Caught my first fish on a frog yesterday. Used the smaller booyah pad crasher. I hadn't seen this video yet so I didn't know to use heavy gear. I used a 5' ugly stick with a Mitchel 308xe. This explains why I missed so many good strikes. I had a dozen bites but only landed one. Goes to show what your sharing with us less experienced anglers is legit. Thanks so much for the tips.
I am a huge fan of frog fishing and this just popped up in my feed. You obviously know what you are talking abut and this is probably the best frog lesson on youtube. You know enough to make me a subscriber. Good job and great video
Hay man I just move to lake county and just started fishing for bass on clear lake every day with a frog for bass caught my first bass yesterday after watching this thanks man
Great video Kevin, I use just about the same gear up in Wisconsin! Here's my froggin' setup: Reel - Abu Garcia Revo SX (7.1:1), Rod - Abu Garcia Vendetta and Veritas 7'6" (Heavy Power/Fast Action), Line - Power Pro (65# Green Braid). I typically rotate between 3 frogs - Spro Bronzeye, KVD Sexy Frog, and Scumfrog. However, this summer I will be trying the River2Sea Bully Wa 65.
Great video. I'm fairly new to bass fishing and recently discovered the joys of frog fishing. Love it. I can get into the muck and slop and heavy cover without having to worry about getting hung up. Most times. I noticed a couple weeks ago while somewhat site fishing I got a little too close to a suspended bass. But I managed not to spook it. Either that or it was just too hot for it to care :D anyway, I managed to get a really good reaction strike out of it with a KVD Sexy frog and when it bit it committed to the whole frog but I didn't set the hook hard enough or something because it surfaced and spit the frog out. It's like it bit so hard that the frog never actually moved inside its mouth. Once it bit I was only pulling on the eyelet of the hook I figured. It never actually set. I tried for another 30 minutes to get it to bite something else but it had no interest what so ever. I'm thinking that if it were hungry it would have bit something else I threw. One thing you mentioned about problematic frogs sinking and fixing them with silicone. Can you go into detail about this? Both of my KVD frogs sink occasionally. Especially if I'm trying for a slow cadence. Thanks in advance.
I always shorten the legs, because I was getting a lot of short strikes . Where the fish would chomp down on the legs but not get enough frog in his mouth to get hooked. I guess we all go with what experience teaches us to do.
Great video, I actually did a same style video about a month ago on hollow body frogs 101 lol and our opinions are very similar. Good information and this will definately help beginners catch more fish on frogs
I'm new to frog fishing I just got a few kvd sexy frog this video and ur kvd frog video made me feel like Ik everything about frog fishing thanks great video
Great Vid. No need to buy every color of every frog out there. Just a few colors of Booyah Pad Crasher will get the job done nicely. The hooks come already bent away from the body a bit and the only mod you might want to make is to trim a little off the rubber skirt.legs.
You make the best frog fishing videos on TH-cam could you please do a video on either the Livetarget field mouse or the flip in the bird, I love both baits
Thanks! I've been enjoying fishing with frogs (just getting into this lure) and your reviews along with this video was great. What's your recommended frog brand/type for newer users? I fish a stained lake with no Lilly pads or such but lots of underwater weeds. It's pretty calm. Too many choices.
Bunch of good tips for a noob like me. One question I have is on the size of frogs. What works best for you? Also do you only use hollow body's or have you had any luck with soft bait frogs?
walking will catch way more fish. Getting a bait to move side to side in general makes the fish bite. Think of jerkbaits. A fish think its getting away when you walk it. Not only that but it also leaves the frog in the strikezone way longer. If you throw on the bank you can walk it forever in the same spot almost. The fish sees it as a struggling prey, not necessarily a frog. Ive cought way more now since walking the bait
Where I live I can't get my hands on the powell's to check them out. U should do a 725 review. I can't make up my mind which one 725 or 735 but I guess with powell u can't go wrong. Why did u choose one over the other?
I agree with you kevin. My question to you is.. would you throw a frog(popper or walker or legs) during winter near submerge trees and overhanging trees? Where i live in california, air temp is 61-64 degrees. Middle winter season. Had some coldfront move in and out. The air temp went up by 10 degrees in one week.
