Would You Fish A Frog Without Legs?

[Senko lover]

Are legs on a frog important to you? I would think that in heavy cover like a mat or thick pads, they wouldn't be that important, but they'd be utilized more in clear water. Thoughts?

[Weld's Largemouth]

well, my frogs with skirts work just fine 

[lmoore]

I've had them come out and continued to throw for a while. The actual action of the legs isn't important in heavy cover, but I didn't like the way it fished without that extra weight in the back.  If I were to take legs out on purpose, I'd glue small weights in the holes the legs came out of. 

[Senko lover]

well, my frogs with skirts work just fine 

 

You mean what I know lol

[Weld's Largemouth]

You mean what I know lol

i like the "legs" its the main part of the "sitting" action in open water, however i am sure a bass would slam the frog without the skirt, i mean its moving on the surface and can fit in a bass' mouth so why not. Especially in heavy cover, they just really key in on the movement and vibrations

[Sam]

I always fish a frog with its legs.

 

I will cut one leg to be shorter than the other to give the frog better movement in the water.

[Matthew2000]

Nope look at the Boze ZZ walker frog with no legs that works great

[Wayne P.]

Certainly do.

I modify hollow body frogs for use on the Lake Guntersville mats like the white one.

I remove the legs and put lead weights in place of them so they will be more noticeable to bass under that thick mat. I add rattles to the nose for extra noise.

I was shown that technique by some Guntersville regulars.

 

[Senko lover]

I trim the skirts on mine but haven't experimented with taking them off altogether.

[Catch and Grease]

Sure, lots of people take the legs off when fishing mats to prevent short strikes.

[Ratherbfishing]

I drag a Mann's Ghost (which doesn't have legs or a skirt) through slop all the time.  Even when it's not able to "walk the dog" in open water it still catches fish so no, you don't need legs.

[HoosierHawgs]

Bass hit frogs w/legs, so there is your answer.

[*Hootie]

I gotta admit, the title of this thread threw me for a second. And that's all I will say.

 

Hootie

[RSM789]

Yes I would, although it is obvious that I would have to be sitting down to do it.

[8inch....lizard]

Been doing this for a while still haven't gotten the satisfaction of a hollow belly frog hit, lmao 

[Jaderose]

Yes....Cutting the legs off a Pad Crasher Jr. creates this spastic little nugget that, to me, acts like a Big June Bug or Cicada.  It's another tool in the topwater bag that works well

[hunterPRO1]

if it has white legs i cut them very short to keep fish from grabbing just legs.

 

i have caught fish on legless frogs, i dont think it makes a ton of difference.

[Deephaven]

I usually have a long legged, short legged and no legged frog tied up when that is the bite I am after.

 

Quite often the legless one wins the most bites

 

[Mike L]

My most productive frog has always been the original Scum Frog. 
All it has is one puff of strand out the middle. 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike