WhiteMike1018 Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Seems lately the Live Target frogs and the Bronzeye have the attention of the masses. I almost forgot about the Optimum Furbit Frog, and I still haven't bought one since it came out. Does anyone throw them and how do they compare to the other frogs you've tried? Quote
USAFBassAnglerClark Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 I was sold on the Furbit popping frog last year when I got my arse kicked (and I mean kicked!) by my boater throwing the furbit popping frog while I was throwing an Ish's Phat Frog. He had half a dozen or so blow ups and caught about 17lbs to win the tournament.... I didn't have a single blow up in about 2 hours of my throwing it. I bought 1 that same day when I got home and hopped on my computer. It came in time for my tournament the following weekend. I was getting strikes in the same areas that people were fishing minutes before we pulled up on it. These fish were blowing up on it hard. There was a noticeable difference in how hard the hits were on the Furbit vs. the Spro or Ish's Phat Frogs. Only bad thing about them is the tail pops out very easily. Contact Optimum and they will send you new tails Quote
WhiteMike1018 Posted February 15, 2014 Author Posted February 15, 2014 I was sold on the Furbit popping frog last year when I got my arse kicked (and I mean kicked!) by my boater throwing the furbit popping frog while I was throwing an Ish's Phat Frog. He had half a dozen or so blow ups and caught about 17lbs to win the tournament.... I didn't have a single blow up in about 2 hours of my throwing it. I bought 1 that same day when I got home and hopped on my computer. It came in time for my tournament the following weekend. I was getting strikes in the same areas that people were fishing minutes before we pulled up on it. These fish were blowing up on it hard. There was a noticeable difference in how hard the hits were on the Furbit vs. the Spro or Ish's Phat Frogs. Only bad thing about them is the tail pops out very easily. Contact Optimum and they will send you new tails Was the small colorado still on the frog when you were getting strikes or did you guys take it off? Quote
USAFBassAnglerClark Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Yes the blade was still attached when we were fishing them. 1 Quote
craww Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 The "leather" part of the rabbit legs on mine contracted and shriveled into knots. I used it and caught a fish or two, theyre nothing special in my eyes. Quote
Super User MarkH024 Posted February 16, 2014 Super User Posted February 16, 2014 I had one and prefer other frogs to it from things mentioned above. Mine also took on more water than I liked. Quote
frogflogger Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 I fell in love with the Furbit while guiding in the everglades ---1st yr it came out -- 208 bass over 5# in 90 days - 28 1/2 lbs in three casts with 1/2 hr to go in a tournament. Clients who had never caught a bass over 5lbs got to break their record several times in a half day trip. I retired to the north and caught a 3lb spot in 18' of water with a white one. They are too fragile and require attention and sometimes modification but if there is wind they are in a class by themselves. we used super glue and tiny tie wraps and carried rabbit strips from a fly fishing shop to replace the legs. Just tie wrapped them to the stubs.. I carried over 120 frogs in my boat - furbits accounted for 15 to 20% of all my frogs and 85% of my catches. They are more than a frog, when windy we fished them very aggressively - without wind a conventional frog could sometimes out fish them - but it was my go to money bait from the time it came out until I retired and moved back to deep clear lakes in appalachia (where they still catch better than avg. fish). I use a daiwa light and tough frog rod coupled with an Ardent 1000 reel (after I sent it back to Ardent and they put in a heavier drag) 50# sufix braid. The windier the better within reason - good open water bait as well as in heavy vegetation or cover. I lost several huge bass when I first started throwing them due to rods that were too stiff - the light and tough was the best we found after spending a small fortune on other rods. Give them a try on a breezy day when the water warms up. Quote
WhiteMike1018 Posted February 21, 2014 Author Posted February 21, 2014 frogflogger, thanks for your awesome reply, I've had my eye on these frogs since they first came out and im still yet to pick one up but I will this year and let you know how i make out Quote
frogflogger Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 Good luck with the furbit Mike; In your area if you are in clear open water try white with the legs trimmed short (1 1/2")- black, white and natural were our mainstays - still are. Sometimes we'd subsitute a willow leaf blade for the colorado. They are a great windy day topwater. Quote
JeziHogg Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 d**n it! Today I actually thought, I'm going to invent a hollow body frog with zonker strip legs... guess someones already done it lol. Quote
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