Great video! I love frog fishing, its cool how it surprises the shit out of you when they hit it , even if you anticipate it you just dont know when its exactly gonna happen. It gets the blood flowing for sure after you land one not to mention they catch studs so be ready for a fight. I used to use 65 pound braid but switched to 50 as well cause i need the distance too. I do use a double palomar for my knot and have never broken off. I pretty much only use spro popping frog. I like the way the Kopper frog looks and feels but my question would be to you and everybody that has used one, do they take on water ? Thanks
I need to change my technique or something I just can't get the hang of it idk if I should pop it let it sit pop it while reeling slowly or faster keep popping it as reeling it slowly or quickly I only got one to hit once and I missed it I trimmed the long strings behind and bent the hooks a little any advice please should I leave sit longer or something
Great video. I have just gotten back into bass fishing since graduating college and have been using a lot of frogs. Do you need to go heavy action for the rod? I ask because I am, as I said, just getting back into this and am lacking gear, but really enjoy frog fishing. Also, is a spinning reel okay to use? I don't have a bait caster and am fairly unfamiliar with them. I have caught 3 or so 18" bass using this gear this last week, but don't know if I am hurting myself by not investing in the recommended tackle. Thank you!
+ltrainer105046 as long as you're catching them, that's all that counts! The gear just helps you along the way... I prefer heavy gear because frog bass like to hang out in heavy cover and heavy gear will allow you to get those bass out.
Do i ha e to use a med heavy rod with braid, braid brings me bad luck and my rod is med moderate(4), i have a diawa reel, 7.1;1, will tese work or do i need to get braid and a new rod
@Kevin Bullington great info thanks for posting. What's the best frog for a newbie throwing over grass mats on a really clear lake? Plan on picking up some of the ones you mentioned but any you can rank would be greatly appreciated.
+BDK BDK Booyah pad crasher and pad crasher j r , Mann's super frog and Ishs Poppin Phattie ......all of the later are bad ass, affordable and made in the USA. Man hardlegz too.
rslim5 No,monoo/fluro will backlash before braid because it will want to lift up off of the spool. Braid is very limp and won't develop spool memory. The only time that I have ever gotten "wind knots" was with very lite braid on a spinning reel but that was likely due to the spinning reel putting a twist on the line.
rslim5 If you loosely spool the line on the reel then it tends to backlash alot. so just put it on there nice and tight and you shouldn't have much trouble.
I have been using a frog alot this last month and have so many more missed hook sets than fish in the kayak. I think some of it I can attribute to the softer med rod, but I think the frogs that I use are also the issue.(Usually Zoom toads or Stanley ribbit froms, with a double hook),I have never had much luck with hollow bodies, but would like to try more, what brand / one would you suggest? I fish alot of heavy or heavier cover pads. I use 50 lb power pro braid and do not rush the hooksets.
+Dave Bradley Ditch the double hooks. Use the single screw in hooks . #5 for Horny Toads, #4 for Ribbits. Also Ribbits for more open water, Horny Toads for heavier cover. Hollow bodied frogs are for the heaviest of cover. Hollowed body frogs are worked slowly, the others at a faster pace.
Well, that's just a lot easier to pop if it is braid. But mono is a HUGE problem, it stretches so much. Flourocarbon is also a problem because it's so stiff.
That's okay for smaller frogs (because the larger frogs need a rod with a stronger backbone to set the hooks) in sparse cover or open water. Like really thin stuff. If it's thick slop or lily pads, I would think twice. Try the Spro Bronzeye Popper Jr. or the smaller sized Booyah Pad Crashers.
So you can drive the hooks into the fish and get them in fast, its hard to set the hooks and keep a fish on with anything less than a medium heavy action
When I'm fishing with frogs it gets pretty intense. When I'm fishing with frogs I just have a hard time trusting what they're going to do? You know how your fishing with frogs and they look up at you with those little bubbly eyes and they blow that big giant bubble with their chin neck then the only thing they have to say is 'ribbit'. I mean wtf if I'm going to take you fishing frog you need to be a better conversationalist. I don't trust a guy with no shoulders either!!
Caught my first fish on a frog yesterday.
Used the smaller booyah pad crasher.
I hadn't seen this video yet so I didn't know to use heavy gear.
I used a 5' ugly stick with a Mitchel 308xe.
