Bass or turles??

[OHIO]

Me and my buddy found a small farm pond that seems like it would be a great location for bass. The house and all the barns on the property were burned down, so no one lives there anymore. No one manages the pond so about half of it is covered with vegetation. We started fishin there and I have been throwing a frog out every cast. I have had four strikes on the frog, but they all miss it. I have seen turtles in the pond, but no bass. I was just wondering if these strikes are fish or if they are snappers because they happen so fast that I can't tell. I would think that a turtle can't move fast enough to jump out of the water at a frog, but I really have no idea. If someone could tell me what they think these strikes are I would greatly appreciate it.

[burce]

I highly doubt the turtles are doing any kind of jumpng, but they could be floating near the surface and lunging their heads at it as that's how snapping turtles bite

[J Francho]

Its bullfrogs.

[Raul]

Its bullfrogs.

He ain 't kidding ! bullfrogs do strike lures.

[OHIO]

I actually have caught frogs before, but not one frog lures. I'm really stumped on this one.

[bilgerat]

Next time you get a strike on the frog...WAIT until you feel the weight of whatever is trying to eat it then drive the hook home. If it feels like a tire, you have a turtle. Bummer for you. Or it could be a monster bass.

[roadwarrior]

Bass, for sure. Although bass often miss a frog, most likely,

you are too quick. As bilgerat suggested, wait to set the hook

until you feel the weight of the fish.

8-)

[HuntFishAK]

To piggyback on RW's post, if they do miss, kill it and let it flutter down like the frog was stunned.  The fish may come back and drill it.  Or cast right back to that spot and make a slower retrieve.  This worked for me on a farmpond.  The were stiking about 6-8" behind the lure through the slop on top.  I would recast, retrieve at normal speed until it go to the edge of the matted moss, and slowly "hop" the frog the rest of the way.  I had the same fish strike 3 times before I got the hook in him.

[OHIO]

They were bass.