Frog Set Up And All Around Set Up

[bassfisher54]

I'm sure this has been asked here a lot. but I'm New here and newer to fishing so I thought I'd ask for myself. I am looking for a frogging specific set up I am figuring around 300-350 for that I was personally thinking of going with a duckett rod Nd reel. as for an around set up i don't l have a clue. I'm looking to spend 150 to 200 for that. and you can also suggest line type and weight for the all around

[Mike2841]

I throw frogs on a mh rod rated up to 1 oz, I also use that rod as my all around.

If you're set on 2 rods I'd spend more on the all around than the frog rod

[Basseditor]

7'6" heavy Kistler Helium rod, 65 lb braid, any wide spool reel for more line capacity. (I use an older Pflueger patriarch)

When the frog bite is on I use 3 rods with different colors/styles of frogs. I add a 7'11" and a 7'3" heavy or extra heavy rod so I can change presentations quickly. All with braid.

[rippin-lips]

I second spending more on the all around setup,as it'll get used more but a heavy action rod will serve you well for frogs and you can also use it as a heavier Tx rig,c rig, pitching and jig rod too. So with a budget of $500-550 you can get 2 quality setups and cover multiple techniques. There are endless options and you're going to hear a bunch of rods and reels mentioned. For me it would be a Powell Endurance 723 and 714. Then put a tatula reel on them. 6:x:1 on the 723 and 7:x:1 on the 714.

[Master Bait'r]

OP what kind of cover do you normally fish? Heavy pads? Sparse grass? A little bit of everything??

You can get away with a line choice that's better for a lot of looks if you aren't fishing FL superslop, that's why I ask. 30-40lb braid if you're up north, 50lb if you're down south or chasing them into the uber heavy cover regularly.

In any case, I reeeeeeally want to tell you to get a 7'3" HXF *** black. At the price point it straight up slays everything else out there. Amazing frog rod but versatile enough for a lot of other presentations too- Smidge of softness in the tip to really help the cast and keep them buttoned, and gobs upon gobs of backbone to power them out.

The reel you can pretty much use anything as terrible as that may sound. I'd go 7.1:1 to be able to keep your slack up but there are a TON of bc reels that will work well for that since the baits are heavier. I'd check out the flea market and see what I could find.

[buzzed bait]

just a third for spending more on the all around set up.  I think one could easily get a quality frog set up for $200 and be able to put the other 300-350 towards an all around set up.

Daiwa tatula reels would be my suggestion and they can be found online around the $100 mark (that's new in box)

good luck, in my opinion you have plenty of budget to fit the needs....

[Master Bait'r]

The only reason I'm advocating spending more on the frog setup is because a cheaper frog rod may end up being a bit broomstickish and hence will be more of a one-trick pony.  Heck, even my MHXF crucial has a bit of that going on.  If you get one that has a nice flex profile and a bit softer tip it'll do a lot more than throw frogs and can usually handle a lot of your heavy baits across the board if you use the right line to suit it for multiple duty.     

 

Conversely, I feel there are about a million fantastic choices for fast taper blanks in the M/MH range that will handle a ton of applications very well and so you don't really need to break the bank finding one that works and makes you happy unless that's your prerogative.  

 

Just wanted to clarify that.  I know your "all around" setup will likely get more usage but to get a bigger range of usefulness out of your big rod, you may have to spend a little more to get it than the all purpose rod would require IMO.   

[bassfisher54]

I'm fishing new York at ponds mostly weed beds some lillys at the lakes though

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

As suggested a dedicated frog rod needs some tip to load and cast well and lots of power to get fish back once hooked. A quality reel with a good drag is all you need. All around bait casting, a mh/ f is hard to beat.

[Fisher-O-men]

For that kind of money I could get 4-5 set ups off of ebay.