Hollow Boddie Frog Hookup

[hatrix]

So I was fishing a spro frog today and the fish were exploding all over it. For some reason thought I could not hook any thing today. I had 15 hits and 14 of them were bites you could set a hook on and only 1 was not but I only hooked 1 fish.... I was making these super long casts to open water and just steady walking it all the way back. It was like impossible for me to get a hook set when it was more then say 25' away and basically all the bites I got were way out there. Also I got my first black lash ever on a frog like that today (twice) A blind guy with no thumbs could throw those things with no back lash. I ended up getting so frustrated I just gave up on using it for the day even though it seemed to be the most productive by far.

[Dan:]

Were you using braided line?

[hatrix]

For sure. I use braid and a medium heavy rod.

[dhami013]

Search hollow body frog, there was a forum post about it. Lots of good info.

[Dan:]

Are you using a 7' or longer rod? If you use a 7'+ rod, braid, and there isn't anything wrong with bait or anything then my only guess would be you aren't setting the hook correctly.

[Bass XL]

A quick search on this topic will yield plenty of results. Based on your case, I would say it was either rod selection or poor hook setting.

[rboat]

Double check your hooks. Some of them come out of the package with dull hooks. If you bend the hooks out slightly that can also help.

[brushhoggin]

if youre making super long casts, you may want to consider a heavy action with a fast tip to get a solid hookset at that kind of distance.

[dhami013]

Fish could have been short striking it as well.