this is an area of Bass fishing I haven't tried much of but would like to. Anybody have any tips/advice for a newbie frogger? How should they be fished??

Froggin' is one of the most exciting bass fishing techniques to ever come along. Hardly any fishing experience is more heart stopping than a big sow smashing a topwater frog. I first started frog fishing a few years ago...and I'll be honest...my success with them was lackluster. More times than not, a fish would take the frog, but I would come up empty handed. Since then I have picked up some fine tips along the way, and now my success with frogs has increased ten fold. Here are some things to consider:

     1. Give the fish time to eat the frog. Everyone will tell you this...I got sick of hearing it. Now for some tips that I discovered
         that will allow tip number one to actually work!
   
     2. Spread the hook points slightly out from the frogs body. It will still be totally weedless...but will have a much better "bite".

     3. Use braided line. The lack of stretch will help you tremendously.(I like a mono leader)

     4. Put the frog where it was designed to go...into the thick stuff. I have YET to lose a frog due to a snag!

     5. Fish them early in the morning...or late in the evening...they really shine in low light conditions.

Just for giggles...here are some "frog fish" I've picked off this season:

Thanks so much for the tips!! What style do you like most? Hollow body, popper, or a bit of everything? Also what about retrieve?

I have a bunch of different styles of frogs...but the one that's catching the fish is the Booyah Pad Crasher. No set in stone retrieve...just experiment...the fish will let you know when you've got it right!

I'm gonna look into. Thanks again!!

one more thing to try.....

Cut about one-half inch to an inch off of one of the legs. This will cause the frog to move in a "walk the dog" fashion. This seems to work well towards the end of froggin season, when the bass get "frog shy".

I haven't had any success with frogs yet but haven't fished them very much either. I'm glad to see these hints- maybe they'll up my percentage. Wait, what WOULDN'T??
BTW Mo, I thought you liked fishing? Sure couldn't tell it by your expression. The best is you look a little LESS grumpy in some of your pictures!! ;-)

maybe it is the effort of taking his own picture and hold the fish also. But he did get good pictures of the fish.

He absolutely did!

You can toss frogs in some pretty nasty stuff, that's what makes them so great. just make sure you have at least 20 pound braid.

Open water frogging is nice with a rod that has a little flex so you can walk the dog. A med/hvy moderate is nice. I like that for buzz frogs too. 17lb mono seems to be the ticket for that, but your mileage will vary. I do sometimes throw buzz frogs on 50lb braid though too.  I mostly throw floating frogs back into the trash, so I throw them on 65lb braid spooled on a flipping stick. I've pulled bass to about 8 lbs from 70 feet further back than I could get my boat... and that's crashing it into the brush to try and get back there.

a lot of the "hollow body" frogs that are out there have a problem with sinking. it's hard to work the bait slow from lily pad to pad. i have found a simple fix that keeps the frogs floating. you can go to wal-mart and get bean bag fill. ( little styro-foam balls) stuff the frog (from where the hook exits the body) half full. the beads move easily in the frog when you get a hit AND the frog floats! i have found a lot of my bites come from resting the frog right at the edge of a pad...good luck