frog rod ?

[rboat]

Do you prefer Heavy or Med-heavy for a frog rod? I believe most guys throwing frogs like something about 7 foot? What works for you?

[Deephaven]

I use a 904 GLX that was built out to just under 8' for normal frogs.  Looking to build something lighter for Jr frogs.

[MN Fisher]

Currently I use an Aird-X 7' H/F

In my wish-list I have two rods

Dobyns Sierra 735C - 7'3" 'Mag-Heavy'

St Croix Victory Full Contact - 7'4" H/F

[Cbump]

7’3” heavy for me. 

[WRB]

IROD IRG754F gen3, 7’5”, MHF 3/8-2 oz lures, $150.

Tom

[Cbump]

7 minutes ago, WRB said:

IROD IRG754F gen3, 7’5”, MHF 3/8-2 oz lures, $150.

Tom

This sounds good. I know I said heavy and this rod is MH, but the specs fit a frog rod. 

[Mike L]

Dobyns Kaden 715

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[PhishLI]

1 hour ago, rboat said:

Do you prefer Heavy or Med-heavy for a frog rod? I believe most guys throwing frogs like something about 7 foot? What works for you?

Budget?

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Since there’s no industry standard for H or MH and baits and cover vary, a suitable rod might be labeled either way.  In the scenario of full size hollow body frogs over pads or matted grass, rods typically labeled as H work best. Something rated up to 1oz with a beefy butt. 

[casts_by_fly]

Both for different purposes/places.  At the moment I'm using my 6'10" 'Heavy' Falcon pitching stick as a light frog rod.  Its labeled heavy, but its a 1/4-3/4 and more of a top end of medium heavy power.  I have it for lighter grass, pads with holes around them, and docks/rocks.  If I am throwing into heavy mats and pads then I use my 7'3" 'heavy' Falcon amistad which is a true heavy with a 3/8-2 oz rating.  I don't prefer that much length to work it tip down and the weight at that length can be fatiguing for how I fish a frog.  If I were to get a dedicated frog rod it would be the 6'11" bayou which is designed to be a frog rod.  The power of the amistad in a shorter package.

[fishwizzard]

I want a lighter, shorter rod when walking or popping frogs, enough power to fish some cover, but not enough power to fish 30 yards into cover.  

 

I want a more powerful, longer rod when fishing a toad or paddle-tail frog and want to cover water with long bomb casts.  I don't care if the tip is too still to and the handle too long to walk a frog, I want power to confidently make those bomb casts and reliably land fish that hit at the end of them.

 

Somedays I bring one rod or the other, but sometimes I bring both.   

[scbassin]

I fish heavy cover &  use a 6 power rod ( Dobyns Champion XP DC 736 C FH)  With a Shimano Bantam xg. ( I have just ordered a couple of the new 22 version). Once you get his head up you have a chance of skimming him across the top of the water. The power of the rod is also helpful setting those frog hooks. I have 3 set ups for a different style of frogs & they work well for me.

[Hammer 4]

If you fish open or sparsely covered water a mh/f rod, around 7' will work fine. If your waters have dense cover then H/XF would be better, and I would favor a slightly longer rod.

I happen to use a 7'4" H/F. 

[soflabasser]

15 hours ago, rboat said:

Do you prefer Heavy or Med-heavy for a frog rod? I believe most guys throwing frogs like something about 7 foot? What works for you?

For frog fishing I like to fish with a 6-7 foot heavy action rod with a strong backbone that I can flip a 5 pound or better bass if needed.

[Darth-Baiter]

my friend gave me a 7'3" heavy rod.  he said that tossing a frog into cover requires power to get that bass out of that same cover.   i learned that when a relatively small bass sucked in my Booyah, and i had 14lb flouro.  it was, "oh-o!", right from the get-go.  i casted it way out there too. 

 

this is in my area, for me.  on Clearlake, i still think i can go lighter, but i am FAR FAR from any frog expert. 

[Diggy]

iRod has a new Bobby's Perfect Frog Rod which is 7ft9
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgw5PFMLTv9/

[Darth-Baiter]

42 minutes ago, Diggy said:

iRod has a new Bobby's Perfect Frog Rod which is 7ft9
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgw5PFMLTv9/

looking at the specs, that would be a decent thick mat punch rod as well.  dare i say, "multi-tasker"?  

[MiceNReets]

The Okuma TCS frog/swimbait rod is a really nice frog rod.    I just picked up the Megabass Levante perfect pitch for frogs his year and I’m really impressed with it.   

[Bandersnatch]

On 8/9/2022 at 11:58 AM, Darth-Baiter said:

looking at the specs, that would be a decent thick mat punch rod as well.  dare i say, "multi-tasker"?  

Anybody use the 7’9 h Bobby’s perfect rod ?