BooyahMan Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 Hey guys, I was wondering if seeing real frogs in an area is a bad sign for the frogging bite? Every time I find a frog chasing my frog, I never get any fish out of that spot. I figured that if there were some big bass in the area a lot of the amphibians wouldn't have been able to set up shop there?Anybody else find this or is this a far-fetched theory at best? Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted May 30, 2015 Super User Posted May 30, 2015 I've tried hooking small frogs hopping around on the bank and throwing them in....never had any luck. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted May 30, 2015 Super User Posted May 30, 2015 That would be sight to see. I have rarely seen a frog in the water's that I fish. The extremely rare opportunity I have seen a frog in the water, its hauling butt to get the heck out.... Quote
Super User MIbassyaker Posted May 30, 2015 Super User Posted May 30, 2015 I've tried hooking small frogs hopping around on the bank and throwing them in....never had any luck. Growing up, I mostly fished for catfish in the local river. Sometimes, if we wanted to try for pike, we'd catch leopard frogs and put them on a hook. It did work, occasionally. Quote
lectricbassman Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 Ive often wondered the same thing. A pond by my house has an infestation of frogs. Ive never caught a bass in this pond. I believe one of two things is happening. There are no bass to eat the frogs, or the bass are huge and well fed thus they wont take anything i have to offer. 1 Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted May 30, 2015 Super User Posted May 30, 2015 Ive often wondered the same thing. A pond by my house has an infestation of frogs. Ive never caught a bass in this pond. I believe one of two things is happening. There are no bass to eat the frogs, or the bass are huge and well fed thus they wont take anything i have to offer. I think you're right. I would have serious doubts about the existence of bass in a pond that was overrun with frogs. Because I have a hard time retrieving one without a bite sometimes. And I don't think I've ever seen a bass eat a real frog. Quote
Super User WRB Posted May 30, 2015 Super User Posted May 30, 2015 Do you hear frogs in the evening when fishing ponds you think don't have them? Frogs, like crawdads are nearly everywhere, just because you don't see them doesn't mean they aren't there. When there is an abundance of one prey type, it's difficult to get bass to eat a artifical lure mimicking that prey type. Try a white frog if the more natural color isn't working. Live frogs have been used to catch bass for centuries, long before lures became popular. Tom 5 Quote
lectricbassman Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 Do you hear frogs in the evening when fishing ponds you think don't have them? Frogs, like crawdads are nearly everywhere, just because you don't see them doesn't mean they aren't there. When there is an abundance of one prey type, it's difficult to get bass to eat a artifical lure mimicking that prey type. Try a white frog if the more natural color isn't working. Live frogs have been used to catch bass for centuries, long before lures became popular. Tom Great advice, i never thought about it like that. Quote
5 Dollar Fishing Game Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 Ive often wondered the same thing. A pond by my house has an infestation of frogs. Ive never caught a bass in this pond. I believe one of two things is happening. There are no bass to eat the frogs, or the bass are huge and well fed thus they wont take anything i have to offer. Did you foul hook a real frog????? Quote
Jtrout Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 I got into bass fishing due to live frogs. I went to a Pond with no bait and seen little water frogs along the shore I caught some of them and put them on. Hook and sure enough the bass couldn't get enough of them! I caught probably 7 bass that day all were small 12in or less. Ever since that day I became addicted! I lost a rod and reel in another pond while it was casted out with a frog on it and I was using another rod a couple yards away either a bass or catfish took that frog along with my rod lol 1 1 Quote
Super User WRB Posted May 30, 2015 Super User Posted May 30, 2015 Bull frogs eat smaller frogs, crawdads, small fish etc. Tom Quote
lectricbassman Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 Did you foul hook a real frog????? Nope, he went straight for it! Hooked him right through the bottom lip. Frogs arent built like fish (squishy and less dense) so the hook was harder to get out than i thought it would be but he swam away fine. That'll teach him to eat his offspring! 2 Quote
