Lunkerhunt 1/4 oz Frog: Is it even possible to land a fish with one of these things?

[fin]

I found one of their 1/4 oz frogs a few days ago, and I noticed that even when you squeeze the frog flat by the hooks, there doesn’t seem to be enough room between the hook and the body for any fish lip. I don’t see how a fish could get hooked on this thing. They could bite deep enough to get past the barb maybe, but not down to the curve of the hook. You’d have to kind of pull back on the tail of the frog and then squeeze down really hard to get it flat enough for that. I guess it might be possible, but it doesn’t seem likely.

 

I’m just curious if anyone has actually landed a decent sized fish with the smaller frog.

 

I’ve had a couple of their 1/2 oz frogs, and they got bites immediately and hookups were as good as any frog. They worked great until the legs got pulled off (which was pretty quick).

[Bazoo]

The model you're referring to is the pocket frog. I use one some. I've caught several bass in the 2-3 pound range on them, both with the hooks as normal, and with them bent out a bit for clearance. I've also lost as many fish as I've landed. But yes, it is possible to catch fish with them. I caught a rock bass on one that was probably over a pound, a big bite for a rock bass.

 

One of the worst mistakes I ever made was with one. I caught a bass.. got him to sure, but he was covered with moss. I thought it was probably the typical 2-3 pounder I catch there... and I tried to lift him out of the water with my 10 pound line, and snapped the line like it was nothing only then realizing it was a much nicer fish. I don't know how heavy, but I would guess 6 pounds or better.

 

This happened a month or so back and I'm still sick over it. I also still hold hopes to catch that monster and get both the fish and my lure back as I had him hooked very good.

[fin]

2 hours ago, Bazoo said:

But yes, it is possible to catch fish with them.

 

Good to know. I'll throw it some more then when conditions get better here, which could be any day now. I guess once I hook one I'll be able to see how far that body will bend back. I noticed the video on Lunkerhunt's site shows one hooked in the gills, or close to it.

[RRocket]

I've used one and as pointed out, hooksets can be difficult.

 

It's an inferior topwater lure. There are much better options out there.