Frog Fishing On Fire

[MN_Bassin]

The other day, my friend and I went to a lake around the metro here, Chisago. It was a hot, sunny day with less than 4 mph winds. We started with the typical lures, until I noticed a pattern forming. The reeds that protrude into the water would collect a thin layer of algae or slime around it, which in turn would provide shade and oxygen. Within those areas, I would hear frogs chirping and sunnies pecking at little bugs on the surface, and every now and again there'd be a giant splash. Presumably those were bass coming up on sunnies from below. I knew I had to put on a scum frog, which is a generic hollow body frog. 

 

What followed was one of the best top water days of my life. There was almost always an explosion somewhere around me and my friend. A few nice sized fish were caught, but most of the fish were nothing special. However, I think any fish caught topwater is 50x better than a fish caught subsurface. Excuse my Gopro microphone, sometimes it would connect and disconnect, causing a cracking sound. I'm in the sandy/dark camo kayak with the head mount on, my buddy has the chest mount on. https://youtu.be/mn5gRq6k0t8

 

By the way, does anyone really think colors on a frog matter? In slop, all bass see is an object or silhouette above. 

[Topwaterspook]

Nice video. I was paying attention to your technique with spinning equipment. I don't believe that I'd have been able to work the frog as well as you've done without using a casting set-up. Very entertaining. Congratulations.

[MN_Bassin]

Its always nice to hear that explosion, Frog Turds... I can't even type that with a straight face. And thanks TWSpook, spinning is what I've used from day 1, and believe I can do just about anything with it that a baitcaster can do, without the pain of backlashes.

[flyfisher]

i like using a spinning rod for frog fishing too but i don't do it terribly often because i just don't have the right gear for it.  I love a good frog fishing day but it seems like they are not as common as good days with other techniques, at least for me they aren't  

[gardnerjigman]

good video and nice fish. Can't beat some top water action. 

[MN_Bassin]

Without a doubt, 95% of the time for me, subsurface lures provide better days. When the stage is set for topwater, it's truly special.

[jschult184]

"By the way, does anyone really think colors on a frog matter? In slop, all bass see is an object or silhouette above."

 

I only started throwing frogs this year, so take what follows for what it is worth to you.

 

All of the frogs I have in my tackle have white undersides and I have not seen any other colors in the stores I frequent.  I have caught bass on all of them... in the same lake.  My experience so far says it does not matter and that you are right... the bass are attracted to the outline and the motion.

 

Now I have a question: do any of you who throw frogs alter them in any way?  Do you shorten up the "legs" or paint the undersides?  The only mod I make is to seal the point where the hooks exit the body so the lure does not take on water.

[MarkH024]

Good work out there! 

[Jaderose]

I don't think color matters.....until it does.  My frogs are either white bellied, black, yellow, or green.  Most of the time, I throw based on what SIZE I think will best but there are times when I will throw one color and get nothing so I switch to a different color of the same size and the ***** hits the fan.  You just never know.

 

 

I don't know why but green almost never works for me.  Unless it does.  *shrugs*

[MN_Bassin]

 

Now I have a question: do any of you who throw frogs alter them in any way?  Do you shorten up the "legs" or paint the undersides?  The only mod I make is to seal the point where the hooks exit the body so the lure does not take on water.

That night, my friend had a different frog on, I think it was the KVD Sexy Frog. He was getting the same amount of bites as me, but couldn't connect with any until he changed. I think it was a combination of a long skirt, and the hooks were slightly angled outwards on the side. I hardly had a skirt on mine, and the hooks were both parallel with the body on top. I always trim my skirt to an roughly an inch, and always make sure the hooks are parallel.

[*Hank]

Great video!