Late To The Dance Again. Ribbit Frog Rigging ?

[scaleface]

I bought a pack of Stanley Ribbet frogs yesterday and plan on some autumn  buzzing action. I have lots of hooks and I'm thinking an EWG with a parasite clip would keep it in place and make it last a long time. Whats the best  way  to rig them for buzzing ?

[Catt]

I use a 4/0 EWG!

Why wait?

Theyare deadly right now!

[scaleface]

I use a 4/0 EWG!

Why wait?

Theyare deadly right now!

I wont wait if I get a chance to use them. I just ofien hit  a good buzzbait bite right before winter.

[NotnatsSamoht]

I have been wanting to try ribbit frogs, they work good for buzzing?

[RoLo]

Over the years, our best producing 'solid toads' has been a rivalry between the Stanley Ribbit

and the Gambler Cane Toad, but I'd give the nod to the Stanley Ribbit.

I mount the 3.5" Ribbit on a Zoom 4/0 Horny Toad Hook, and use a 5/0 toad hook for the 4.5" Bull Ribbit.

 

Roger

[scaleface]

I have the regular sized ones not the babies.

[Fishes in trees]

I think that the Zoom horny toad hooks are the way to go with this bait style.  They come weighted and unweighted.  There are other similar hook styles out there that would probably work just as well.  I happened to find a BUNCH of them on close out at the Independence BPS several years ago, so I have a lifetime supply of tx rig solid body frog hooks, in many different sizes and colors.

 

Personal favorite in this style hook is a weighted 3/8 oz model with a 7/0 hook.  This hook fits the larger Stanley Frog well and the weight gets you a lot more distance.   You'd think that weight would drop the frog too fast, when you pause it in an opening, but the larger frog slows down the drop speed quite a bit.

[Catt]

Well I must add it depends on what size Ribbit

There is a Bull Ribbit 4 1/2", Ribbit 4", & Baby Ribbit 3 1/2"

One must also consider thickness!

[scaleface]

They are the 4 inch ones .

[Avalonjohn44]

Stanley has a specialty hook for their frogs called the Double Take. It's a double hook similar in function to the double hook on a Spro or Booyah hollow bodied frog.  They are the best frog hook I've found.

[Mike L]

Stanley has a specialty hook for their frogs called the Double Take. It's a double hook similar in function to the double hook on a Spro or Booyah hollow bodied frog.  They are the best frog hook I've found.

Those are the ones I use also.

Another reason I do, is that they will balance the plastic much better.

They land straighter, and don't roll as much.

Mike

[ErikMon Bills Fan]

I use Ribbits from May until, well until winter. I have some Friends that only throw Ribbits because of how fun the fish blow ups are. I use a twist lock 3/0 ewg so the nose of the rubber frog wont tear. This year I got fed up with the frog rolling over so I tried a keel weighted hook and it works awesome. The only difference is you start reeling in the second it hits the water so it wont sink and you can still pull It threw weeds and timber. Another thing i did was use the Sebile soft weight hook system from my magic swimmer softs to add a tiny amount of keel weight to help it run true. Like all topwater baits you need to wait a second before you set the hook. Favorite colors are Louisiana craw and Black blue. Honestly Its the only soft frog I throw and 90% of my topwater usage.  Throw it upp on the bank and slowly reel in, super simple to learn. Almost always in cover, structure, weeds and I rarely throw it in open water. GOOD LUCK!!!!

[Silas]

Hot lure here, the regular Ribbit in Watermelon Red Pearl with an Owner Twistlock no keel weight in 4/0.

I never buzz them. Just snake them thru lily pads and throw up on bank and work slowly about an inch under the surface.

Never used them in open water. The Horny Toad works well with Beast hook.

[scaleface]

There are no weeds most places I fish. I'm going to use it as a buzzbait . I may add a 1/16 or 1/8 ounce weight so I can let it fall when a fish misses .

[hatrix]

RIbbits are my favorite and have been for some time now. You can use a ewg but I wouldn't recommend it. Not because it will tear them up since they almost last for ever. EWG have a 45 degree bend and when you run over weeds it gras stuff. Screw locks have a I guess 22.5 degree bend and slip right over anything. I like a 5/0 as it makes it all the way to the back of the slit on top but you can easily get away with a 4/0 or even 3/0 really. There not very big and get eaten.