BooyahMan Posted May 31, 2015 Author Posted May 31, 2015 Thanks for the responses guys. The lake in question definitely has bass and I definitely have been catching them on hollow-bodies, but never when there was a real frog in the area. I guess my question is, if there are some live frogs that have set up shop in a particular spot on a lake, is it safe to assume this particular location would have a lousy frog bite? What's interesting is that I have seen bass blow up on stuff in the pads but I've never personally seen a frog getting eaten. Many times if they get a glimpse of my lure they'll make a beeline for it with reckless abandon. Oh, and yes I have hooked bull frogs before; never landed one though. I know a few locals that sometimes target them for fun with surface lures. 1 Quote
moguy1973 Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 There's a local park that has bull frogs in it. I usually have a couple go after my frog when I fish one there. Had a couple get hooked like in the picture above. Dumb frogs... Still catch bass out of that lake though, but it's a C&R lake so there are a ton of fish in it always. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted May 31, 2015 Super User Posted May 31, 2015 I can't throw a black Spro Bronzeye in the lilypads at one of the lakes I fish. Any frogs in those pads will come after the bait. Black is the only color I have that issue with so I don't throw it much. Quote
ArticWolf Posted August 9, 2018 Posted August 9, 2018 On 5/30/2015 at 10:07 PM, BooyahMan said: Thanks for the responses guys. The lake in question definitely has bass and I definitely have been catching them on hollow-bodies, but never when there was a real frog in the area. I guess my question is, if there are some live frogs that have set up shop in a particular spot on a lake, is it safe to assume this particular location would have a lousy frog bite? What's interesting is that I have seen bass blow up on stuff in the pads but I've never personally seen a frog getting eaten. Many times if they get a glimpse of my lure they'll make a beeline for it with reckless abandon. Oh, and yes I have hooked bull frogs before; never landed one though. I know a few locals that sometimes target them for fun with surface lures. Lol I had a bull frog go for my Texas rigged Senko last week , that was a first. But I live in Maryland where unless you are on a boat the frog bite is non existent Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted August 9, 2018 Super User Posted August 9, 2018 32 minutes ago, ArticWolf said: I live in Maryland where unless you are on a boat the frog bite is non existent Haven't fished near Annapolis in a while (for bass, I'm up there all the time for rock) but it can't be that different than a few miles south. A frog is doing really well from shore in PG and Charles. Pass the Grey Poupon... Quote
Super User J Francho Posted August 9, 2018 Super User Posted August 9, 2018 Since when is fishing where their prey is present a bad idea? 1 Quote
MrFrost Posted August 9, 2018 Posted August 9, 2018 I fish a pond that is over run with frogs. When you walk the bank they're jumping in the water about every fifteen feet or so. I still do relatively well with the hollow body frog. The pond goes through phases. But the live frogs are always present. I caught my current PB after watching a huge bull frog barely escape the mouth of a fish as it exploded out of the water chasing the bull frog. I casted right over the blow up spot and the largie took my hollow body frog hard. Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted August 9, 2018 Super User Posted August 9, 2018 On 5/30/2015 at 6:39 PM, lectricbassman said: Nope, he went straight for it! Hooked him right through the bottom lip. Frogs arent built like fish (squishy and less dense) so the hook was harder to get out than i thought it would be but he swam away fine. That'll teach him to eat his offspring! I'll wager it wasn't trying to EAT the bait so much as drive it away. Bullfrogs are very territorial and will try to drive away any competitors. Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted August 9, 2018 Super User Posted August 9, 2018 I think for the most part, bass aren't identifying artificial frogs as live frogs, they are just reacting to the stimulus of the lure. I haven't seen a correlation between the abundance or lack of frogs in a body of water and the effectiveness of "frogs". 2 Quote
Dirtyeggroll Posted August 9, 2018 Posted August 9, 2018 Had a real frog chasing my lure frog once on a grass mat when suddenly a bass blew up on the real frog. The bass wasn’t quite big enough to inhale it and that frog screamed like a small child. It was one of the most ear piercing things I have ever heard. The bass just kept rolling with it in its mout and splashing around with it and it kept screaming until finally, it got away. It was quite a site to see and hear. 2 1 Quote
Bass Turd Posted August 9, 2018 Posted August 9, 2018 30 minutes ago, Dirtyeggroll said: Had a real frog chasing my lure frog once on a grass mat when suddenly a bass blew up on the real frog. The bass wasn’t quite big enough to inhale it and that frog screamed like a small child. It was one of the most ear piercing things I have ever heard. The bass just kept rolling with it in its mout and splashing around with it and it kept screaming until finally, it got away. It was quite a site to see and hear. Are you thinking what I'm thinking...? Can you say bass call...! ICAST 2019! Quote
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