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Do you rig the tail horizontal or vertical on your swimjigs?

Found some Rapala lure in South African bait fish colors. Bought DT6 in Vlei kurper ( banded tilapia) and. Xrap in 3 spot barb minnow. Also picked up my first KVD 1.5 along with some KVD elite trebles, Owner dropshot hooks, InvisX flouro and PP super slick.

I use the quick grip sinkers and just take it of and put it in my pocket. It only takes a second to re rig it when I need to.

Yes, I have the hookeye coming out in the tail and the point near the head. I will try to get a picture up for you if when I get to my tackle again.

Both my sons have been fishing cherry woods for the last 2 years. Both rods 7m spinning and 6.6 m casting has landed numerous fish and have taken all the abuse a teen and per teen can dish out. Not the most sensitive rods ever but good for the money.

Try reverse rigging one with a neko sinker in the nose. Hop it like a bottom feeding minnow and hold on. Don't tell your club buddies anything more than " caught them on fluke"

My only weakness is the size of my purse.

I haven't seen the smaller ones yet but I will definitely give them a try. I need to experiment with the Jika rig to.

I like the fighting frog for pitching. If you look closely there are small eyes on the top. I rig with the shallow groove on top. The legs do flutter but imo has less thump than a rage/paca craw.

I have rods from 5.6 up to 7.6 and fish them all. I like shorter rods for walking baits and jerkbaits and currently need to decide between a 7.6 and 7.11 for a deep cranking rod. It is all just tools and while one size might be able to handle anything, why compromise if you dont need to?

I took the owner of my local shop bassing. The photo of him holding his PB on my boat covers a large shop window. Needless to say I get consulted when he orders lures and he has helped me out many times by special ordering stuff for me and charging me at cost.

We have a summer Christmas but my gift to Dad from Dad was a Chronarch 50e and Cumara 7.2 mhxf.

I'm fortunate to have a variety of local reservoirs to fish. This means that I constantly have to adapt my fishing style to suit different waters. My tournament circuits also try to fish the same water during different seasons every year. This means that consistency is dependent on versatility and I often have to put down my frogs and spinnerbaits and go deep cranking or drowning a trick worm an a shakey head. I don't think I'm versatile enough at the moment to be angler of the year but my fishing is a work in progress and the day I stop learning and adapting will be on my burial.

I would love to have your problem.

Sorry for not replying sooner. I'm in South Africa and it seems as if there is a 2/3 week period in early autumn when my local lakes have a real frog frenzy. Of course you can catch them on other stuff at the same time but why? As to frog in winter I always have one tied on and if I feel the fish may have moved into the weeds I will work it very slowly. It gave me big bass honors in a club tournament in July last year which is our coldest month.

I received my fist rod& reel foe my 5th birthday and had been fishing enough before then to nag my parents into my own gear. I bought my first lures the next day. A yellow and red Crazy Crawler and a Heddon Meadow Mouse. Sure wish I still had the mouse, caught a 3 pounder first cast and never lost my love for topwater since.

Those are the ones. Not to many people use them in my area so I'm doing quite well on them.

I always use a trailer hook. I have tried various trailer but usually go without.

Another vote for the purple one. Nice work.

I use 40lb braid to rip spinnerbaits through grass beds.

Down here in the southern hemisphere we are just entering autumn. I'm looking forward to cooler temps and a big frogging frenzy on my favorite waters.

Frogger. I like that. I just got some Fighting frogs for flipping/ pitching. Just need a finesse froggy for dropshot and I will be the Compleat Frogger!

Is there a category for frog fisherman?

I have used both JJ's and Megastrike before joining BR. Nothing I have learned since has convinced me to try anything else. I often dip the tail of a Megastrike covered plastic in JJ's to get the highlight or contrast that I want. I feel the dye attracts bites and the Megastrike makes them hold on longer.

Lots of water, dried fruit to snack on and a toasted bacon& egg sandwich or two. In winter substitute a thermos of coffee for some of the waters and I will usually eat twice as much.