FrogTastic Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Here is my set up for frog fishing - RODS (all of the rods I have used to catch fish with, some of which I still have) Carrotstix rods (3x casting, 1x spinning) Wright & McGill Skeet Reese rods (2x casting, 2x spinning) Abu Garcia Vendetta rods (1x casting, 1x spinning) Team Daiwa rods (1x casting) Abu Garcia Veritas rods (3x casting, 1x spinning) Shmiano Crucial rods (2x casting, 1x spinning) Falcon Original Series rods (1x casting) Powell rods (7x casting, 2x spinning) Shimano Clarus rods (1x casting) I have had these anywhere from 6'6" to 7'6", in medium to heavy weights REELS (all of the reels I have used on the above rods, some of which I still have) Shimano Curado casting reels Quantum Accurist spinning/casting reels Abu Garcia Revo spinning/casting reels Abu Garcia Orra spinning/casting reels LINES (all of the lines I have spooled onto the above reels, some of which I still have) Sufix braided line PowerPro braided line I use 50 pound test Sufix, and 65 pound PowerPro TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES (anything that I might carry with me while on the water - if I'm not in the boat, it has to fit in my cargo shorts pockets) Mustad pliers Bass Pro Shops hook remover Lansky hook sharpeners Repel bug spray Mango Spot digital scale Gerber Air Ranger knife Red Cross first aid kit TERMINAL/SPARE LINE (any types of terminal tackle that will come with me on the water) Gamakatsu superline EWG hooks Screw-lock hooks Stanley frog hooks Mustad swimbait hooks Bass Pro Shops XPS EWG hooks Lazer Trokar flippin' hooks Moaner hooks Spare spool of braid Assorted swivels and snap swivels MOST USED FROGS (the frogs that see the water the most) Spro bronzeye frog Livetarget hollow-belly frog Booyah pad crasher Stanley ribbit frog Snag Proof Ish's phat frog OFTEN USED FROGS (frogs that see the water usually, but not every trip) Strike King rage tail toad Spro bronzeye popper Strike King KVD sexy frog Livetarget field mouse Deps slither k Spro bronzeye shad SOMETIMES USED FROGS (frogs that sometimes see the water) Jackall iobee frog Snag Proof Ish's poppin' phattie River2Sea Dahlberg diver Zoom horny toad River2Sea spittin' wa RARELY USED FROGS (frogs that just kind of sit around, and are a last resort when nothing else will work) Snag Proof bass kicker frog *** lunker frog *** combat frog Matzuo frog H2O hollow-bodied frog Spro BBZ-1 rat Boze sumo frog Scum frog Lake fork fork frog Rebel frog r Scum frog bigfoot Booyah pad crasher popper Gambler cane toad Sebile pivot frog Z-Man hard legs frog FROG MODDING KIT http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/150212-hollow-belly-frog-modding/
Super User gardnerjigman Posted February 1, 2015 Super User Posted February 1, 2015 Wow.... My head hurts now...:-/ 8
ABW Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 You're telling me you use all those rods and reels for frogging or is this just what you have? K.I.S.S.... Keep it simple, stupid 3
Super User gulfcaptain Posted February 1, 2015 Super User Posted February 1, 2015 I feel under equipped....I use a 7'3"H or 7'6"MH rod, 30 or 40lb braid, and a handful of the following Phat Frogs, Poppin Phatty, LT Field Mouse, Bronze Eye Shad. My list isn't even close. 2
mjseverson24 Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Frogging is one of my favorite techniques, but there is a time and a place when they are best used. I have found a few frogs that I really like(KVD, and pad crasher), and I use them pretty much exclusively. I have 3 dedicated frog setups two for hollow bodies(7'6" H/F) and one for toads(7'MH/F) all on 7:1 reels. OP you seem to really enjoy frog fishing, however there are a whole bunch of other techniques out there that produce much better than frogs on many days ( jigs, t-rigs, crankbaits, dropshot, etc...) I would suggest taking some time to learn these techniques as well as you do frogs, it may increase your success rate... Mitch
Robert Riley Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 d**n dude. I have a Skeet Reese Flippin rod for my froggin rig. I have it paired with a Lew's Tournament Pro with 50lb Kanzen braid. I want to upgrade to a Dobyns Champion soon, I'm about to post a thread about it too.
