CrashVector Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 I was throwing a scum frog today, and twice it got a huge splash, felt a tug, set the hook...then nothing but grass. I kept throwing at it...until I saw a bull frog lunge after my frog. I had been trying to set the hook on a frog trying to eat my frog. I cussed myself raw for not having brought my go pro to film it. Anyone else ever see this? I played around with that bullfrog for 30 minutes at least...watching him swim after my frog and try to eat it. 6 7 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted April 6, 2022 Global Moderator Posted April 6, 2022 Bullfrogs are super aggressive. We use to "fish", for them all the time when I was a kid. A grub on a bronze hook worked almost every time. Now I cuss them every time they chase my frog. I can say, I rarely catch fish where I have frogs chasing my bait. I'm guessing that's a sign they're too comfortable for there to be a predator around. 6 Quote
Super User T-Billy Posted April 6, 2022 Super User Posted April 6, 2022 Yep. Bullfrogs will eat pretty much anything they can fit in their mouth. 1 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted April 6, 2022 Super User Posted April 6, 2022 I witnessed one eat a sparrow . 1 Quote
GRiver Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 You guys have some bad frogs where your at, I never heard of such a thing. I mean chasing your lures. Holy cow 1 Quote
Super User GreenPig Posted April 6, 2022 Super User Posted April 6, 2022 I caught a large bull frog on a Spro popping frogs several years ago. 1 Quote
SWVABass Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 I’ve caught them on flukes and seknos too, dragging them across the top of a mat to drop in a hole, all of a sudden they wood come out of the woodwork to try to chase it down. At work we would actually catch and kill them as they were killing a native species of frog that was endangered. They can wreck an ecosystem they were never a part of once introduced 2 Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted April 6, 2022 Global Moderator Posted April 6, 2022 Or maybe there was love in the air! Mike 2 3 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted April 6, 2022 Global Moderator Posted April 6, 2022 Frog is tasty, and you can keep 20 a day 5 1 Quote
ironbjorn Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 I've been known to hook some frogs with plastic worms when the fishing is slow and I'm bored. Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted April 6, 2022 Super User Posted April 6, 2022 I've had a snake chase mine and a couple of birds were very interested. 1 Quote
Super User Bankc Posted April 6, 2022 Super User Posted April 6, 2022 I was fishing a small lake the other day that was littered with turtles. Many were checking out my lure. I was scared to death that I'd hook one, as I've done that before and there's no getting your lure back from that. Quote
Basser2021 Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 8 hours ago, CrashVector said: I was throwing a scum frog today, and twice it got a huge splash, felt a tug, set the hook...then nothing but grass. I kept throwing at it...until I saw a bull frog lunge after my frog. I had been trying to set the hook on a frog trying to eat my frog. I cussed myself raw for not having brought my go pro to film it. Anyone else ever see this? I played around with that bullfrog for 30 minutes at least...watching him swim after my frog and try to eat it. I've never heard of this with bullfrogs but I have caught little salamanders off of zoom mini-lizards. Quote
Super User BrianMDTX Posted April 6, 2022 Super User Posted April 6, 2022 I just watched a video on YT last week of some anglers fishing on Lake Raven in TX. He was casting a frog into lily pads and reeled in a big ol’ bullfrog. They will eat anything that fits! 1 Quote
Super User Darth-Baiter Posted April 6, 2022 Super User Posted April 6, 2022 I want to hook a frog on my frog, AND THEN have giant bass hit it all. That would be epic. 2 Quote
Super User LrgmouthShad Posted April 6, 2022 Super User Posted April 6, 2022 5 hours ago, Mike L said: Or maybe there was love in the air! Mike 1 5 Quote
Super User casts_by_fly Posted April 6, 2022 Super User Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Bankc said: I was fishing a small lake the other day that was littered with turtles. Many were checking out my lure. I was scared to death that I'd hook one, as I've done that before and there's no getting your lure back from that. No reason why not unless they are 100+ lb alligator snappers. You might have some trouble landing them. We've caught plenty of turtles pond fishing (some intentional and some accidental like the one that ate a crankbait for my dad). Just haul them onto the bank or into the net, grab them by the tail, and unhook with pliers. 13 hours ago, CrashVector said: I was throwing a scum frog today, and twice it got a huge splash, felt a tug, set the hook...then nothing but grass. I kept throwing at it...until I saw a bull frog lunge after my frog. I had been trying to set the hook on a frog trying to eat my frog. I cussed myself raw for not having brought my go pro to film it. Anyone else ever see this? I played around with that bullfrog for 30 minutes at least...watching him swim after my frog and try to eat it. Growing up we had a pond that I nicknamed "13 frogs pond". One summer saturday fishing it I got bored and the bass weren't eating. I had on an original frog/rat from before Mann's bought them (I forget the original maker it was Lloyd Talent). I'd look at the grass mat for a pair of eyes and cast just past them. All of the bullfrogs loved it and you can guess how many I caught that day. Edited April 6, 2022 by casts_by_fly Quote
JigLyfe Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 1 hour ago, LrgmouthShad said: I mean..... nevermind 5 Quote
Super User T-Billy Posted April 6, 2022 Super User Posted April 6, 2022 3 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said: 4 Quote
KDW96 Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 Frog legs are some good eatin. Restaurants here pay big bucks for a good mess. 2 Quote
LetMeSeeThatBass Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 My bud and I would night fish for those d**n frogs! If the bass aren’t biting, we usually switch to frogs. They are so aggressive and so fun to catch ? 1 Quote
schplurg Posted April 8, 2022 Posted April 8, 2022 Only thing I've caught on a frog so far is a bullfrog! And since you mentioned not having a GoPro.... I did have one Earlier in the vid is a cool topwater strike and me breaking by rod on it too (used rod). Yay. Here's the frog on the frog. Video starts just before it is caught. Was hiding near shore in the vegetation. And feel free to laugh at my releasing him...not sure what I was thinking LOL. 1 Quote
Super User Munkin Posted April 8, 2022 Super User Posted April 8, 2022 We catch them occasionally on some local lakes. Allen Quote
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