Finesse Frogging... Going to change the game!

[Catt]

How's y'all frog bite?

 

Mine is nearly nonexistent!

 

Lot of rain the last 3 weeks is keeping the surface temperatures down & the water super clear... At least that's my excuse!

[PECo]

25 minutes ago, Catt said:

How's y'all frog bite?

 

Mine is nearly nonexistent!

 

Lot of rain the last 3 weeks is keeping the surface temperatures down & the water super clear... At least that's my excuse!

 

What kind of frog do you throw?

[Dtrombly]

1 hour ago, Catt said:

How's y'all frog bite?

 

Mine is nearly nonexistent!

 

Lot of rain the last 3 weeks is keeping the surface temperatures down & the water super clear... At least that's my excuse!

It's rough here in NW Ohio. Gotten a few blow ups on the livetarget field mouse, none on the frog. 

[Catt]

1 hour ago, PECo said:

What kind of frog do you throw?

 

H20 or Ribbit

[RoLo]

3 hours ago, Catt said:

How's y'all frog bite?

 

Mine is nearly nonexistent!

 

Lot of rain the last 3 weeks is keeping the surface temperatures down & the water super clear... At least that's my excuse!

 

 

Central Florida is somewhat south of Louisiana, so our transitions probably take place a little sooner than yours.

We generally experience our best topwater bite during the post-spawn, which in central Florida

usually spans from the 2nd week in April to the 3rd week in May. In our area, the surface activity

has cooled off about 2 weeks ago, so at your latitude it may be your turn in the barrel  

 

Looking at that waterlily bed, the Stanley Ribbit is what I'd be throwing.

 

Roger

[Brayberry]

So glad this thread was revived, it's probally my single favorite thread.

[jtharris3]

Speaking of finesse froggin'...

 

Ultra-Finesse froggin'

 

 

[fishwizzard]

1 hour ago, Brayberry said:

So glad this thread was revived, it's probally my single favorite thread.

 

I know!  I made a finesse frog over the winter but had forgotten all about it.  

[Brayberry]

I have 2 here just waiting to get out and try them.  This weekend they should get their chance

[the reel ess]

15 hours ago, jtharris3 said:

Speaking of finesse froggin'...

 

Ultra-Finesse froggin'

 

 

Might also catch a panfish with it.

On 6/6/2017 at 11:12 AM, RoLo said:

 

 

Central Florida is somewhat south of Louisiana, so our transitions probably take place a little sooner than yours.

We generally experience our best topwater bite during the post-spawn, which in central Florida

usually spans from the 2nd week in April to the 3rd week in May. In our area, the surface activity

has cooled off about 2 weeks ago, so at your latitude it may be your turn in the barrel  

 

Looking at that waterlily bed, the Stanley Ribbit is what I'd be throwing.

 

Roger

The frog has caught me something every time I've tried it since mid spawn. I switched from the standard Pad Crasher to the popping model and gotten a few more bites.

[RoLo]

On 6/7/2017 at 1:11 PM, the reel ess said:

Might also catch a panfish with it.

The frog has caught me something every time I've tried it since mid spawn. I switched from the standard Pad Crasher to the popping model and gotten a few more bites.

 

 

Frogs work year-round here in Florida, but they're at their BEST during the post-spawn & post-summer seasons.

 

For wide area coverage I prefer a solid toad, namely the 'Stanley Ribbit', but for "frogging" I use

a 'Popping Pad Crasher' like you, and a 'Spro Bronzeye Popper' (not necessarily fished as poppers)

I have a huge drawer full of other hollow frogs and solid toads but they're just collecting dust 

 

Roger

[earthworm77]

I'm a big fan of the smallest Koppers frog. I scored a ton of them a while back and the bass in my pond in NC love those frogs.

[the reel ess]

17 hours ago, RoLo said:

 

 

Frogs work year-round here in Florida, but they're at their BEST during the post-spawn & post-summer seasons.

 

For wide area coverage I prefer a solid toad, namely the 'Stanley Ribbit', but for "frogging" I use

a 'Popping Pad Crasher' like you, and a 'Spro Bronzeye Popper' (not necessarily fished as poppers)

I've got a huge drawer full of other hollow frogs and other solid toads but they do nothing but collect dust 

 

Roger

Yes, I've found the Poppin' PC walks more easily than the standard. So you can walk, pop or mix up the retrieve. I also have a bunch that never get used. I will occasionally tie the one in my avatar on a spinning combo just for kicks. 

[Master Bait'r]

I haven’t posted actively here in a long time but these frogs still just kill it for me time and time again.  Even the kids can just slay with these because they require 0 specialized technique.  I still make them up the same and I haven’t changed the rod, reel or line and it still lets me pull frog fish from just about anywhere the top water bite exists.  
 

Now if I just had more time to get out and fish ‘em!  
 

Also, what happened to pictures in my absence?  This one is stripped and so is my boat thread, both make me very sad as I’m not sure I have those pictures anywhere else.  

[keagbassr]

Nice timing on this thread revival as i just  caught my pb 'frog' fish on a snagproof moss mouse.  I wouldn't say Im truly finesse frogging as I still throw these without issue on my standard frog setup(7-2 speed demon xh/f,40lb kk braid, 7speed "k"). I have no problem driving home those cheapo hooks with just a flick and  of the wrists. Also will add that just like my regular frogs that are trimmed down to just the body I cut off the tail and whiskers of these baits.

[Black Hawk Basser]

I just caught my best fish of 2020 on a BPS Popping Kermy.  I've since upgraded to a Poppin Pad Crasher and I've caught some nice fish on it already.

 

I accidentally ripped the legs out of the Poppin PC while removing grass, and now it seems to not pop as well.  I think I'm going to take some skirt material from an old cheap jig, frog or spinnerbait and glue some back in the holes.