Super User eyedabassman Posted February 1, 2015 Super User Posted February 1, 2015 One thing you don't need is a high end ( $$$$ ) rod. You just need a mid range to low end broom stick kind of a rod. Braid 65 lb. and the reel is where I would put my money! A good drag and a fast reel 7.1.Remember you are fishing a top water frog so you don't a sensitive rod just one with alot of backbone.
Super User Fishes in trees Posted February 1, 2015 Super User Posted February 1, 2015 I am really trying to get the point of this post, but other than the notion that you got more fishing gear at age 14 than I did, I ain't seeing it. The youth of today are periodically a mystery to me. 4
Matthew2000 Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 I am really trying to get the point of this post, but other than the notion that you got more fishing gear at age 14 than I did, I ain't seeing it. The youth of today are periodically a mystery to me. I don't think he's 14, and how much of this is actually true, I'm going to think either his parents are rich or he got all this from tackle warehouse.
plumworm Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 What does "some of which I still have mean" ? If you don't have them, how do you throw frogs on them ? Sounds like a shopping list. 1
Super User BassinLou Posted February 2, 2015 Super User Posted February 2, 2015 FrogTastic. I applaud your enthusiasm. I can see how excited you are when it comes to frog fishing. I agree its very exhilarating when a monster bass blows up on your offering. I don't understand the nature of your post, although i can see you are very well equipped for frog fishing. I am several chapters ahead of you in life, and over time you will learn to keep things simpler. I wish you the best of luck, and remember to post pics of your catches. 3
Matthew2000 Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Oh I know lemme carry 15 combos to the pond so I can fish 1 frog the whole time. 1
Super User Master Bait'r Posted February 2, 2015 Super User Posted February 2, 2015 I always bring my gigantic wall of text too haha 2
Super User Catt Posted February 2, 2015 Super User Posted February 2, 2015 14 years old & owns 30+ rod/reel combos? Either full of it or spoiled 2
Eccs Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Well I hope the rods listed are just rods you have used and sold, not all the ones you have for frogging. Personally I think even more then 2 frogging rods is unnecessary. If I had a specific Frogging rod I would only have one but that's just me. Having over 30+ frogs is really obsessive in my opinion but, to each their own. This seems like more of a bragging thread to me than anything
LunkercityVB Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 ^^^^I agree with the previous post, its always good to see the younger generation excited about anything that has to do with fishing especially frog fishing although im not sure I understand what this post was all about. Maybe just someone that wanted to let everyone know what kinda gear hes working with? I know my son does the same thing to me and im usually the one buying the stuff for him. either way keep fishing and let the catching do the talking. 1
Super User lmbfisherman Posted February 2, 2015 Super User Posted February 2, 2015 Clearly I should start frogging on all my setups. I don't understand am I thinking. Seriously that is insane amount of rods to frog fish. I have 1 rod that I tie frogs too. I don't see myself needing more. 1
Super User Master Bait'r Posted February 2, 2015 Super User Posted February 2, 2015 Clearly I should start frogging on all my setups. I don't understand am I thinking. Seriously that is insane amount of rods to frog fish. I have 1 rod that I tie frogs too. I don't see myself needing more. I just don't know where they'd all go haha... Can you imagine how many setups he has for moving baits, plastics and jigs?? He must have a pontoon boat and 150 rods on any given day
Super User lmbfisherman Posted February 3, 2015 Super User Posted February 3, 2015 I just don't know where they'd all go haha... Can you imagine how many setups he has for moving baits, plastics and jigs?? He must have a pontoon boat and 150 rods on any given day Silly, they wouldn't all fit in one boat. He has a boat specifically for his gear only.
Global Moderator Mike L Posted February 3, 2015 Global Moderator Posted February 3, 2015 C'Mon Man! Mike
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