This explains why I missed so many good strikes.
I had a dozen bites but only landed one.
Goes to show what your sharing with us less experienced anglers is legit.
Thanks so much for the tips.
I am a huge fan of frog fishing and this just popped up in my feed. You obviously know what you are talking abut and this is probably the best frog lesson on youtube. You know enough to make me a subscriber. Good job and great video
Best vid yet! Your input is helping me become a better fisherman!
Hay man I just move to lake county and just started fishing for bass on clear lake every day with a frog for bass caught my first bass yesterday after watching this thanks man
Can’t wait to fish the sprinker frog this summer. Frogs are a blast. Winter sucks!
Your channel is the most informative, non-biased channel I subscribe too! Good video man, I love to open water frog tho.
Best frog fishing into on youtube, it made me a subscribed. Hats off to you
Awesome video. I learned a lot from it and I've been fishing frogs for about a year.
Thank you!
Great video Kevin, I use just about the same gear up in Wisconsin! Here's my froggin' setup: Reel - Abu Garcia Revo SX (7.1:1), Rod - Abu Garcia Vendetta and Veritas 7'6" (Heavy Power/Fast Action), Line - Power Pro (65# Green Braid). I typically rotate between 3 frogs - Spro Bronzeye, KVD Sexy Frog, and Scumfrog. However, this summer I will be trying the River2Sea Bully Wa 65.
Great tutorial video. Very helpful. Thanks for all the great pointers.
Great informative video! Always wanted more info on frog fishing
I also shorten the skirts on the frogs to get the fish to bit closer to the hooks !
just wanted to say this video helped me out a lot making me more comfortable using a for
Great and informative video! good for novice and experienced anglers alike.
Thanks a lot Daniel!
Great video man. First one I've seen and I look forward to more! Thanks!
Great video. I'm fairly new to bass fishing and recently discovered the joys of frog fishing. Love it. I can get into the muck and slop and heavy cover without having to worry about getting hung up. Most times. I noticed a couple weeks ago while somewhat site fishing I got a little too close to a suspended bass. But I managed not to spook it. Either that or it was just too hot for it to care :D anyway, I managed to get a really good reaction strike out of it with a KVD Sexy frog and when it bit it committed to the whole frog but I didn't set the hook hard enough or something because it surfaced and spit the frog out. It's like it bit so hard that the frog never actually moved inside its mouth. Once it bit I was only pulling on the eyelet of the hook I figured. It never actually set. I tried for another 30 minutes to get it to bite something else but it had no interest what so ever. I'm thinking that if it were hungry it would have bit something else I threw. One thing you mentioned about problematic frogs sinking and fixing them with silicone. Can you go into detail about this? Both of my KVD frogs sink occasionally. Especially if I'm trying for a slow cadence. Thanks in advance.
another great video
Cheers from Portugal
Thank you man!
I always shorten the legs, because I was getting a lot of short strikes . Where the fish would chomp down on the legs but not get enough frog in his mouth to get hooked.
I guess we all go with what experience teaches us to do.
Great video! I'm new to bass fishing and this video helped a lot. Keep up the good job!
Thanks Jesse!
what camera do u use to record this video ? the quality is awesome!
Awesome info Kevin learned alot! A lot of it i didnt even knows thanks! keep up the awesome videos!
Thanks a lot man! Glad you got something out of the video.
Thank you! It was very helpful, just started frog fishing and I always have problems with when to try to set the hook. I will try your suggestion :)
You'll get it buddy! Keep at it!
Another great video man!!! Cant get enough of these, really learn a lot!! Do you do your fishing in Florida?? so curious lol
Great video, I actually did a same style video about a month ago on hollow body frogs 101 lol and our opinions are very similar. Good information and this will definately help beginners catch more fish on frogs
Man! You've got some viscous casting.
I'm new to frog fishing I just got a few kvd sexy frog this video and ur kvd frog video made me feel like Ik everything about frog fishing thanks great video
Great Vid. No need to buy every color of every frog out there. Just a few colors of Booyah Pad Crasher will get the job done nicely. The hooks come already bent away from the body a bit and the only mod you might want to make is to trim a little off the rubber skirt.legs.
wow.... great video.. Thanks for all the info......
