Frog Rods

[frogger14]

I've been looking at picking up a new frog rod and I've already decided that it has to be a heavy action but I'm not sure what length I want. I'm favoring the 7'3 Duckett Ghost does anyone have any feed back on using a longer or shorter frog rod? or any other suggestions for a good frog rod within the $75-$100 range? 

[ABW]

Welcome to the forums!

 

To answer your question, me personally I would not get the Ghost because it has stainless steel guides (with chrome inserts). Just not my cup of tea. I haven't used one yet but the *** Black get's great feedback on here. I'll eventually get my hands on one some day..

[Blues19]

I have a 7' Mojo Bass and a 6'6" Berkley lightning Rod and I prefer the shorter rod.  I am gonna be in the minority, but since i work my baits in a downward fashion and a lot of my frog fishing is done on the bank it keeps it from hitting the rocks/ mud if i go too far.

[ABW]

I have a 7' Mojo Bass and a 6'6" Berkley lightning Rod and I prefer the shorter rod.  I am gonna be in the minority, but since i work my baits in a downward fashion and a lot of my frog fishing is done on the bank it keeps it from hitting the rocks/ mud if i go too far.

 

I'll agree with this. Shorter rod makes it easier if you want to walk the frog but if you're just chugging it along the longer rod will work.

[Alpha Male]

I use a 7'3" mh-xf rod but i dont have the thickest cover. I have never used a duckett rod but neither will i ever use a duckett rod. Only because they dont put a line or lure rating on them.

I would look at the mojo rod, the 13 rod, or maybe a fenwick silverhawk. The silver hawk is a cabelas exclusive rod but they are 60$ right now and i just picked one up for some jerkbaits.

[roadwarrior]

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing_lures/DHC7-761-CAHFS-primmus-review.html

 

 

 

[WIGuide]

I've got the 7' St. Croix Mojo Bass Frog-N-Slop rod and love it for frogs. That thing is built like a tank and has tons of power. The longer rod helps in getting good hooksets and getting the fish to come up and over the cover. I don't think I'd want to go too much longer than 7' just because walking the frog might get a little tougher the longer you go as well as losing some casting accuracy with it. 

[Fishes in trees]

If I'm going to be frogging a lot, I've got a 7'9" Fenwick AETOS Heavy action rod I like for that duty.  That rod is a challenge to transport in my fishing truck (I've got to lay it cross wise on top of all the other rods to get it to fit)  Last year I experimented some with a couple of different 7' to 7'3" MH and Heavy action rods with mixed results.  I liked how they fit in the truck better.   I think that they cost me a little bit in distance casting. (this is important, in that I like to hold my boat on the edge of the slop, rather than in it.)   I think that they cost me a little bit in hook sets, in that I can't move quite as much line at a distance as I can with the 7'9" rod.

 

On the lakes I fish, there are only a few paddy, mossy sloppy places that are amenable to frog fishing.  Most of those spots, distance doesn't matter much.  A couple of the spots, it does.  My advice would be to go with the longest rod you can get away with.

[gnuisance]

Just picked up a Cabelas ZX tournament frog rod for $69.99 on sale. haven't fished it yet but it seems really nice. 

[rawjuice]

The best rod ive used(for me) so far as a frog rod is carbonlite 7'MHF, I could cast any frog a mile, walk the dog perfect, set the hook like I was in a contest for the hardest hook setter lol, all around was my perfect rod. 

I had to change it last year because I needed that rod to do something else, so because I already had a 7'1" MHF villain, I now use this as my frog rod, although it works well, I liked the carbonlite better(for frogs). I also double this rod as a heavy jig/punching rod since it has 50lb braid.

 

I cant say anything about duckett because i have never used one, ive held them and felt great, but i have heard a few times that those duckett ghosts turn yellow over time? *** black would be another good rod as well. 

There is soooo many better rods now in the $100 range that its pretty hard to pick just one, good luck and let us know what you get and how you like it over time of use.

[Frogfather]

One of my primary frog rods was a ***; MH/F 7'1". Love the rod but I broke it. I went Shimano and regret the purchase. I don't fish much sloop MH works for me. My next rod will be longer. 

[Cgrinder]

One of my primary frog rods was a ***; MH/F 7'1". Love the rod but I broke it. I went Shimano and regret the purchase. I don't fish much sloop MH works for me. My next rod will be longer.

That's my frog rod. I'd recommend checking out the *** Green MH. It's maybe a half power heavier and comes in 7'2 or 7'7.