Top Water Frogs

[bradbass]

my personal best was on a frog. 6.12lbs pulled her out of the lily pads @ 8:30am on a saturday morning last year. What a comomtion she made when shw hit the frog very exciting way to fish..

[FD.]

I catch more big fish on frogs than any other single bait. I use it as a search bait during the spring and summer in Fl. Once they stop hitting the frog then I go after the leftovers with a worm.

PS I have never missed a fish on a frog...they miss the frog

[jignfule]

Spro bronze eye works well for me. One of the funnest, most exciting ways to fish period.

[ABLE2DISABLE1]

Frog-n is Awsome,when you understand the basic's.1 the strike,2 the sweep of your hookset,and 3 your life Line,I use 20 lb braid,and never lost a fish dew to light line.60-65 lb is over kill in my eye's,unless you are a tournament fisherman,then I can see the big line.But dew remember that when you use heavyer braid some people tend to over hook their fish,and loss them dew to a big hole in it's mouth.

[FD.]

Frog-n is Awsome,when you understand the basic's.1 the strike,2 the sweep of your hookset,and 3 your life Line,I use 20 lb braid,and never lost a fish dew to light line.60-65 lb is over kill in my eye's,unless you are a tournament fisherman,then I can see the big line.But dew remember that when you use heavyer braid some people tend to over hook their fish,and loss them dew to a big hole in it's mouth.

You have not seen the crap I will throw a frog into. Most times I have to hold them pinned up against the bottom of the mat until I can get over to them. Plus 20 lb will bury into the spool on a hard hookset.

[BassinBoy]

Frogs are incredible BIG bass catching from late spring all the way through fall. They can be fished in all types of cover and are very effective in low light conditions. Lots of fun too!

[lou304]

Most fun you can have with your clothes on!!!!

[ABLE2DISABLE1]

You have not seen the crap I will throw a frog into. Most times I have to hold them pinned up against the bottom of the mat until I can get over to them. Plus 20 lb will bury into the spool on a hard hookset.

I pull 8,and 9FT Alligator's around with my frog,and never lost one on a hook set.Only if they get around the bush,{GATOR}that is.

[mrbassky68]

Rhe first thing I look at for frog fishing is size of bass in the water. For frog fishing 15in bass>12in bass. If your fishing the Ohio River where you might catch one 15in bass all day a frog may not be the best choice unless your looking for a kicker. On Guntersville or Kentucky Lake a frog is just the right size. A frog doesn't mean you are targeting big bass even though it catches them also but generally 14in bass or bigger are right for frogs. The soft plastic frogs will catch a little smaller bass.

Second the big advantage with a frog (other than the size of bass you can catch)is you can put it places other topwaters wont go. You can skip it and fish it over slop ect.

So if your after quality bass or fishing heavy cover a frog should be looked at. If I am fishing fairly open water and just want bites I will go with another topwater.

I prefer the trutungsten frog because it drains water on its own and is durable. I have caught bass on the spro frogs but they tear up easy and fill with water too fast for me. That would be OK if I wanted to buy a dozen at a time but I would rather not.

[scbassin]

You want big bass throw a big bait. Use a 3:16 Frog, I have caught one over 12lb on this frog. Around here you will also get a few gators to chase it. Most of my fish on this frog have been over 4 lbs. so it is a little slower catching but great fun. You do need heavy equipment for this frog.

[piscicidal]

If there's ANY chace of the fish hitting frogs I'm throwin em...I'd rather catch one frog fish than 5 worm fish.

[Fat-G]

You have not seen the crap I will throw a frog into. Most times I have to hold them pinned up against the bottom of the mat until I can get over to them. Plus 20 lb will bury into the spool on a hard hookset.

Agreed, I would snap 20# braid frog fishing where I am. 50# is the lightest I would go.

[.ghoti.]

Love everything about frog fishing except this: they fill up with water. That makes me use a solid plastic toad a lot more than a hollow frog.

[.ghoti.]

A lot of people think they are missing strikes on their frog because they set the hook too soon. From my experience, I think this is wrong. On days where the fish are really on the frog bite, they basically hook themselves. I really feel that the fish aren't fully committing to your frog when your missing a good percent of them. Try changing the color, leg length, retrieve cadence, basically anything to mix it up until you find what they will really eat. Also, sometimes when your missing a lot of fish on the frog, it means you need to change to a different topwater or maybe even a shallow, subsurface technique like a weightless soft jerkbait or shallow swimbait.

One of the best things you can toss right back after a missed frog strike is an unweighted fluke. Twitch it along slowly just under the surface.

Even better some times is an unweighted tube. Choose a large, light colored tube, twitch it sub-surface, and hang on. They rarely miss this one.

[RoLo]

Love everything about frog fishing except this: they fill up with water.

That makes me use a solid plastic toad a lot more than a hollow frog.

BINGO!

Do I hear "Ribbit"?

Roger

[wormycrm99]

Frog fishing is one of favorites. I own, use and experiment with all styles.

[.ghoti.]

BINGO!

Do I hear "Ribbit"?

Roger

I haven't used a Ribbit in quite a while. Forgot about them if you can believe that. I mostly use Rage Toads now. I've been trying to trim down the number, or should I say pounds, of plastics I'm carrying around. I decided the Rage Toad was the one.

I just got in a dozen of Ish's Phat frogs. They are not supposed to take on water. We'll see.

[RoLo]

I haven't used a Ribbit in quite a while. Forgot about them if you can believe that. I mostly use Rage Toads now. I've been trying to trim down the number, or should I say pounds, of plastics I'm carrying around. I decided the Rage Toad was the one.

I just got in a dozen of Ish's Phat frogs. They are not supposed to take on water. We'll see.

I used the Ish Phat frog last year, and they do not take on water.

Well, maybe I should quality that statement. If after several bass

the hook-chamber gets ruptured...need I say more?

Yeah, I love the Stanley Floating Ribbit, (Caveat> "Floating" must be specified)

My only wish is that the Ribbit created a little more disturbance.

For more commotion, I'll opt for the Sizmic Pop'n Toad for "off-label" use.

When the sizmic pop'n toad isn't fished as a popper,

the flat plow-head is capable of making as much disturbance as you wish.

Roger