Frog Fishing

Topwater technique

A hollow-body, weedless frog walked and paused across the tops of vegetation and heavy cover.

Gear

How to fish the Frog Fishing

1. Cast the frog onto the mat or pad field.
2. Walk it in place and across open pockets with rod twitches.
3. Pause it in the holes and edges where bass ambush.
4. When a fish blows up, wait until you feel the weight.
5. Set hard and immediately pull the fish up and out.

Retrieve: Walk-and-pause across cover, slowing in pockets and holes; hesitate on the strike before setting.

Where it shines

Cover: grass, pads, wood; structure: matted grass, lily pads, laydowns; clarity: stained, clear.

When to use it

Best seasons: Summer, Fall

Best conditions: Summer Heat / Dog Days, Cloud Cover, Calm / Slick Conditions

When Bryan reaches for it: Over grass and pads in the warm months — bass absolutely destroy a frog here, and it is a client favorite.

Lakes where it works

Lake Travis · Lake Austin · Lake Buchanan · Lake LBJ · Inks Lake · Stillhouse Hollow · Lake Bastrop · Fayette County · Lake Falcon · Canyon Lake

Lures to throw

Hollow-Body Frog.

Common mistakes

• Setting the hook the instant it blows up instead of feeling weight
• Line too light to pull fish from cover
• Not tuning the frog to walk straight

Pro tips

• Count "one-thousand-one" after the blowup before you set
• Trim the legs and add rattles to tune the action

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