Very informative I learned a lot
You make the best frog fishing videos on TH-cam could you please do a video on either the Livetarget field mouse or the flip in the bird, I love both baits
Thanks! I've been enjoying fishing with frogs (just getting into this lure) and your reviews along with this video was great. What's your recommended frog brand/type for newer users? I fish a stained lake with no Lilly pads or such but lots of underwater weeds. It's pretty calm. Too many choices.
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Great video! Lots learned from it :)
Thank man.
Great Video... This helps a lot...
Very informative thanks brother helped alot
Do you always set over your head? I have heard that is best, but I naturally go to the side and wondered about the difference. Great video.
Bunch of good tips for a noob like me. One question I have is on the size of frogs. What works best for you? Also do you only use hollow body's or have you had any luck with soft bait frogs?
Using koppers and lunkerhunt, i think the lunkerhunt out fishes the kopper like crazy
walking will catch way more fish. Getting a bait to move side to side in general makes the fish bite. Think of jerkbaits. A fish think its getting away when you walk it. Not only that but it also leaves the frog in the strikezone way longer. If you throw on the bank you can walk it forever in the same spot almost. The fish sees it as a struggling prey, not necessarily a frog.
Ive cought way more now since walking the bait
Where I live I can't get my hands on the powell's to check them out. U should do a 725 review. I can't make up my mind which one 725 or 735 but I guess with powell u can't go wrong. Why did u choose one over the other?
I agree with you kevin. My question to you is.. would you throw a frog(popper or walker or legs) during winter near submerge trees and overhanging trees? Where i live in california, air temp is 61-64 degrees. Middle winter season. Had some coldfront move in and out. The air temp went up by 10 degrees in one week.
I can't seem to find the color of the live target you have shown in a few videos the one in the whole video. Can you tell me what color it is?
Great video! I love frog fishing, its cool how it surprises the shit out of you when they hit it , even if you anticipate it you just dont know when its exactly gonna happen. It gets the blood flowing for sure after you land one not to mention they catch studs so be ready for a fight.
I used to use 65 pound braid but switched to 50 as well cause i need the distance too. I do use a double palomar for my knot and have never broken off.
I pretty much only use spro popping frog. I like the way the Kopper frog looks and feels but my question would be to you and everybody that has used one, do they take on water ?
Thanks
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Do you think you can show your frog box? Really curious to what frogs you have. Thanks
Great video thanks!
Good vid man
I only use dahlberg diver frogs now. It it the most realistic and will beat a regular hollow body frog any day.
great video did you do a video on the live target field mouse
In your opinion, would you think that a 7' 3" medium heavy would be to lite?
I need to change my technique or something I just can't get the hang of it idk if I should pop it let it sit pop it while reeling slowly or faster keep popping it as reeling it slowly or quickly I only got one to hit once and I missed it I trimmed the long strings behind and bent the hooks a little any advice please should I leave sit longer or something
is the jump frogs counted as poppers? can you make a vid on how they work and techniques for them?
What tackle box are you using to store your frogs? THANKS
God stuff but the glare is brutal
Great video
+jacob weems thanks Jacob!!
Great video. I have just gotten back into bass fishing since graduating college and have been using a lot of frogs. Do you need to go heavy action for the rod? I ask because I am, as I said, just getting back into this and am lacking gear, but really enjoy frog fishing. Also, is a spinning reel okay to use? I don't have a bait caster and am fairly unfamiliar with them. I have caught 3 or so 18" bass using this gear this last week, but don't know if I am hurting myself by not investing in the recommended tackle. Thank you!
+ltrainer105046 as long as you're catching them, that's all that counts! The gear just helps you along the way... I prefer heavy gear because frog bass like to hang out in heavy cover and heavy gear will allow you to get those bass out.
Have you ever caught a catfish on a frog I have at a small pond
Do i ha e to use a med heavy rod with braid, braid brings me bad luck and my rod is med moderate(4), i have a diawa reel, 7.1;1, will tese work or do i need to get braid and a new rod
Nice vid. Koppers vs Spro 65 who wins?
Is a medium rod with 30lb braid ok ?
@Kevin Bullington great info thanks for posting. What's the best frog for a newbie throwing over grass mats on a really clear lake? Plan on picking up some of the ones you mentioned but any you can rank would be greatly appreciated.
