I've never really liked fishing with a topwater frog. My hook up ratio was always horrible. I think I finally found something I really like instead. It's using a Z-Man Pop FrogZ. Their plastics naturally float which is why they work with the NedRig so well (It makes it stand up on the bottom) so this frog is a weedless topwater option. I was actually using it to try and find bowfin. That didn't work. The bass loved it though, and I had a much better hook up ratio with this.
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The Best Topwater Frog
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Nice find! A better hookup ratio can make all the difference in building confidence with a lure. The floating ElaZtech material on the Pop FrogZ seems like a smart design for keeping it on the surface while staying weedless. @Dinosaur Game
It's great to hear you found a topwater frog that works for you! The Z-Man Pop FrogZ sounds like a game changer, especially with that improved hookup ratio. Speaking of fishing techniques, I recently watched the dummies world cup, and they showcased some interesting strategies that might complement your approach.
Pretty amazing as always! I presume June will be primarily filled up with nasty fish videos? I saw your last video update 6 days ago about fishing in the Great Lakes, I am thinking of going there to fish. Is there a variety of fish there? I just fish for fun! Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj2m2j6tGyIgeometry dash
I will give my top 3.....the first 2 are standard frogs, the 3rd is a smaller "finesse" type hollow body frog.
1. The swamp donkey---its heavy enough to bomb out, its thinner, which means there is less bulk to hit the side of the fishes mouth and bounce out....very high hook up ratio. The slightly thinner body also means it walks pretty well. High end hollow body frog for sure.
2. The standby is second....the spro bronzeye frog. Just a fantastic frog that hundreds of companies have tried to replicate, and few have come close. Walks good, and high hook up ratio. The only standard size frog I like better is the donkey.
3. The best of the smaller finesse style hollow body frogs is without question, the jackall kaera frog. Its smaller size is great for numbers of fish, but takes giants, too....unreal hook up ratio...probably the best of any frog I have thrown....it also walks the easiest of any frog I have ever thrown....Its listed at 1/2oz, but I would guess its more 3/8oz......it doesn't cast quite as far, but its not like it casts poorly.....it actually casts better than I expected.
All three of these share a few things in common...high hook up ratio, good components and they all walk very well, mean they can all be used effectively in open water as well as in the thick stuff.
I will say, if you fish those heavy, thick slop mats like you would see at guntersville for example, the Boze sumo frog is the best...its bigger, a little fatter and heavier, so it sits deeper in the water and makes more of a presence in those super thick mats.
1. The swamp donkey---its heavy enough to bomb out, its thinner, which means there is less bulk to hit the side of the fishes mouth and bounce out....very high hook up ratio. The slightly thinner body also means it walks pretty well. High end hollow body frog for sure.
2. The standby is second....the spro bronzeye frog. Just a fantastic frog that hundreds of companies have tried to replicate, and few have come close. Walks good, and high hook up ratio. The only standard size frog I like better is the donkey.
3. The best of the smaller finesse style hollow body frogs is without question, the jackall kaera frog. Its smaller size is great for numbers of fish, but takes giants, too....unreal hook up ratio...probably the best of any frog I have thrown....it also walks the easiest of any frog I have ever thrown....Its listed at 1/2oz, but I would guess its more 3/8oz......it doesn't cast quite as far, but its not like it casts poorly.....it actually casts better than I expected.
All three of these share a few things in common...high hook up ratio, good components and they all walk very well, mean they can all be used effectively in open water as well as in the thick stuff.
I will say, if you fish those heavy, thick slop mats like you would see at guntersville for example, the Boze sumo frog is the best...its bigger, a little fatter and heavier, so it sits deeper in the water and makes more of a presence in those super thick mats.
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