frogflogger

you can make good hooksets and another site on 8# if you're not in heavy brush or cover -

ned rig shines for a finesse presentation in this situation

light for clear - dark for dingy

A d**n good fisherman who doesn't like getting run over by another boat - just fished with a pro in Florida who said Ish got the wrong end of that deal - he wasn't at fault in the accident but could have kept his temper under control better.

Same as frogs, anytime water is in 60's or above - although I've caught them in the 50's at times on both lures. Sometimes it is a long spell between bites at the lower temps.

While I always size the tube to the tip dia. when building a rod. I carry over size tip guides in my tackle box with a cement stick for emergency repairs - an over sized tube is no big deal the cement fills the gap, that way I don't have to carry different sizes.

Just fished okeechobee - flipped with braid but switched to flouro for swimbaits and senkos - my partner stayed with braid on everything - the fluoro was getting bit about 5 to 1 with swimbaits and senkos. flipping we saw no difference

I've been trying sebile clips high quality - small and difficult to use. Only use snaps on cranks so I just leave them on and retye.

Some say with light line and long cast they can get a wart to 11' - I use to troll them to get that and a little more

Many really good successful fishermen I know use med. lt. spinning outfits and regularly catch bass over 5lbs - they aren't yanking them out of heavy cover with those rigs - your rod power should reflect the type of water you are fishing.

I bought the Ardent 1000's when they came out - I was guiding in the everglades and did a lot of frog fishing - 10 yrs or so down the road the reels still cast a long way and have held up to grinding countless bass out of pads and weeds - I'm not affiliated with the company in any way - I did call them and talked to their engineer about the drags not being strong enough - I sent the reels back to them and they got the drags up so they were good frog reels. I now use them with 10 and 12# fluoro for throwing cranks and such - they still cast as far or farther than any of my other reels. I was sorry to here about them building some models in china - but on a recent visit south a couple of really good sticks were happy with the new Apex. I do clean and oil my reels every 6 months or so but that's all I've done for them.

White senkos fished on top of lily pads and grass - let it settle in holes, most strikes come when it is near or on the surface.

One of my early mentors in the guide game told me if the clients are catching fish and laughing you've done your job. You're being paid to share and teach something you love, if you don't love it you're in the wrong job. For myself it was a treat to watch a father and son who got to spend very little time together in their lives, catch fish and laugh and high five each other. Even with the long hours I felt lucky and privileged.

I never fished except to show a technique - frog fishing in particular, if they were rookies, I would show them the cast and retrieve then let them have at it. After that I would suggest different cadences if needed.

I like them but Demon Lures paints a knock off that has been very effective for me.

It was very hard work, but rewarding in many ways. When I had a website it stipulated no fish (bass) no pay - many of my clients weren't very proficient fishermen - I carried a few good quality spin cast rigs and with the aid of senkos (actually bps stik-os) even the most inept were able to catch a few. After a short instructional session I never had to resort to casting or setting the hook for them. If they could use a baitcaster it was great fun to introduce them to the thrills of frog fishing. I watched many anglers from all over catch their pb on a frog. Many good friends and memories from those days - but I don't miss the long hot days and hours of prep and maintenance.

bass fishing - primarily in the everglades - I also guided fly fishermen for bonefish and that was not the case, too iffy a fish and very hard work poling a boat all day.

Should be a great setup.

No fish no pay was my rule for near 20 yrs.

I don't know if there is science to back this up - but in my 5+ decades of bass fishing it has been true for me and many of my friends - "Dr. Pepper time" we always called it. Talking about big fish not numbers.

Oh so many times -

I don't see catch and release as a "blood sport" Releasing a fish quickly without messing with it's slime coat is miles a way from bouncing it all over a boat deck. I've caught the same ten lb. bass out of my pond countless times - released her and let her go her way. In the keys we guided anglers to bonefish and tarpon that had been caught and released unharmed year after year - granted if they had their druthers they would'nt be hooked - but catch and release has improved fisheries all over this country - in salt and freshwater. If you do gut hook a fish - eat it -

sometimes I drop down to 1/0 or 1 hook size to get things just right - they still stick big fish.

Boze zz walker is on sale at tw - they are killer walking baits that go where the frog goes.

Frogs catch bass on many different retrieves - don't sweat walking it too much - keep heaving them and it'll come together and you'll catch some big ones just chugging along.