any topwater frog fishers out there

[lucasbass25]

I got hooked on topwater frogs last summer. I am wondering when is the best time to start useing them. I'm from northern indiana.any advice would be great. thanks

[roadwarrior]

Well, I don't think frogs have to be present

for frog lures to work, but if you see some,

that's a good sign! Otherwise, vegetation to

swim through or lay on is always an opportunity

to fish a frog.

8-)

[CWB]

As soon as you start to see green weeds give them a shot.

Use them anywhere you would throw a standard topwater and anywhere you wouldn't even think of throwing another type of bait into.

[fishfordollars]

Some are catching fish on frogs around here now. I prefer to wait until the grass is a little more advanced and inching toward the surface.

[kbkindle]

i have little to none   grass or any vegatation.   works good here on down timber  and under docks and piers   skip it under

[FD.]

I fish frogs all year round.  Now, in Florida, the blue gill are up shallow and a buzz frog imitates bait fish as good as any bait.

[shootermcbob]

I fish the stanley ribbits alot, usually throw one every time I go fishing. I am gonna try a couple of the snagproog floating frogs this summer.  I have fun with the ribbits, it is exciting when you get a strike, but they can be few and far between.....for me anyway.

[sammy1]

frogs will work anywhere. just ask dean rojas. he won the b.a.s.s tournamnet on lake oneida last year throwing frogs around trees and docks. they are great because you can work them fast and make tons of casts hitting every thing possible. i fish them here in the san diego river and have caught many good size bass throwing it around roots and rocks. best technique is to try and get the frog to work back and forth just like a sammy or spook. you can even make the frog spit water. i prefer the spro frogs. hope this helps.

[fishbully 2.0]

What is the best frog to use because I've never had a lot odf success with them

[TheRushFactor]

What is the best frog to use because I've never had a lot odf success with them

I've just started to use Spro frogs, but I'm still a big fan of buzz frogs. Stanley Ribbits and Seismic Toads are my favorite. I want to try out those Zoom horny toads though.

[lucasbass25]

the spro bye far is the best hollow body frog! I have used the zoom toad I like them. I swim them just above the weeds or around timber let it drop and give it a few kicks and hold on tight.

[bassin is addicting]

i've had luck with the the basic scum frog as well as the trophy scum frog.  they are less expensive than the spro.  you can throw them anywhere and not get hung up.  i am in bloomington, in.  i think it is a little early here to throw them.  it won't stay warm long enough... nice days then it gets down in the high 30's or low 40's.  water temp is not yet 55.  my favorite way to fish is to throw those two scum frogs...in as much slop as i can find or parallel to the bank, even up on the bank and swim off of.  i don't have a boat, so all of mine is from the bank.  the key is to not try to set the hook too soon.  it is very hard to wait....but if you can wait 2-3 seconds, you'll have much better hook up rate.  there is nothing more exciting that seeing the explosion on a frog in the slop....or on any topwater!!!  

[SoFlaBassAddict]

I throw frogs all the time down here.  I actually caught a few gar on one a few hours ago.  Frogs don't last long on those things.  Great for Largemouth.  I've yet to have a peacock run off with one yet though.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Spro poppin frog. WORD. 8-)

[Wayne P.]

The top producing hollow body frog for me in getting hits and hooking them is the Snag Proof Bobby's Perfect Frog. Much better hook-up ratio than the Spro.

To make the hollow body frogs "walk the dog" cut off about 1/2" of one of the legs. Use braid to avoid pulling the nose down with sinking line as with fluoro or nylon mono.

[zaraspook_dylan2]

i like to fish them as soon as the slop piles and lily pads grow. which up here (ontario) is around july. i will fish them from 6:30 am when the suns low all the way up to 12 or later. if the fish are in tight cover, the frogs just seem to work great

even had a musky hit on last year, seen it come out of the water completely

[90x]

Gotta say, Banjo Minnow frogs have got to be the best. They have amazing swimming action and have long legs that vibrate against anything it touches. Got to banjominnowstore.com. Some people may say this product is a joke, but believe me all Banjo minnow products are awesome.

[DINK WHISPERER]

I use them all year long here in FL. Usually just to locate the fish then i will pitch a plastic where it missed the frog.

[aarogb]

    I like to use frogs year round here in NC.  I don't think frogs always represent frogs when you are fishing them; sometimes they may represent bluegills in the shallows or some type of small animal.  The best time to use frogs would be in the summer but like I said above they will catch bass year round.

[iceintheveins]

I use them as soon as their are emergent weeds growing onto the surface.

[Rich K]

What is the best frog to use because I've never had a lot odf success with them

I caught my PB largie last year on a stanley ribbit bulllfrog. Didn't have to set the hook - the fish inhaled the lured and my rod tip was high enough that her sucking it down set it for me.

[Catt]

I never realized bass would not hit top water lures unless grass was present