The Definitive Soft Plastic Frog thread

[RumRiverRat]

I know a lot of you(myself included) throw Spro Frogs. I have caught fish on them but always have a low hookup to blowup ratio.

I have been throwing a lot of soft plastic frogs this year.

Had an absolutely stellar topwater bite on a small Wright County lake on Friday morning using a Yum Money Frog.

Seems when using a soft plastic frog hookups are easier and do not lose as many fish.

Most of the fish I have caught on the Money Frog have almost the whole frog in their mouth.

I love the action of the Money Frog, it can be worked over shallow submerged weeds like a buzz bait where the Spro Frog is not as effective since it is a more subtle presentation.

I have added the Strike King Rage Toad and the Uncle Josh Sizmic Toad to my arsenal, just look at the legs on these baits I can see how much water they will displace.

Have you used any of these frogs and/or what are some others that you have found that really displace water?

[Hester]

+1 for the Rage toad

[TonyKay]

i like the bigfoot scum frog. The fish seem to want to eat this bait more than just strike it like they do with the spro frog.

[BobOmaha]

I go back and forth between the "hollow-bodied" frogs, and those of the soft plastic variety...

But, it either case, I like my frogs to float for the most part... mostly because I'm usually working heavy cover and like 'em to "sit" (and float) in any pocket or opening I can hit.

For the hollow-bodies, that's usually not a problem. But most soft plastic frogs are designed to be moving, and "buzzing" the feet or legs (like the Rage Toads).

Here's a guy that I've tried recently that makes FLOATING soft plastic frogs.. and NOT out of that Elaztech stuff (that requires you to keep them separate from other plastics).

Bogs Frogs on hsolist

However, of the ones I've tried, I like the floating versions of "Kickin' Frog" Kickin' Frog and his "Bog Bugs" Bog Bugs

When you look at the pictures... and the "natural shine" that they have, they look EXACTLY like that!

Additionally, the two that I highlighted above, land belly-down about 90-95% of the time... ANOTHER important feature when hitting the heavy stuff where a bait doesn't have the chance to "roll" on the retrieve...

[Superduty]

I really like the Sumo Frog. Good hooks and soft body. I think they ride "nose up" a little better than the Spro. I have trouble with the Spro digging into vegetation (wild rice especially).

[corncob]

I have tried, Spros, and many others , not really being happy with either hook ups or production, until I found my favorite frog bait....The Z-man Pop FrogZ Elite...It is a superplastic popper floater type with great action legs.....It causes a good amount of commotion and elicits smashing strikes...A 4/0 wide gap hook causes it to sit slightly nose up in the water and is easy to pop almost in place....Easy bait to work in the the heaviest cover and high percentage of hooksets.....I luv em!...Still have my Spros,Deps,Snagproofs,and an army of solid body plastics that I hardly even use since getting my first Pop Frogz 2 years ago....It outfishes all of the rest......JMHO

[kaine]

the rage toad is all i use anymore by far the best out there imo.

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

I have used Zoom, Ragetail, Stanley Ribbit Frog, and Spro.

Zoom's are toads. They sim nicely and the thing legs make a decent sound. For a more quite approach, Zoom's work awesome. They also glide and run through weeds better.

Ragetail toads are awesome! I love them! I use them if I plan to do long casts and run them on top of pads. Their plastic is softer, hence the bass devour them easier, however this is the downfall too. I average 2 bass per 1 toad.

I also use Stanley Ribbit Frogs and they make a great sound! they are great for making long casts and working them on top of the pads and water. One downfall is that their plastic is tougher which makes it harder for the fish to grab on. I strongly suggest waiting 2 seconds, then set the hook. I average at least 3-5 bass per frog.

The spro frog has been very awesome this year for fishing frogs slowly. These float and you can pitch it into the bullrushes. Its super weedless and less work. You dont always have to fix the frog in place. Soft plastics like the frogs/toads I mentioned above, need constant fixing. They are not as weedless if casted into the bullrushes.

[Phantasy_Fishing]

Stanley Ribbit Frogs are great. The sound they make is irresistible to bass. Too bad pike also like them and will tear them up. If you desire an increase in casting distance, and more commotion on top, try a Staney Bull Ribbit Frog. It is essentially the bigger version of the regular Stanley Ribbit Frog.

[Gekhang]

hmmm ive been throwing live target hollow frogs and have only missed 2 hookups. and those were the small ones when i threw a senko back in there. the 3+ pounders usually smash the frog pretty hard from what ive experienced.

[reinhard1]

this is all i will use this afternoon on linwood when my wife and grandson come along and go for bass and panfish. report later. good luck.