frogflogger

In every neck of the woods I've been in any snake under 20" or so is bass food. Bass eat snakes pretty regularly Doug Hannon's snake works for some folks - I tried them once or twice but they were a bit more work than delongs and big mommas which are pretty snaky and at times they are deadly but the frog usually beats them.

Once caught 7 undersize muskies in one day on one -

I throw frogs and spooks a lot - frogs are just more versatile and the more you throw frogs the better your hook-up percentage will become.

A good lure for a body of water like that would be a swimming worm - just a plastic worm rigged slightly crooked on a single hook with a swivel a foot or so above it - that will allow it to rotate when slowly reeled just under the surface - the jumping fish are probably not bass.

If the rig feels good to you - it is.

It was our line of choice for years, casts good and of course you check for nicks and abrasions as you would any line - you can afford to retie often with this line.

I fish mostly in the midday hours - been using various top waters for many years - mostly frogs now - mid day is as good as any for big fish on top. Mostly it's a confidence thing.

They don't work well or you would see them used more - it's been tried many times over the years.

optimum double diamond is the most effective for me

optimum double diamond is my favorite trailer for swim jigs and chatterbaits - they are a very well designed lure

A pro friend uses braid on a 7' H or MH - for myself I've always used mono - they are very versatile as to where you can fish them - over weeds, in timber, rocky points, deep, shallow - the 1/8 oz. is a killer on river smallies.

drop shot

tackle tour review couldn't find much difference in performance between the two.

change frogs - if you're in the miami area with pads and wind use a furbit - a fragile frustrating bait that slays them in those conditions - also if you threw a frog for 8 hrs. without a strike throw it for 9hrs. Frogs are effective until the wind is blowing the lily pads up into a curl - then it's spinner bait time. Also there are mice with spinners and the boze zz walker to name a few good change up baits when the conventional frog isn't working.

Last month I fished with two old friends who use live bait - one used night crawlers the other minnows. I threw a ned rig - my rig outfished them 10 to 1. I was covering more water and a wider depth range - that said there are days when the live bait guy is going to be much more successful.

Research Ned Kehde's blog at in-fisherman.

Ugly sticks are perfectly good fishing rods - tough, durable and I've killed a cottonmouth or two with them in close quarters.

Check out the ned rig - ned kehde's blog at in-fisherman - guarantee you will catch fish - maybe more than more experienced anglers. It doesn't require anything other than inexpensive light to med spinning outfit, a handful of jigheads and some cut down stick baits. That's the rig I start children/and beginners out with - it is fool proof. It has saved many a day whilst I was guiding.

I'm plum overwhelmed -

I crank the drag on my ardents and others down tight as I can - 50# sufix performance braid - still slips just a bit - but I use a powerful sweep with frogs.

Those fish are probably very smart/ high-pressured - try a swimming worm - one that swims in wide spiral - old trick for super clear water with visible fish - it might work.

Works everywhere - it's caught fish all over the world

That'll be a good rig for you - but, I'm a big fan of 832 for most anything but frogging - the sufix performance braid will do you better - the 832 sinks faster - you can still use it but the performance braid will lay on the surface better.

Yep - it'll do.

I've taught fishing and casting to many many folks and I always stress before you can be successful you must learn to manage your line, be it fly, spin or revolving spool.