Frog Fishing in the Wind

[UofMBASS]

Yay or nay?

[M1dwestF1sh]

No good for me. But I never do good on any top water in wind. But if you can find a bay without waves its good. Its the waves not the wind that ruin it.

[thatoneguy]

i've had some good times doing it, but you almost have to cast straight downwind otherwise the bow in your line makes it very hard to work the frog or set the hook,

[RK]

Fish a spoon instead. Casts way better into the wind, can work just as well.

Spoons in general are pretty overlooked these days...

[Hawg]

You won't throw a spoon where frogs go.

[Todd S.]

I'm guessing RK is referring to a jaw breaker spoon, not your typical daredevil spoons.

[RuddyDuck]

Or maybe the Heddon Moss Boss would work. Never used one myself, but always saw them in stores. I suppose a Johnson silver minnow might work. I got one that is probably 30 years old, not sure if I ever got a bass on it, never used it much! Might have to dig it out of the back corner of the lure closet and try it again. The bass probably haven't seen one lately!

[Deitz Dittrich]

yes- RK is talking about a moss boss or jawbreaker spoon, not a dare devil.

[EBass]

Buzzbaits work in the wind

[RK]

You won't throw a spoon where frogs go.

Haha - yeah, should have been more specific. Not Red Eye Wigglers or Doctor Spoons...

I mean weedless spoons. Jawbreakers are the easiest to find, but High Roller PT Spoons and Title Shot Spoons from Fin Tech are good too. Barney Spoons are the best, but nigh on impossible to get your hands on one.

[M1dwestF1sh]

I'm not saying those spoons don't work but I've never tried them. To me its all about conference. I'd throw a swim jig or spinnerbait first.

[RK]

I'm not saying those spoons don't work but I've never tried them. To me its all about conference. I'd throw a swim jig or spinnerbait first.

Confidence for sure... I love swim jigs, and I'm getting to like frogs, but there are a lot of situations where I'll throw a spoon before anything else. Have used them forever and have a lot of confidence in them. Plus they're efficient. You can cover a lot more water than you can with a frog a lot of the time.

[Superduty]

Who says you can't combine a swim jig with a frog! I started playing with paddle tail toads on my swim jigs and have been pleasantly surprised at the results. Very good hook up percentage compared to a standard weedless toad. My son added his PB about a month ago burning one of these across emergent vegetation.

[IcePro]

Another spoon from the good old days.....Strike King Timber Spin

[Hawg]

I wasn't thinking Daredevils but even the weedless ones are tough to use in the heavy scum. Our bass are still up very shallow and protected. This is the weirdest year ever. The 3/4 oz Live Target frog works in pretty stiff wind for me.

[corncob]

The Barney spoons work well and a weighted soft plastic frog or other plastic is less affected by wind.

[RumRiverRat]

Hey everyone knows jaw breaker spoons do not work. Lets stop talking about them.

[RK]

Hey everyone knows jaw breaker spoons do not work. Lets stop talking about them.

Pretty sure I still have a dent in my skull from a friend's jawbreaker coming back at 100mph after a missed fish. Had my back turned and it nailed me right in the back of the head. Sounded like a Kirby Puckett line drive.

[frogtosser]

Ive caught some nice fish on Leech with jawbreakers.

[TKaai]

Try buzzing/burning a double willow blade spinnerbait instead or pull an unweighted soft plastic.