J.C Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 Now I know there are TONS of these questions out there and I think I have about read them all, but all the topics are old and before I decide on what frogs I want to get for the upcoming season I want your guys input. So I narrowed it down to 2 brands I liked the most which is Spro and Live Target. Which of these 2 do you guys like the best both normal and popping style? I would use Booya but lost 3 last year from the rings tearing out from the nose... weird right? Quote
austinF Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 Popping one is my favorite. You can buy one of each and then decide for yourself. 1 Quote
Phil B Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 My personal favorite is the H2o brand from Academy sports. I bought 2 Freddy b frogs and I'm gonna try them. I fish extremely heavy vegetation and the Academy frogs hold up very well. 2 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 23, 2018 Global Moderator Posted February 23, 2018 I prefer the Booyah popping pad crasher over the rest but the Spro Bronzeye popper is really good too. No Livetarget baits for me. 1 1 Quote
drscholl14 Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 I really like the Spro Bronzeye line. Both regular and popping. Have never had one rip or have the hooks come out. I pretty much use Strike King lures and the Spro frog out fishes the SK Sexy Frogs and they walk better. I've never used Live Target frogs but my fishing partner loves them. I have a hard time spending an extra couple $$ on a paint job on the top of a topwater bait...... 1 1 Quote
J.C Posted February 23, 2018 Author Posted February 23, 2018 11 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: I prefer the Booyah popping pad crasher over the rest but the Spro Bronzeye popper is really good too. No Livetarget baits for me. Thanks a lot! I will have to pick up a couple Spro frogs. I really liked my Booyah frogs too but couldn't figure out why the nose kept ripping out on casts, I tried the super glue trick with no luck so I decided it was time to try something new this year. Out of curiosity why don't you like Live target? I have never owned one. Quote
RichF Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 Spros are my favorite but Koppers are nice too. They're much softer than Spros but that does make them a little less durable. 1 Quote
Scarborough817 Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 prefer spro to live target both are nice but spros are more durable and generally do better for me because of the more narrow design 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 24, 2018 Global Moderator Posted February 24, 2018 12 hours ago, J.C said: Thanks a lot! I will have to pick up a couple Spro frogs. I really liked my Booyah frogs too but couldn't figure out why the nose kept ripping out on casts, I tried the super glue trick with no luck so I decided it was time to try something new this year. Out of curiosity why don't you like Live target? I have never owned one. I've never had the issue with the Booyah frogs tearing, but my buddy has torn several (after catching several fish on them), but the price is right that they're still cheaper per fish than a bag of Senkos. I've owned several Livetarget baits. They always look great but production has been lackluster at best. I've written them off more or less as baits that catch fishermen but not fish. 1 1 Quote
J.C Posted February 24, 2018 Author Posted February 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Bluebasser86 said: I've never had the issue with the Booyah frogs tearing, but my buddy has torn several (after catching several fish on them), but the price is right that they're still cheaper per fish than a bag of Senkos. I've owned several Livetarget baits. They always look great but production has been lackluster at best. I've written them off more or less as baits that catch fishermen but not fish. Spro it is! I will make sure to stay away from the Live Targets. I asked because Tackle Wearhouse is running a deal where if you buy 1 live target popping frog you get a free hollow bluegill. I guess I almost got sucked into the trap Lol! Thanks for the help. Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted February 24, 2018 Super User Posted February 24, 2018 Not a fan of the Spro, and the live target is just so, so for me. Snakeheads test a frog's durability and hookup ratio the way a bass can't, and I like the Booyah, SK, and Trophy Frog for getting me bit and hooking them, but the latter really gets beat up. Quote
Finnz922 Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 Spros are awesome! No issues hooking up, keeping them buttoned, very durable. 50+ fish durable. Multiple times. Quote
austinF Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 On 2018/2/24 at 4:35 PM, J.C said: Spro it is! I will make sure to stay away from the Live Targets. I asked because Tackle Wearhouse is running a deal where if you buy 1 live target popping frog you get a free hollow bluegill. I guess I almost got sucked into the trap Lol! Thanks for the help. That will keep me away from Live Target too. Lol 1 Quote
Super User burrows Posted February 26, 2018 Super User Posted February 26, 2018 On 2/22/2018 at 11:36 PM, Bluebasser86 said: No Livetarget baits for me. Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me. I’m done with live target! 3 Quote
Brett's_daddy Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 I've heard that the Snag Proof Phat Frogs are good. Say it's almost impossible for them to take on water because of their dual chamber design. 1 Quote
RichF Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Brett's_daddy said: I've heard that the Snag Proof Phat Frogs are good. Say it's almost impossible for them to take on water because of their dual chamber design. Those frogs walk incredibly well but hookups are tougher because they're so flat (small hook gap). You can try and bend the hooks out a little but even then it's iffy. Mine get very little use. 1 Quote
Brett's_daddy Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 Terminator frogs are on sale at Bass Pro for like $7. I've heard they are good too! 1 1 Quote
drew4779 Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 I own and like them both. No issues with either. Both have caught plenty of fish for me. The only live target product I'll buy is the frog. 1 Quote
Super User iceintheveins Posted February 28, 2018 Super User Posted February 28, 2018 The Live Target is much better. It keeps water out much better than the Spro. It also walks well and has a good hookup rate. 1 Quote
CTBassin860 Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 Spro frogs aren't soft enough. I never get bit using Spro. Never had an issue with any Booyah frog. Live Targets are expensive, but look sweet in the water. This year i'm trying the Scum Trophy frog. I wouldn't personally waste my money on a Spro or a Live Target. I'd stick with the Pad Crasher for both regular and popping. 2 Quote
Super User burrows Posted March 4, 2018 Super User Posted March 4, 2018 On 2/26/2018 at 11:26 AM, Brett's_daddy said: Terminator frogs are on sale at Bass Pro for like $7. I've heard they are good too! They are nice frogs I just picked one up yesterday! 1 Quote
J.C Posted March 9, 2018 Author Posted March 9, 2018 On 3/4/2018 at 7:59 AM, burros said: They are nice frogs I just picked one up yesterday! Wow! Those are some awesome looking frogs! Might have to look into them as well. Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote
Brown Town Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 The River2Sea Bully Wa has increased my hookup ratio tenfold since I changed to throwing that over the Spro Bronzeye. I cut my teeth in frog fishing with Spro and got a lot of blowups but did not hook up very much. Switched to the River2Sea and now its weird if I miss a fish on one. 1 Quote
Super User tcbass Posted March 9, 2018 Super User Posted March 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Brown Town said: The River2Sea Bully Wa has increased my hookup ratio tenfold since I changed to throwing that over the Spro Bronzeye. I cut my teeth in frog fishing with Spro and got a lot of blowups but did not hook up very much. Switched to the River2Sea and now its weird if I miss a fish on one. I never had great success with hollow body frogs, tried many of them, Spro, Livetarget, Booyah, and others. Finally cut the legs off of my Spro and added a Sprinker Frog Tail with a 3 way VMC swivel and started killing it. So, that's my favorite topwater for weeds now. Actually gave that one to a friend. 2 Quote
Brown Town Posted March 12, 2018 Posted March 12, 2018 On 3/9/2018 at 4:22 PM, tcbass said: I never had great success with hollow body frogs, tried many of them, Spro, Livetarget, Booyah, and others. Finally cut the legs off of my Spro and added a Sprinker Frog Tail with a 3 way VMC swivel and started killing it. So, that's my favorite topwater for weeds now. Actually gave that one to a friend. I tried the same thing but cut the tail off a swimbait but the action wasn't great or what I hoped for. Going to try it with the Sprinker tail Quote
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