Time of day/conditions to throw a frog?

[68camaro]

16 hours ago, BassinLou said:

I throw the frog at any time of the day, all day, and in any condition. Throwing the frog in only specific times of the day is only hurting the angler imho. Even in the hottest and brightest part of the day, the frog will catch you quality fish, if you focus your concentration in cover ideal for ambushing prey, you could fish all day with this bait. 

I think I'll give it a try, mid-day sun out and hot. I usually don' fish these conditions but my ponds have a lot of weeds and scum this time of year so maybe I have been missing something.

[BassinLou]

1 minute ago, 68camaro said:

I think I'll give it a try, mid-day sun out and hot. I usually don' fish these conditions but my ponds have a lot of weeds and scum this time of year so maybe I have been missing something.

You hit the nail on the head without even knowing.  The cover you have available to you is a primary area to be focusing your attention. Those weeds and scum is natural shade for bass. Throwing a frog in those specific areas may give you the surprise of a lifetime. Good luck!!

[Mark888]

Mornings and evenings work best. I only fish frogs in lillypads and surface vegetation (i prefer poppers and walking baits in open water), with a lot of luck in the middle of the day actually. Must be because the bass are seeking the shade under the pads when the sun is up, good luck! 

[primetime]

One trick that works for me in ponds and also saves money is to use a spinning rod, MH, short like 6'-6'6 to avoid trees etc. when land fishing, and use the original Scum Frogs which only cost 2.99. The better Trophy Series are in the $5 range but come with Owner hooks and are super soft so you can get away with using spinning gear, 20lb braid, and I feel I can skip much better with a spinning rod especially from shore with odd angles.

Scum Frog makes a tiny little frog that weighs 3/16, and a popping frog that is the same size. Also a mouse (My Favorite) and they are so soft and again, only $3 so if you lose one and you will, it won't hurt as badly as losing a $10 frog, or even a nice Pad Crusher. Scum Frogs in the smaller size seem to work awesome in ponds, and they catch big fish, you don't have to swing so hard to drive home 2 hooks with barbs as they are thinner guage and designed to catch anything that takes it under.....They skip awesome as well, that is why they still sell so well....I have some nice frogs and a molix Beetle hanging from the trees on the opposite shoreline where I fish, I knew it was risky but I had to try to make the perfect bank shot, and every time I fish at night I am reminded when I see the glowing Spro Frog in the tree about 20 feet off my target....But you often need to get that frog way in the back, places you normally avoid to get bit, I worry about getting them out if I hook one. Sometimes swinging hard causes the fish to follow your line out.....If lucky...But Scum Frogs work,

I think it is the tiny frog that is really good and comes with a trailer hook in package.

[soflabasser]

On 6/15/2016 at 9:40 AM, Matt Duprau said:

Whats your ideal time to throw a frog, both time of day and conditions?

My favorite time to throw a frog(or any type of hollow body lure) is during low light conditions such as cloudy days,sunrise,sunset,etc. That's how I caught most of my big bass on these types of lures down here.

[Master Bait'r]

ALL.  DAY.  

 

That high sun has a lot of bigger bass just hanging out in the shade under the pads.   Guarding fry,  hunting forage, laying in ambush etc. Just try to be as stealthy as you can and work the ring around the open water anywhere weeds are.  Look specifically for the meeting points of different types of veg, or open water pockets, as even tiny open holes can be a big opportunity.  Pads are like beach umbrellas to bass.  There's never a time I don't want to fish obvious emergent cover. 

 

In the summer, a hollow body is always ALWAYS on deck.  When the weeds are up, the fish are home!!  

[gobig]

I can't believe there is only one comment about the heat. The hotter outside it is the better. Two or three days of high ninety's or up into the triple digits and the frog bite is usually wide open.

[Logan S]

7 hours ago, gobig said:

I can't believe there is only one comment about the heat. The hotter outside it is the better. Two or three days of high ninety's or up into the triple digits and the frog bite is usually wide open.

Yep.  Here on the Potomac it's the hot, humid, glasses fogging, sweat-down-your-back type of days that usually lean heavily to frog fishing....Especially with the right tide.  It's usually not 'wide open' for me on days like this, but more of a predictable way to get some quality bites.  

Low-light/overcast is usually productive for most moving baits or topwater in the warmer months so its sort of a default that frogs would work well too....But when I think frog fishing specifically, I think about hot and sunny .

[Matt Duprau]

8 hours ago, gobig said:

I can't believe there is only one comment about the heat. The hotter outside it is the better. Two or three days of high ninety's or up into the triple digits and the frog bite is usually wide open.

Would you fish this in open water above cover or in the shallows like on Lilly Pads, etc?

[Jaderose]

On 6/17/2016 at 6:13 AM, ww2farmer said:

I'd have given you pretty much the same answer as Raul........

Welcome to the internet.........your often going to get answers to questions, or hear opinions that you might not like when you ask them on a message board. 

Here's how to NOT deal with it:

Pretty much exactly how you responded/reacted................which IMHO was like a 2 year old with a handful of sand up his butt hole.

BTW...............I AM a smartass, and think I am better than everyone else too....So Raul and I got that in common..............us "pieces of work" as you say have to stick together.

Pretty much this.  

[gobig]

On 6/20/2016 at 7:49 AM, Matt Duprau said:

Would you fish this in open water above cover or in the shallows like on Lilly Pads, etc?

All of the above. 

 

[iceintheveins]

I fish a frog more during the day than any other topwater. Early in the day they are great fished around shoreline cover before the sun comes up. Use a walk and pause type retrieve, and retrieve it back in fast once it passes the cover. 

My other two frog presentations are in thick vegetation, and also in shade pockets. In thick vegetation, chug and pause it to create enough noise to get the bass to investigate. Pause it on the edges and in the pockets, and walk it from one edge to the other.

Throwing the frog into shady areas, especially skipping it under shaded overhangs or docks, is another great way to get crushed on a frog. The latter two patterns will work in the middle of the day, even at 100 degrees.

[IndianaFinesse]

On ‎6‎/‎17‎/‎2016 at 8:18 AM, 68camaro said:

They do not push to side at all, the hook is pointed up so when frog hits from bottom or rear I get nice hook in center of throat or lip. The trailer hook as increased my hookups a lot. The trailer hook can get snagged occasionally on some scum or if dragging thru plants but since it sits point up in middle behind frog its minimal.

It also helps with short strikes, alot of time fish will short strike the frog, maybe scaring it or chasing it away or just missing it, but the trailer hook will land some of these. I highly recommend.

I posted a couple days ago about a 3.9LB 18" LMB that blew up on my frog, let it go, I let it sit a few seconds and than it hit the frog with an explosive second blow up wherre he inhaled frog. When I landed it the frog was deep in mouth, neither frog hook was snagged but trailer hook was hooked very deep in throat. 

I also use scent on frogs as I do think it helps fish hold onto frog a little longer before trying to eject.

 

 

Can you use a regular buzzbait/spinnerbait trailer hook, or do you have to buy ones made specifically for that?

 

[Heron]

The best time for me, is anytime that I cant work a submerged bait effectively. 

[68camaro]

On July 13, 2016 at 5:20 PM, IndianaFinesse said:

Can you use a regular buzzbait/spinnerbait trailer hook, or do you have to buy ones made specifically for that?

 

You need to use a special frog trailer hook, the from has two hooks parrell to each other, and the trailer hook is "V'ed" to attach to double frog hooks.

[You_Only_Live_Once_Fishing]

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literally, i just start bass fishing and i went out and the lake froze while i was out, and i was throwing a frog, lol, i didn't catch anything, wonder why...