The topwater frog is a soft bodied weedless lure designed to be dragged right through the middle of grass fields, weedbeds, and floating vegetation (the most likely places to find real frogs). They're useful in many of the same situations as weedless spoons, but are so lightweight that you can fish them much slower, or just let them sit still on top of the thinnest lily or algae mat as you tease a hidden lunker to the breaking point.
Frogs tend to be most productive fished across the top of pad fields on sunny days when the lure's silhouette is most pronounced. Bass will be holding tight to the ceiling of the heavy weed canopy, enjoying the shade and cooler water. When a frog is scuttled overhead, it disrupts the bass's territory. Fish the lure with a steady retrieve so a bass can easily track it to mark his strike. Also try slow, jerky retrieves, allowing the frog to pause and twitch in the holes between pads.
When you get a strike on a frog, first reel down and wait to really feel the fish on the line, then set the hook hard. The hooks on a frog are so well protected that it's easy to pull the lure right out of the fish's mouth if you hurry.
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