Trimming legs on hollow body frogs?

[colemoody03]

I have heard a lot about trimming one leg shorter than the other. Do all you "professional" frog fisherman recommend doing that, or just leaving them the same length?

[flyfisher]

I do that but it is on accident since it is pretty much impossible to get them both exactly the same length

 

[Leftymuk]

Depending on which hand you reel with trimming one side shorter than the other makes them easier to walk

[IndianaFinesse]

1 hour ago, Leftymuk said:

Depending on which hand you reel with trimming one side shorter than the other makes them easier to walk

No offense, but which hand you reel with has absolutely no effect on weather trimming the skirt makes them walk better, or not.

 

I trim the skirts on my frogs roughly the same length, I haven't found them to walk any better when cut to different lengths.  I turn the frog upsidedown, and cut both skirts at the nose of the frog.

[Leftymuk]

Dean Rojas thinks otherwise..........

[IndianaFinesse]

1 minute ago, Leftymuk said:

Dean Rojas thinks otherwise..........

I have not read that article, but I can not think of how which hand you reel with would affect anything.

[Leftymuk]

Trust me...neither do I......I watched a you tube video where he spoke about this .....also if I remember correctly the guys at bama frog said something similar

[Bluebasser86]

I don't usually trim mine unless I want them to really walk in place. It does make a noticeable difference if you trim them different lengths though. 

[the reel ess]

I hold the frog by the nose with the tail up. Let the legs hang down and trim them even with the nose. That seems to work well enough. It keeps the dinks from only getting legs sometimes when they strike. Big'uns usually get the whole frog. I'm not sure it matters, but it's what I do.

 

Less than 10% of my strikes on frogs come when actaully walking them. They usually come off the top of lilies or when I drop the frog in an unsuspecting bass's lap. Meaning said bass attacks the bait before the retrieve starts. The walk is a tease for open water. But the walk is a lot easier on a Poppin' Pad Crasher than it is on a regular frog.

[Fun4Me]

I trim them. I haven't noticed obvious differences between trimming them to the same length or trimming one shorter than the other. It's possible I'm doing it wrong.

[WIGuide]

I fish mine straight out of the package about 98% of the time. I have trimmed the legs to different lengths on a few and that usually makes them easier to walk. 

[Choporoz]

After reading about trimming legs, I tried it one.  Held it nose-up and trimmed them even with the butt.  I never noticed that it makes any difference to the fish, nor to walking.  However, I do regret it because the shorter legs were too stiff and after pulling out of the tackle box, they are splayed out too much and don't flow behind like I think they ought to.

[Brown Town]

I always trim the length and thin some of the skirt out to help it walk better. I also have seen a lot less misses since the fish can't really target or hone in on the long legs. It really seemed to make a difference in the thickest cover where the legs right out of the box could be dragging and moving weeds or pads that are 4-5 inches behind the hooks. I used to get a lot of blowups behind or around the bait and now they get the body almost every time.

[BuzzHudson19c]

I only trim them if they are longer than the body. Spro are good right out of the box. To me it's the equivalent of jig trailers being too long. You want the fish to get the hook in its mouth so don't give him too much to focus on behind it.

[Jaderose]

I NEVER trim legs but then I never "walk" frogs.  Where I usually throw frogs there is nowhere to walk and color doesn't matter.  On the rare occasion I do hit a little pocket of open water...could be the size of a quarter....I just make the frog quiver.  I also never throw frogs on things like lily pads.  I'd rather throw a Senko to let fall down in holes.