What frog should I buy?

[AggieBassin10]

I've never fished the Pad Crasher but I've heard great things about them! 

 

My my two favorites are the Spro Bronseye and the Livetarget. Both seem to get great strikes! I'm not going on comment on hookups cause I suck at those and I'm still learning ?

 

The Lunkerhunt Lunker Frogs are pretty cool and get better hookups then some other frogs but they aren't that durable and I tend to get less strikes 

 

I would not recommend the H2O Xpress frogs that Academy has. They're cheap and IMO they're not even worth the cheap price. They don't walk easy and they fill up with water often. The low price point can Ben tempting but just stick to a quality brand frog 

[Pro Logcatcher]

On 4/5/2018 at 11:00 AM, EGbassing said:

Thanks for all the replies.  By the way, has anyone used the River2Sea Spittin' Wa? I'm leaning towards either that, or the pad crasher.

I have, actually. I like the frog and it has a pretty good action.

[biggiesmalls]

Wondering what people would recommend doing - spending the $10+ on Livetarget frogs, or saving cash and just going with Pad Crashers. Or, going with another frog. 

Would you go popping or walking-style? I'm set on color selection. 

 

Thanks,

Drew

[Brett's_daddy]

I have both Booyah and Live Target. No doubt about it the Live Target frogs LOOK like real frogs...certainly much more than the Booyah. That being said I haven't noticed a terribly huge difference in them good or bad. It's all what you have confidence in, to me the more realistic you can get the better (or at least that's how i justify to myself...other people will think differently). I actually just got a couple of the Booyah Toadrunner's. It's still too cold up here in Vermont to go fishing for bass but i can't wait to try these out and at $10 each they are more economical than the Sprinker frog at $15 each. These will be my weedless Whopper Ploppers .

[basswrangler83]

I fish booyah frogs. The paint job on the top doesn't matter. What color is underneath on nearly every frog? White. That's all they see. Booyas are soft enough to get a good hook set and still very durable. I use poppers on windy days, and crashes on calm days. 

[J Francho]

1 hour ago, biggiesmalls said:

Wondering what people would recommend doing - spending the $10+ on Livetarget frogs, or saving cash and just going with Pad Crashers. Or, going with another frog. 

Would you go popping or walking-style? I'm set on color selection. 

 

Thanks,

Drew

Merged this with a thread that was last updated literally an hour ago. 

[biggiesmalls]

2 hours ago, J Francho said:

Merged this with a thread that was last updated literally an hour ago. 

My apologies. I didn't think that it would be appropriate for the same thread, since there was no specific comparison of the two frogs. 

[J Francho]

On 4/5/2018 at 10:27 AM, J Francho said:

The Live Target has more detail, softer rubber, easier to hook up on, but do not last very long.  I don't see any difference between the Spro and Pad Crasher, so save your scoots.  A completely different frog bait I love is a Deps Bassyrisky.  It's not cheap, you really have to swing on the strikes, but it's so weird looking, and works so well when others don't.  You'd have to see a video of their action.  Sort of a frog/jitterbug thing.

 

[Boomstick]

My personal favorite is the Live Target in 2 1/4". They hold up well from my experience anyway and the size is perfect and Imo are worth the extra cost.

 

The Booyah Pad Crasher is definitely the best bang for the buck that I have found though. I usually buy a few LiveTargets and keep a few Pad Crashers and Spros around as backups for when I need them.

[Riazuli]

The first frog I really liked was the booyah poppin pad crasher... I moved on to the lunkerhunt popping frog because it looks more natural, but might still buy the booyah...I've tried the new lunkerhunt prop frog, and I'm a fan of that as well - that would be used more in places where you'd use a whopper plopper as it has a trailer hook that is likely to get hung up around vegetation.  

[riverbasser]

Spro bronzey and pad crashers for me as well. Been checking into the new Stanford frog ad well though, not just because of the frog fur but because of the details on the bottom

 

Being that all the frog fishers are in this thread and rods have already been mentioned, what rod do y'all recommend for making accurate cast to cover. The average heavy frog rod just doesn't load well enough on a cast for me to pinpoint targets with a high enough percentage. Or is that just me?

[NorthernBasser]

On 4/12/2018 at 3:38 PM, LTBAndrew said:

Anybody seen this little guy, yet? I've seen some good reviews. Releasing on TW at the end of this month I believe. Definitely something a little different.

 

 

https://www.stanfordbaits.com/boom-boom-frog-kellys-frog/

 

 

Is that velcro on top? What worm was it that they used to make with the little strip of velcro on it? Was it made by Culprit? 

On 4/5/2018 at 8:00 AM, EGbassing said:

Thanks for all the replies.  By the way, has anyone used the River2Sea Spittin' Wa? I'm leaning towards either that, or the pad crasher.

I generally like R2S stuff, so I decided to give the Spittin' Wa a shot last summer. Wasn't a fan, really. Missed a handful of fish. Could've just been me though.I'll give it another shot.

 

I'm also a Booyah Pad Crasher guy. But I'm also looking forward to trying out the Booyah Toad Runner this year. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Booyah_Toad_Runner_Frogs/descpage-BYTRF.html

 

As well as the Jackall Kaera, as some have mentioned. Love the compact, but heavy design. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Jackall_Kaera_Frog/descpage-JKKAFG.html

 

Tempted to try this, just based on the name. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Flipin_The_Bird_Topwater_Bait/descpage-FTBTB.html

 

Does anybody put rattles/bb's in this frogs? 

[bowhunter63]

Bobby's perfect frog from snag proof 

[BrackishBassin]

On 4/12/2018 at 7:55 PM, NorthernBasser said:

Is that velcro on top? What worm was it that they used to make with the little strip of velcro on it? Was it made by Culprit? 

I generally like R2S stuff, so I decided to give the Spittin' Wa a shot last summer. Wasn't a fan, really. Missed a handful of fish. Could've just been me though.I'll give it another shot.

 

I'm also a Booyah Pad Crasher guy. But I'm also looking forward to trying out the Booyah Toad Runner this year. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Booyah_Toad_Runner_Frogs/descpage-BYTRF.html

 

As well as the Jackall Kaera, as some have mentioned. Love the compact, but heavy design. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Jackall_Kaera_Frog/descpage-JKKAFG.html

 

Tempted to try this, just based on the name. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Flipin_The_Bird_Topwater_Bait/descpage-FTBTB.html

 

Does anybody put rattles/bb's in this frogs? 

I don’t use BBS, but I do throw bells in them. Two or three of the smallest sized bells they sell at craft stores. Doesn’t add anything noticeable to the weight, but it makes a unique sound. 

[NorthernBasser]

Totally forgot about Vicious Frogs.

 

Last summer I was at my local Fleet Farm, and I saw these frogs I haven't seen before. And they were only $3.99. Do I bought 3 of them. 

 

These probably have the best hook-up ratio of all the frogs I've thrown over the years. For the price it's hard to beat. I happened to be at Fleet Farm today and picked up 5 more. 

 

https://www.fishermanscentral.com/vicious-frog-53798.html