BassProAddict,

Frogs are my new go-to bait. Haven't actually caught any on them yet, but they just feel right this summer. Sizmic sells a frog kit, complete with hooks and ... ta-dah ... size options. The kit I picked up at Gander has three sizes in four colors; total of 12 or so frogs in the kit, and less than 15 bucks. A really good deal.

The cup-faced frogs fish like a buzz bait ... I'm loving twitchin them on superline -- there's no way to hang them up.

The smaller two options aren't cup-faced, and sink a little more than the cip-faced ones, so I use them when I want to skitter over lily pads, dropping down in the holes between the pads ... the smaller ones sink just a litte bit more and faster into the pockets -- i'm positive i'm going to nail one like this soon. I never cared for topwaters until finding these frogs. They are a ton of fun and heavy enough to cast with precision.

Regards,

lazy ike

Nice.I'll check this out.

So when do you go plastic versus hard/hollow frogs?

My go to bait since mid summer was the stanley ribbit frogs. Some said it was too hot for frogs.....but what do they know if they don't fish it? Frogs will produce! They act like a buzz bait, having paddled feet so they can kick up water. I use them with my 6'8 mh shimano cumara rod with a shimano core reel w/ the 7.1 gears. Depending on the situation...I burn them over pad edges sometimes because they are very loud when they kick up water. This is very, very deadly when calling the big boys from the deep! The best right now has been the morning bite and the evening bite. Once the fog lifts...or the shade kicks in over the water's edge, get the frogs out. Trust me...they will produce! Theres no wrong way to fish a frog really....but there is a right time though! That time is now!

The Big foot frog is suberb. A tip that i know some people do, Put some split shots in the frog for castibility and a more natural legs down in the water look.

Sheesh Katman - I'm all excited to fish the frogs now:)

go try some! My fav are the watermelon w/ red flakes or the watermelon with pearl bottom. They're about $3.xx per bag of 5 but you can find them online for 1.99 per bag. They've been my ticket to a 5.5 last week and a 4.0, 4.2, and 4.4 pounder yesterday! I hit the shallows in the morning and evenings, and pull them out of the drops and deep by mid day. Go get a pack, pick a nice lake and get them out there! You can try a few to see what works for you..but I really like the stanley ribbit frogs.

I like that color too - natural always works as well. I picked up some bull ribits, but haven't tried them. I haven't used the floaters either. 5's and 4's are hogs - congrats. Getting them to bite is one thing, and battling them in the thick weeds is another. Where are the pics? The biggest largie this year is on my avartar. 21" Bass opener - no clue on the weight.

What's a good sinking frog? What's a good frog for Carolina rigging?