Change in the weather turns on the frog bite

[desmobob]

I went out yesterday just before noon and after a morning rain with with three little BFS rigs sitting on the deck.  I had a nice day catching smallmouths (and a nice assortment of other species including a hard-fighting channel cat) on a Z-Man TRD TicklerZ rigged on an Owner Finesse Ball Jig.   I also caught some fish on a 3" floating perch-colored jerk bait.  I couldn't get much action on a Rebel Tiny Pop-R, though I had hoped the cloudy day would be good for topwater.

 

At about 6 PM, the clouds got thicker and it started to sprinkle.  The breeze disappeared and it became dead calm.  I opened the rod locker and grabbed a 7'6" H frog rod and headed for the weeds.  What a change after using the BFS stuff all afternoon!  

 

Right away I had a largemouth blow up on the frog.  I forgot to tighten the drag and I missed the hook set.  The fish hit it a second time and I got him.  It was the fun kind of frog bite where they hit the thing as soon as it hit the water and if they missed it, they hit it again.  I caught several fish.  

 

They all choked the yellow Scum Frog; even the little ones:

Even though the Scum Frog's hook points are on top, most of the fish seemed to be hooked deep in the tongue, unfortunately.

This went on until the sky cleared a bit and the rain stopped.  The frog bite seemed to stop, too.

 

All in all, a fun afternoon/early evening. 

 

 

[Mike L]

Sometimes that little Scum frog will get bit when they won’t touch a bigger one. 
 

Love that thing !!

 

 

 

 

Mike

[desmobob]

I have a whole pile of the original, three-dollars-and-change Scum Frogs in green, yellow, black and white.  They all fish well, but I prefer the yellow.  To be honest, I've never tried to switch colors during a bite to see if one worked better than the other.

 

I had a summer a few years back when it seemed like any time I threw a frog, a pike would eat it.  That memory has me looking at nicer-looking, more expensive frog baits, then putting them back on the hook and buying another Scum Frog.

 

I did buy a Spro frog once but it's still in the package... 

 

[cyclops2]

I have to rate the Sunfish group in a tiny creek, under a washed out root system, as the most intelligent fish. I am helping kids to start catch & release of them.

 

 BANG  BANG caught & released 2 quickly. That was it until I changed to a different lure. BANG only 1. Changed to several different lures. NOTHING.

Put a dug up worm on.    ?