What's Your Favorite Hollow Belly Frogs And Why?

[LApanic]

Ive been focusing on my froggin' techniques, baits and styles for the last 6 to 8 months and have fallen in love with frogging! I've been catching GOOD bass in every monthly tournament since late spring till now, even with cooler weather....it's deadly IMO!

I've been throwing 3 varieties of Spro frogs from the original bronze eye 65, bronze eye popper (normal size) and just recently the bronze eye shad, which isn't really a "frog" imitator but in the same hollow belly class. Also, I've thrown a caught some on a River2Sea Spittin Wa, but seems the larger profile has an effect on hookups and flat out fish missing it

I've caught more fish on the popping natural green frog along with the popping black/yellow striped one due to its versitility. About the only time I tie on an original bronze eye is is matted vegetation or scum

The popper chugs and walks, decent, and I like to work it slow like a popper and can't believe the sucsess I get from early morning, overcast and even blu-bird sky days.

What's your choice and success you've had when frogging as far as vegetation, open water, presentations, baits, etc...

I hope this will be informative for any angler and if you don't throw a frog (shame on you), some good reasons to start!

[BassinLou]

My two favorite brands are Booyah and LiveTarget. If I had to choose one, I would go with LiveTarget. Booyah's are good frogs with a nice price point. LiveTarget although $$ can take a pretty good beating before you have to retire them. 

 

Imho, frog fishing is the most exciting, explosive, and exhilarating technique for bass fishing. Once you get the hang of it, and know when to throw it, it will quickly become one of your favorite techniques. 

[MarkH024]

Koppers LiveTarget is my go to frog. Great durability, great hooks and it flat out catches fish.  You can also cast them a mile and they rarely ever take on water until they get really beat up to the point of needing replacement.  It's really hard for me to put this frog down and switch to something else.  The field mouse is a good bait too, walks a bit easier than the frogs. 

 

Spittin Wa for semi-open water for chugging. Great hooks and good castability. I only used this for the later part of the season this year but I liked them for throwing in the sparse pads or channels in the pads. I'm planning to have a second frog rod with this tied up much of next season.

 

Rage Toad or Shad for my softbody selection. Both have awesome buzzing action and can be casted good distances. I use these when things need speeding up.

[jignfule]

I used Spro for many years. I change to Booyah's "Pad Crashers"  My experience, they catch just as many bass, yet they are less money, last MUCH longer, and takes on less water.

[LApanic]

I used Spro for many years. I change to Booyah's "Pad Crashers" My experience, they catch just as many bass, yet they are less money, last MUCH longer, and take on less water.

Agreed...the Spro's aren't cheap and do take on water a little more than normal. As far as life span...the "matte" finish takes teeth marks better, but the "bronze eye" is def. the first thing to go

[NEjitterbugger]

Flipin' the bird, awsome frog for me... I'd twitch it on cover, or burn it over cover, doesn't walk but an awesome frog...

 

[Dwight Hottle]

Flipin' the bird, awsome frog for me... I'd twitch it on cover, or burn it over cover, doesn't walk but an awesome frog...

 

 

 

That explains a lot now that I see your left handed.  

[Catt]

Academy H2O!

Because they catch bass

[NEjitterbugger]

That explains a lot now that I see your left handed.  

 

I'm a righty, I am just holding the rod with my left hand in the photo, I cast with my right arm though haha...

 

And am I missing something? I don't get it? LOL 

[basshole8190]

Academy H2O!

Because they catch bass

what catt said

cheap and catch fish

[MacP]

Pad Crashers.  Cost and durability.  They catch just as many fish as any others, IMO.

[Dwight Hottle]

I'm a righty, I am just holding the rod with my left hand in the photo, I cast with my right arm though haha...

 

And am I missing something? I don't get it? LOL 

 

Just pulling your chain. That does look like a lefty reel to me since the handle is on the left.

[NEjitterbugger]

Just pulling your chain. That does look like a lefty reel to me since the handle is on the left.

 

It his a left handed reel, I reel lefty... Everything else I do I am right handed haha

[LApanic]

Anyone ever use "baby" frogs? Don't have any but know Academy brand does

[LApanic]

Also, I use 65# power pro on a MH/H rod and a 7:3:1 reel WITH the drag locked down 95% of the time,...20# big game mono rarely if in open and clear water

[LApanic]

if you can master a frog hookset it the top or back of the mouth....I just "ski" them in and swing em in the boat. The hesitation on the blowup is KEY and now that I've got that down pat....I hook em in the meat 95% of the time

[Mike2841]

Right now I use spros, next year I want to get a couple frogs with rabbit fur legs to see if it makes a difference.

[CDobber]

It was a cheap Scum Frog (white with tortoise shell top) that caught my PB in my avatar, skipped medium speed over lily pads at the end of July from shore.  I have been back to that spot many times since, haven't caught a single bass there since.  I bought the red/white version as well as a Bronze-Eye but have yet to get any others from that bait.  I've been impressed with durability and lack of water they take on, but I am far from an expert.

[Montanaro]

nervous walker. sooooft and walks well

[5fishlimit]

The River2Sea spittin wa and Koppers are the only frogs I use anymore.

The spittin wa has been a surprise for me in the quality and ease of use.

[aavery2]

I use the Jackall Iobee frog almost exclusively, they have great hooks, the durability is fantastic, and they are one of the easiest frogs to walk that I have ever used. 

[Mainebass1984]

I use a live target frog. They have awesome crankbaits too.

[Drewski73]

 

I have a box full of frogs. Half of them are Booyahs, all 3 types original, jr and poppin, and the other half are koppers 45 and 55 sizes. They all catch fish, and quite honestly fish about the same.

 

I  do catch some big fish on the jr/45 size for whatever reason. Yet, I get more strikes on the bigger baits.

[wisconsin heat]

I like to use a lot of different frogs but my overall favorite is Spro's poppin frog. From my experience they are very versatile and walk easier than the original Spro Bronzeyes. Two out of my three original bronzeyes sunk like rocks, so I stay away from them. But all my poppers work very well and are very durable. 

I also like Booyah's frog because it sits lower with its head just sticking out of the water. Good around pads and sparse cover but I like other frogs on top of mats(mainly Spro's popper because it can cause more commotion).

Otherwise, I have used multiple Snagproof frogs, a Koppers, the old Tru-Tungaten ones, and the Picasso Shad-Walker. They all work, and their all good frogs but I like Spro's popper and the Booyah Pad Crasher the best.

[Bankbeater]

I like Spro frogs because a lot of the water I fish is very clear. I can cast them far enough away from the boat where I won't spook the bass.