Frog Filling Up With Water

[Josh Smith]

Hi Folks,

 

My favorite frog (the one I fish almost exclusively) fills up with water to the point of sinking every 3-5 casts.  It's not an inexpensive frog, and I recall that another frog I had and lost, also not inexpensive but from a different maker, did the same thing. 

 

Is this normal for a hollowbody frog?  I'm assuming yes.

 

This also brings me to a question:  If hollowbody frogs fill up with water every few casts, why don't the makers put styrofoam in the nose?

 

None of these frogs have any openings other than where the hooks exit the body.  The noses around the eyelets are all sealed very nicely.

 

Thank you,

 

Josh

[lecisnith]

I have hollow body frogs from six different manufacturers and they all do it. Just get in the practice of every few casts squirting the water out. Very simple, same as clearing weeds off your line.

[the reel ess]

Maybe buy several at the time. I have a Booyah that hasn't filled up at all and I've caught several on it. It's the only one I've used after another brand kept filling up.

 

Lunker Hunt recommends superglue around the nose, but how long can that last?

[desmobob]

I use the inexpensive Scum Frogs -- I lose too many frogs to pike to use anything more expensive. ;-)

Every few casts, I just squeeze out the water.

 

Tight lines,

Bob

[Josh Smith]

Thanks guys. 

 

I think what it is, is when the frog gets hopped, the body flexes, then when it rests, it relaxes and sucks water in.

 

So the fix would be to seal the hook hole, which wouldn't allow the body to collapse well with a strike, or find a less flexible frog, which likewise would require a stronger strike to hook the bass.

 

I'll just keep squeezing the bodies.

 

Regards,

 

Josh

[A-Jay]

Cast ~ Retrieve ~ Squeeze ~  Repeat.

 

A-Jay

[gardnerjigman]

Cast ~ Retrieve ~ Squeeze ~ Repeat.

A-Jay

X2

[gulfcaptain]

Only frogs I have found that don't fill with water every few casts are the Snag Proof "Ish" frogs.  Both have a different design and work well in open water.  They will eventually get holes in them from and slowly take on water.  The only opening is where the rubber legs come out of the back....DO NOT SUPERGLUE THIS AREA if you have these frogs.  It makes them go from soft frogs to well a lot firmer frogs since the air in the body has nowhere to escape.  Yes I learned this through trial and a big error.  Only other one that has a high float low sink ratio is the Deps Slither Frog.  But then it is also twice the cost of most at almost $20 a frog.  But most frogs will up, just get used to squeezing them every few or every cast.

[bigbill]

I just glued up the holes in my new lunker frogs. I guess every other brand will need gluing too.

Just incase the glue has a oder to it I have the frog scent from bogbaits.com

[GoRavens]

River 2 sea's new bully wa 2 is supposed to fix this. It's an open channel for the hook to slide in and the rest of the frog is sealed. I just ordered one to check out. And it has 6/0 hooks

[Fried Lemons]

I've used booyah frogs with no modifications this entire summer and gone through about 4 of them. I've had them turn inside out and every way imaginable but I have never had one fill up with water. Just my 2 cents.

[poisonokie]

I like the livetarget frogs the best, and they are pretty good about not filling up. Most of the time it because a fish takes it under and squeezes it. Sometimes I leave a little water in it, anyway. Casts further and gives it a different action.

[Josh Smith]

River 2 sea's new bully wa 2 is supposed to fix this. It's an open channel for the hook to slide in and the rest of the frog is sealed. I just ordered one to check out. And it has 6/0 hooks

 

Well dangit, I just passed over one because I'd not heard about it, and I have had success with the Bully Wa 65.  Ordered another Bully Wa 65 from my guy instead..!

 

I'll have to see about the Bully Wa 2.  It does look good. 

 

Josh

[rippin-lips]

I use the Ish frogs. They don't fill up with water.

[tnt2671]

I've used booyah frogs with no modifications this entire summer and gone through about 4 of them. I've had them turn inside out and every way imaginable but I have never had one fill up with water. Just my 2 cents.

X2 booyahs are the best out there there inexpensive , hookup great and don't fill , the only hollow body frogs i will purchase at this time.

i tried live target and they were sinkers i actually returned them to dicks next day they were so bad

spros it's hit or miss, they don't compress as well as the booyah and usually like to take on water imho not worth the money and believe me i've given them some money!

[hatrix]

You can just glue the nose where the line tie is and even the hole where the hooks come out at a bit. Don't totally glue the hook hole shut so the frog can still compress and you can squirt out water. They pretty much all do it though and some worse then other. You could have 10 of the same exact frogs and one might be total garbage and fill up instantly and one might be a gem and hardly take on any water. It's just what it is. I actually use some glue from loctite. I don't remeber the name but it has 40 in it and it's not a super glue. It's the same stuff I use to repair swimbaits with and is pretty awesome actually.

[jignfule]

Booyah are the best I found for performance, price and durability,but they eventually will wear and tear and fill with water. Don't throw them away, at times the bass will want a frog swimming totally under the surface. BTW my experience, Padcrasher last at least 3 to 4 times longer than Spro. I've had Spro fill with water after 20 fish or so. I sometime can catch 80 on the Padcrasher without having to squeeze everytime. 

[THE_Vue's]

Has anyone try Mend It on the frogs and how well does that hold up?

[Megastink]

Buy yourself some River2Sea Bully Wa II's. They have a separate air compartment that keeps the frog on top.

[hatrix]

I have no idea where I got the #40 in my head and that being on the bottle of glue I was talking about. It is not even close to that actually as I just used it today to glue rare earth magnets in some hudds. Its actually called GO2

It is not any kind of instant set like a super glue but its awesome for fishing lures.

 

[zeth]

option 1 just squeeze it out

option 2 buy a new frog

option 3 take a paperclip and bend it straight. Heat it up and poke a hole in the butt of the frog. Thus giving the water an escape every time you move it forward. May or may not work. 

[scbassin]

If you use glue on your frog put a pin hole up around the frogs head so the it can compress upon the strike.