+BDK BDK Booyah pad crasher and pad crasher j r , Mann's super frog and Ishs Poppin Phattie ......all of the later are bad ass, affordable and made in the USA. Man hardlegz too.
Use lake fork trailer hooks
is the shimano ceanan 6.5:1 okey for frog fishing
Would you use a leader
How are thought big lunker hunt frogs to use
Dude awesome video! Quick question does braid backlash easier than monofilament? I hear a lot of people say you get wind knots with braid.
rslim5 No,monoo/fluro will backlash before braid because it will want to lift up off of the spool. Braid is very limp and won't develop spool memory. The only time that I have ever gotten "wind knots" was with very lite braid on a spinning reel but that was likely due to the spinning reel putting a twist on the line.
rslim5 If you loosely spool the line on the reel then it tends to backlash alot. so just put it on there nice and tight and you shouldn't have much trouble.
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I have been using a frog alot this last month and have so many more missed hook sets than fish in the kayak. I think some of it I can attribute to the softer med rod, but I think the frogs that I use are also the issue.(Usually Zoom toads or Stanley ribbit froms, with a double hook),I have never had much luck with hollow bodies, but would like to try more, what brand / one would you suggest? I fish alot of heavy or heavier cover pads. I use 50 lb power pro braid and do not rush the hooksets.
I use the booyah pad crashes, the KVD sexy frog and the spro, they are the best in my opinion for starters.
+Dave Bradley Ditch the double hooks. Use the single screw in hooks . #5 for Horny Toads, #4 for Ribbits. Also Ribbits for more open water, Horny Toads for heavier cover. Hollow bodied frogs are for the heaviest of cover. Hollowed body frogs are worked slowly, the others at a faster pace.
+Dave Bradley It is hard to get the best hook set in a kayak as compared to a bass boat deck. May be part of the reason for low hook ups.
Man what type of frog was that you were tying the polymer knot on?
+Neptuned910 z without looking, it's probably the LiveTarget Hollow Body Frog in Black/Tan color....
wat about the live target fluorescent colored frog
Do kvd seem to snag up easy cause I have alotta Lilly pads were I fish and I hate losing my baits
+Jaymin Belcher That's one reason why braid is used instead of mono.
What is that frog in the corner of that box the one that's upside down with the legs?
Lunker hunt popping frog
+WiLD Legacy it's the savage gear one from icast a couple years ago
I used a salamander and got 11 bass I just bought my first frog the only problem is I on have 15 pound test..... is that a big problem
Well, that's just a lot easier to pop if it is braid. But mono is a HUGE problem, it stretches so much. Flourocarbon is also a problem because it's so stiff.
rip frog fishing... I use a 5.0 GR spinning reel with 15 lb of braid about 17 yards of it
6.8/1 is perfect
I just subbed
10:20 u need a live target sunfish
I use a Shakespeare agility med. hev. with 40lb pp
I have a abu Garcia Black Max. Is that a good pole
It works but I would go with a heavier rod
i got 8-15 lb line its a 6'6"medium is that ok for frogs i use 30 lb line my combo is silver max 6.4:1
That's okay for smaller frogs (because the larger frogs need a rod with a stronger backbone to set the hooks) in sparse cover or open water. Like really thin stuff. If it's thick slop or lily pads, I would think twice. Try the Spro Bronzeye Popper Jr. or the smaller sized Booyah Pad Crashers.
ok thank u
Have you heard of mystery tackle box cheak it out
Why do you need such a heavy rod ?
So you can drive the hooks into the fish and get them in fast, its hard to set the hooks and keep a fish on with anything less than a medium heavy action
Because the hooks are so thick you need to set the hook harder
I use 30
Use 30
frog
Every time you pronounced "palomar", I almost died. No hate, just the accent
John M Not hearing it at all.... How should he pronounce it?
u frog a lot
If it gets warm enough! ;)
Shit
When I'm fishing with frogs it gets pretty intense. When I'm fishing with frogs I just have a hard time trusting what they're going to do? You know how your fishing with frogs and they look up at you with those little bubbly eyes and they blow that big giant bubble with their chin neck then the only thing they have to say is 'ribbit'. I mean wtf if I'm going to take you fishing frog you need to be a better conversationalist. I don't trust a guy with no shoulders either!!