Top Water Froggin For Bass
Top Water Froggin, For Bass
Frogs produce
really well in low light conditions when bass are feeding In open
water.I like to fish my Frogs like a sammy or a zara spook with a slack
lined jerk pause walk the dog swimming retrieve .
BUT !!! , Frogs work best when used in weedy cover for Bass.. the
gurgling sound and natural profile of Frog baits when presented
correctly with the right gear and conditions will load the boat with
Big Bass. I first use a technique of Pulling my frogs over the
lillypads and hitting the open pockets with a stop and go hoppping like
retrieve. This is my most productive and favorite presentation for
producing explosive top water strikes .
Burning your Frog over the top of thick slop and matted weed is a great
way to produce strikes from bass hunkered down in the slop. when Bass
are in an aggressive, and positive feeding mode they will find and eat
your frog eagerly . I will also employ a retrieve where I will burn a
frog over the top of a matt until it hits an open pocket then I will
let the Frog sit in the pocket for up to a minute with a slight twitch
, pause then repeat allowing the rubber legs to kick, and flutter in
the pocket. This can and often does prove to be unbearable to bass and
will force a strike out of natural instincts.
When you are faced with short strikes and swipes at your Frog
these are usally signs of either neutral feeding fish or you are
fishing to fast ,slow down and work the frog in a less aggressive
manner.
You must !make sure to watch your Frog at all times while
fishing it, always be ready for a strike. If you get a strike and the
frog is no longer visable, reel down and point your rod towards the
fish and then as hard as you can SET THE HOOK !!! . While a lot of
anglers preach you must wait until you feel the fish ,or the count to 3
technique.
I feel these result in to many missed fish. One of the most
important aspects of frog fishing is being able to interprtit the
differance of a fish on or a missed blow up, this will only come with
experiance so do not be discouraged by missing some strikes it is part
of fishing with frogs
A good plan of attack when dealing with missed blow ups, and short
strikes is to use a follow-up lure, such as a Texas-rigged worm, or my
favorite.... a weedles Senko. After a blow up or short strike,
immediately cast your follow up lure into the hole in the slop created
by the blow up.
When Bass are in a nuetral or negative feeding mode and
show little interest in your Frog on the surface , they will hit your
worm or senko on the fall or on the bottom. This also shows the
versitily of Frogs,not only are they an exceptional catching bait there
are an excellant way to get hiding bass to show themselves.
Work your Frogs in and around wood, lay downs, boatdocks .Make sure you
are constantly bouncing your frog off all the cover you can find dont
be shy about his throw your frog right in the middle of the cover and
bang it around making sure to contact the cover, this will drive the
bass crazy and aggrevate them into a reaction strike.
Always try to make your frog act in way that the bass will think it is
trying to flee a predator and the bass' natural instincts will take
over and produce violent heart pounding strikes.
I will also cast the Frog up on the banks and let it hop or slide back
into the water, this when down correctly in the right places will
produce like no other pattern.
Froggin Tackle
My Froggin tackle is a : Team Daiwa Light and tough Froggin Rod,
Shimano Curado 6 to1 reel, and 65 pound Power Pro braid.
My tackle for Follow up baits is a : 7 foot med heavy Kistler Senko
Worm Rod with a Shimano curado 6 to 1 reel and 15 lb Yozuri Hybrid.
My Choice of Frogis a : Boze SUMO FROG
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The Boze Sumo Frog is my choice with its
solid body construction and lively legs.It also features a tail
weighted system making the Frog float ever so
slightly with its nose out of the water , and they cast a mile. The Sumo
Frog is also armed at the business end with ultra sharp Owner
Hooks that have bone crushing penetration that wont let go.
One more note about the Sumo Frog...over the years I have tried every
make and model of Top Water Frog and I keep coming
back to the Sumo Frog. Best on the market IMO.
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