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[bigt89]

hello guys, i just got a spros bronzeeye frog in natural green. also got the powell max from rod with 65# pp braid on a curado 201.

i just took it out last night with o luck at the usual lake.

i watched the video on here how to walk a spro frog and it said its very easy. i will probabl ykick my self in the butt if i find out it was very easy and i was missing something so simple. and i could not get it to walk side to side. i pointed the rod tip down. (im on land if this means anything) did the twitching and up and down wont move side to side. can some one please help me with what i have to do or what i could be doign wrong? reall yappreciate it. also i just took the frog out of the package and put it on. i hope i can figure this out an dpactice up in my bak pond before i head out tonight.

[bigt89]

just tryed again and keeping the tip low and twitching does not a think all twitching with tip low does is move the slack in line

[Skeet22]

Trim 3/4 of an inch off both legs and cut on an angle with the points to the outside. You have to twitch the rod tip pretty fast leaving slack in the line. Takes a little practice but fairly easy.

[bigt89]

trimmed about an inch of and still not easier getting it a little butwhen i twitch it the tip just keeps going in the water and the line still moves but dont do nothing to the frog unless i make a fast agreesive snap then it jumps out of water sometimes

[bigt89]

more i throw it seems liek its getting a lil bit closer but still just swimming straight. am i supposed to be reeling while im doign this or what?

[Skeet22]

Yes you have to reel up the excess slack slowly but not so fast that you take all the slack out of the line.

[bigt89]

still cant get it to walk starting to get on my nerves literally feels liek you needs a 3 or 4 foot pole the tip keeps hittign th ewater and all it does is move the slack in line dont make the frog move at all

[craww]

This might sound strange, but I picked this up somewhere years ago and it works...Trim one leg 1/2-3/4" or so shorter than the other. I was having the same issue, it would walk outta the package but the nose just wanted to come up too much. Again I cant tell you why, but Ive done this with a half dozen spros and it works.

[Bass_Fanatic]

Timing is everything. Once you get it to make its first turn, then you have to time it out just right to where you work the slack line right before you the frog comes to a stop. Once the frog comes to a stop, then you have to work to get it to start walking again. Once you figure it out, it becomes second nature, but you have to have the right cadence.

[bigt89]

i hope i get this down sometime soon i even read an artical saying you should take half of th elegs on each side and just cut them off.

[Bassego]

I had a terrible time trying to walk the frog with my spro frog too. I ended up throwing my heddon spook jr. until i got the motion down for walking the dog. This will help you get the rhythm down and imo this is the hardest part.

Hope this helps.

[Bair]

The stroke for the frog is shorter than that for a spook and quicker. Be sure there is slack line too.

[Bass Dude]

The stroke for the frog is shorter than that for a spook and quicker. Be sure there is slack line too.

X2---the most important thing is to keep the slack in the line. Use quick pops of your rod tip and get it to the point where when you pop your rod your just tightening up the slack and pulling the bait slightly. It's hard to explain, but I hope this helps.

Also....trim the legs.

Go on the Spro website, they have videos of Rojas giving tips on fishing it.

[Mike L]

Timing is everything. Once you get it to make its first turn, then you have to time it out just right to where you work the slack line right before you the frog comes to a stop. Once the frog comes to a stop, then you have to work to get it to start walking again. Once you figure it out, it becomes second nature, but you have to have the right cadence.

Thats it
The key for me is once the cadence starts don't stop. Keep it going with slack in your line.
Keep doing it, you'll get it.

Mike

[bigt89]

ill try to trim so more tomorrow. its still hard all it wants to do is go straight even with 1" trimmed off. i get it to swim to the side once ot twice on a hard fast jerk then it stops. im goign to assume this i sluck but i have had 2 or 3 bass jump on the frog got 1 in the other 2 i missed. not sure how long you have to wait until you set hook. was told by one person locally count to 5 then set it and read soem were else set hook as soon as you feel the weight but missed em both. i had my dad grab me a green rain forest or what ever that rainforest color is while he was at cabelas