I didn't feel that the Spro frog was the best on the market?  If I didn't think it was, and I was just trying to push a sponsor, wouldn't you think I would be hesitant because he would find another brand to be better?

Again, I hope this doesn't come across as rude or ignorant, I just wanted to address your reply to my post 

[jignfule]

I've never had problems with leaking. Every once in a while I will squeeze the frog but it certainly isn't often enough to be a nuisance. I never really had a need to make any modifications.

I squeeze the frog every once in a while too, BUT... only when my partner isn't looking. :-[

The more worn the spro get the more often you have to squish em. But I can catch a lot of fish before that happens. hey things wear out somethimes you have to replace em.

[TourPT]

I to love the Spro frogs, especially the Popper model. I have had a few of the model 65 turn out to be sinkers right out of the package. I mark these with a dot with a Sharpie to separate them from the non sinkers and use them in the real heavy mats. The mats will keep the frog on top, but where the sinkers really shine is when your working the mat and you let the sinker drop into a hole in the mat.

There are days when that slow sink into a hole in the mat drives them bass wild.

[river-rat]

A couple of years ago I read on this board to use super glue to bond the nose tie where it exits the nose of the frog to solve this problem. I tried it and at the very least it slows down the amount of water entering the frog to where I don't have to squeeze it out as often.

[J Francho]

You don't want to glue the nose to the hook.  In a perfect world, the body rotates out of the way on the hookset, exposing greater gap and bite with the hooks.  It doesn't always work this way, but with a good hookset, it does more often than not.

I'm with Dan, nothing needed, other than the occasional squeeze.

Here's what it looks like:

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

I to love the Spro frogs, especially the Popper model. I have had a few of the model 65 turn out to be sinkers right out of the package. I mark these with a dot with a Sharpie to separate them from the non sinkers and use them in the real heavy mats. The mats will keep the frog on top, but where the sinkers really shine is when your working the mat and you let the sinker drop into a hole in the mat.

There are days when that slow sink into a hole in the mat drives them bass wild.

Yeah ,what do you mean sinkers? These frogs are perfect right out of the box they never sink : Must just be our imagination.

[TourPT]

I to love the Spro frogs, especially the Popper model. I have had a few of the model 65 turn out to be sinkers right out of the package. I mark these with a dot with a Sharpie to separate them from the non sinkers and use them in the real heavy mats. The mats will keep the frog on top, but where the sinkers really shine is when your working the mat and you let the sinker drop into a hole in the mat.

There are days when that slow sink into a hole in the mat drives them bass wild.

Yeah ,what do you mean sinkers? These frogs are perfect right out of the box they never sink : Must just be our imagination.

LOL. I have got a few sinkers, but I have got a few sinkers from other company's to. You make a million frogs a year and there's bound to be a couple lemons in there somewhere, but over all I could not be happier then I am with a Spro tied on. 

[iceintheveins]

I fished a spro jr. out of the package the other day and it only took on a little water. I put a dab of megastrike on the hook hole and that seemed to help quite a bit. Even caught a 2 pounder on my only strike and that didn't effect it at all.

[ChiCityBasser]

So far the Spro frogs have work great giving my first frog fish and PB til that point.

[J_Pearson]

Just my 2 cents...

In the summer months I Live by the frog, especially on my home water where shallow river bushes and pads rule the roost.

I am in love with the Bronzeye frog, and find it walks very easily with a little modification.

First, I trim the legs slightly (I like the longer legs, but trimming them a little aids in walking)

Then, I'll trim one shorter than the other, so that the legs are an uneven length.

I read this in an article featuring Dean Rojas, and I highly suggest you try it for yourself out on the water. It may take a couple casts and trims to get it optimally tuned, but you'll know when you do.

Best of luck out on the water guys,

JP

[DINK WHISPERER]

Dink, I hope I don't come across as rude, but I think I made it real clear in my post that......

1. I was a Spro fanatic wayyyy before I ever knew them on a business level. They contacted ME after my BFL success using their baits and asked if we could work something out. So please don't label me if you don't know the facts.

2. For Iceintheviens to try ALL the brands and see which one he likes. Why in the world would I tell him to try all of them if I didn't feel that the Spro frog was the best on the market? If I didn't think it was, and I was just trying to push a sponsor, wouldn't you think I would be hesitant because he would find another brand to be better?

Again, I hope this doesn't come across as rude or ignorant, I just wanted to address your reply to my post

Calm down guy, it's not that deep! Geeeeeeeeeeeeeez