Fishing a scum frog at night

[Brian Kristen]

I live on a 15 acre private lake, a few nights ago I was bass fishing at night from the bank. I was throwing  a Bigfoot topwater frog along the edge of the bank and a owl came down and grabbed my frog and took off with it,  i jerked it away from it when it was about 15 feet off the ground, so i immediately casted in the same spot and it came down and grabbed it again and took off over the water this time,  it got about 20 foot in the air and about 50 foot from me when i jerked it  this time it snapped my line and the owl dropped my frog in the middle of the lake. I was wondering if anyone has ever had this happen to them, i haven't ever heard of anyone nor has anything even clise to this ever happened to me.

[PECo]

If you’ve ever fished a topwater or very shallow running lure from an ocean beach, you’ve had birds go after it. I love fishing walking lures, but once the sun comes up and the birds take to the sky, forget about it. I’ve caught seagulls, terns, pelicans and various little shore birds. They’re a pain in the butt to untangle and unhook.

[Bluebasser86]

I caught a big owl night fishing with Jitterbug, not a good time. 

[Deleted account]

No owl yet, but I've had ospreys, eagles, seagulls, pelicans, terns and bats take or try to take my lures over the years.

[TnRiver46]

Had an osprey take a bomber long A and strip a bunch of line and snap it Saturday morning. Luckily I think the recoil busted my lure loose and I found it floating with a bunch of line 5 minutes later 

[Brew City Bass]

It's not owl's for me but seagulls and hawks. I've lost close to 10 lures in the past 5 years to them. It's never even topwater lures either, always spinnerbaits or swimbaits. Out of fear of hooking the bird I always just cut the line and say a prayer those dummies don't eat it.

[Koz]

I've had a big red tailed hawk grab a Whopper Plopper 130. Good times.

[Catt]

One night at Housen' Bay Marina Pat and I were talking while grilling steaks outside, Steve was trying to get a backlash out of one of his reels. After reeling in his line Steve made an underhanded cast to check out his work and immediately went on point like he was going to set hook. Puzzled Pat and I looked at each other then back at Steve who had reeled in and cast again. Turning towards us Steve states some thing bite my jig, Pat and I bust out laughing, Steve says no seriously. Reeling in and casting he says there it is again, this time Pat and I both see his line move. Gabbing a flash light sure enough there is a big ole owl with Steve's jug in it's mouth. Pat and I bust out laughing and shout dude don't set hook!

[MichaelCopeland]

Closest thing I've had to that is throwing a frog in a pond that has lots of ducks swimming around. I don't cast near them, but they see it out there and swim towards it. So far I've been able to get it reeled in before they could get to it. I don't fish there much anymore as I have yet to catch anything there. They say there's bass in there, but that's yet to be seen. Plenty of ducks, geese, catfish and bream though. ?

[MrFrost]

I have frogs attack my frog a lot.  Lol.

[DINK WHISPERER]

At least it wasn't a snag proof you lost! Here in FL that happens.... But with 15 ft gators!

[Ksam1234]

22 minutes ago, MrFrost said:

I have frogs attack my frog a lot.  Lol.

This! Caught some nice bullfrogs on my bullfrog lol

[MrFrost]

3 minutes ago, Ksam1234 said:

This! Caught some nice bullfrogs on my bullfrog lol

Yup!  I have seen them jump on top of the frogs back and hold on and them actually try and eat my frog!

[Koz]

26 minutes ago, DINK WHISPERER said:

At least it wasn't a snag proof you lost! Here in FL that happens.... But with 15 ft gators!

 

Don't get me started about gators going after me or my bait...

[EGbassing]

Never any birds, but I've had hundreds of turtles attack my topwaters. Never hooked one before somehow...

 

Edit: are you sure it was an owl? Could have been a flying bigfoot.

[Ksam1234]

56 minutes ago, EGbassing said:

Never any birds, but I've had hundreds of turtles attack my topwaters. Never hooked one before somehow...

 

Edit: are you sure it was an owl? Could have been a flying bigfoot.

Wrong.. it was moth man, how could you forget about him ???

[BassNJake]

I've caught a couple birds on topwaters and its not fun trying to get the hooks out.

 

 

[Koz]

3 hours ago, EGbassing said:

Never any birds, but I've had hundreds of turtles attack my topwaters. Never hooked one before somehow...

 

 

I had a big painter turtle come up from underneath and hit a topwater treble hook. He was hooked GOOD and it took me probably almost 30 minutes to get the hook out. He kept ducking his head into his shell. Not wanting to hurt him, it became a fairly gentle game of tug of war until he tired and I could get the hook out. I had never realized how strong turtles were until that episode.

[NYWayfarer]

I haven't had a bird attack my lure but I have hit birds twice while casting a lure. They were flying by as I started my cast and the lure hit them in mid-flight.  

[EGbassing]

1 hour ago, Koz said:

 

I had a big painter turtle come up from underneath and hit a topwater treble hook. He was hooked GOOD and it took me probably almost 30 minutes to get the hook out. He kept ducking his head into his shell. Not wanting to hurt him, it became a fairly gentle game of tug of war until he tired and I could get the hook out. I had never realized how strong turtles were until that episode.

Yikes. As I said up there, I've never had one actually eat my lure, but I snagged one recently on a red eye shad and that stupid thing would not stop trying to bite me. I realized after I got the hook out and released it that I had been yelling at it for biting me. ?

[scbassin]

My partner & I keep a towel in the boat so when we hook a sea gull when casting topwater baits for schooling fish. We cover the bird with the towel as it tends to calm them & it's easier to get the hook out.

[buzzbaiter83]

I’ve had cranes grab my buzzbait at night. No fun to try and get off. Had a raccoon try to grab it one night. Thought it was gonna climb in my boat with me. I had a friend accidentally foul hook a beaver on a spinnerbait at dusk once. The fight lasted a couple seconds. lol 

[N Florida Mike]

I had an owl  get tangled up in my line one night out back when I had a live shiner on. I cant figure out how it happened,  because I had gone inside so I didnt see it.

He had flown up in a bush with the line. When I reeled in the line was UP in the bush, not down in the water.

Imagine my suprise when I pulled back the branches and an owl was sitting there staring at me. Unfortunately  I could not reach the owl, so I cut the line. He seemed to be ok and was gone next morning so...hope He's ok

 

Also had a hawk swoop down and attack a frog as it was dangling just before I cast.I immediately hit free spool and he let go.