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I agree with the above advice as well, I still am not that confident in suspenders, but a rogue is pound for pound a really good jerkbait. I also use the Long A Pro suspender for longer casts, wider roll, and the XRAP for more action, but it takes practice, it is no doubt a skill that you need to take the time to learn, I hope to one day have more confidence with suspenders,but sometimes it is as simple as just finding the right depth....I would look at some videos or articles on why some jerkbaits work better in situations, and why some work better than others depending on water temps etc...Rogues and Bomber are $5 lures that have won tons of money on tours.... I don't buy alot of expensive suspenders since I don't think I would do any better with a Mebabass over a similar knock off, but some guys who love to fish them, can put on a 2 hour seminar of why and how and they tinker with every detail from angle of suspension, rate, etc... It looks easy, but it can be frustrating, it helps to fish with someone who is really good to help give you some tips, I have gained confidence after fishing with a few people over the years who were experts, but they put time in, lots of time to get that good.

Fishing is for fun, if you enjoy fishing new lures and baits every 10 minutes, then do what you enjoy. If you are in an area that holds fish, I would probably try to use something that is your go to lure or bait and then tinker with retrieve, weight color etc.... I carry tons of tackle but I use the same baits and lures....A weighted hook and a creature bait or swimbait or worm can cover water and also make a nice pitchiing bait if you toss on a senko or spider grub on if you see a clump of weeds etc...Always try topwater as well before leavign an area, sometimes they are looking up, sometimes down, but fish with what you enjoy. You could throw a spinnerbait all day and if fish are active, you will catch a few, and all it takes is 1 cast to have a great day.... The urge to change lures is a tough one. I try to plan ahead with a strategy and force myself to stick with it until I have exhausted at least a few good areas before I go to a totally different lure or presentation....It helps to have at least 2 casting rods and a spinning rod to be most efficient, but make sure you always take your time with knots...All about having fun and fishing a lure that is new is often fun, but I always start with the lures I know work well....Good Luck...

lees global is legit, depends what he has in stock, always changing....

I just picked up a bunch of swimbaits I thought were speed shad at the flea market worm bar, and they measured 4.5 inches roughly, and i was confused....All same colors as pictured, they just came in and boxes were new so lucky me....I thought maybe bass pro made a 4.5 all of a sudden that smelled different. I guess they are 4,75 instead of 4.8, I cant tell all the brands apart anymore, I just buy the soft ones that are straight.

C-rig is awesome from shore.....Brass weights often help...I like a straight shank worm hook that only has the small barbs on it that Gamakatsu makes..Since I cast them far and like heavy weights, thin wire works best, and easy to rig a straight tai worm perfectly straight which matters. I use Fluoro if around wood or rock for abrasion resistance but copoly is probably what I use most since I carry more of it when shore fishing than fluoro in lighter lb tests since hybrid 10 is really 16lb test...

Snagless Sally inline 3/8 ounce...not your normal inline spinner, awesome in weedly ponds and lakes, pricey but worth it..Hildebrant which I think is Wordens? I have a bunch but they are older, Terminator makes one as well but not as weedless from my experience, but I like bucktail this time of year....Chatterbait is a good choice as mentioned above. The Sally has weedguards...That helps, plus they make double blades, single, easy to change skirts, well worth the $7.99 price tag.

Comes through weeds better than other poppin style frogs imo, also like the skirt material, leg placement, texture, and that nose can make it chug, pop, walk, it won't take on water, and if it goes under, you should stick the fish..Snagproof makes good frogs, at least the ones I have fished. I plan on using the Poppin Phatie much more this year, I didn't try one until the end of last year but I grabbed a few for this year because I found out right away it can do things other popping frogs can't or are not designed to do...It comes through some heavy stuff where most poppin frogs are tough to fish, I like most frogs, but I hate when they get fouled up...This Frog is good and was well designed, awesome colors as well.

It is not like these companies are bagging their own plastics, some do like Producto, Net bait, I think Lunker City. Some may do the bagging or have a factory like DOA does, but usually the OEM does that for them...Zoom baits are less expensive than Strike King since Strike King Demands their baits be perfect in color, texture, no dents or bends, and packaged properly. They reject baits that look perfect for not having enough flake, where BPS or (Insert 90% of compnies here) will bag up some blemishes and that is how some sales for $1.00 Plastics happen, or buy 1 get one...Look at those trick worms compared to a pack you paid regular price for..many times you notice small dings and dents but who examines baits when fishing before rigging, usually you are in a rush to get back in the water..I just picked up some Dinger swimming sticks, and they were clearly seconds that were colored perfectly but to save Money, Yum Decided to put these twisted crooked tails in the bag, so that is why they are cheaper this year for most part....I will go back to the Swim Senko and Big BIte Cane Stick. Baits made overseas Like Berkley are almost always quality, but you pay based on what the market dictates. If GYB senko's stop selling, they will go down in price...Havoc baits work great and hard to beat for the price. Pit Boss is legit as they come. I am convinced that for certain techniques, the bait is nothing more than a hook holder to stay weedless. If you are punching a 1.5 ounce tungsten with a small creature bait and not getting bit, but you switch to 1oz and start doing well, I know that you could stick the cheapest cheapest bait on your lline and that would work on same hook, line and color. I would take a 6" curly tail worm rigged on the right hook, and straight, then a Culprit rigged with a hook that is too big, not straight etc...it is all about presentation, A Senko may work better than a Net Bait Salt Lick, but only if you put it in front of fish, on the right line and fall rate etc...The recipe is out there for a stick worm, it just depends on what you like, I have had days where I do better with a Dinger and I love that hook slot, but GYB has like 300 colors and sometimes I believe it is a different look that matters. Other worms cost more than GYB and it is like saying that the Lunker City sluggo is better than the Bass Assassin version etc...It all depends who is fishing it and how. A Classic was Won on Toho on a 6" Manns Hardnose worm with a Gator Tail..That worm was discontinued since nobody liked it, but it won a bassmaster classic and was all that was fished for 3 days...I believe it was black or purple. Another classic was one on a 6" Tomoto core BPS or Cabelas brand ribbon tail. Another on a home made tube. I have a friend who outfishes me every trip if precision pitching is necessary from long distances with a subtle entry..I could give him any bait I wanted, and he would catch more than I do because he can hit spots from long distances without hardly making a splash...At the end of the day, fish what you like and if you figure out the pattern, mood of fish, speed, depth, etc.....The person around active fish will do better than someone who is not around fish using a GYB senko...

I have been doing better with Smaller jigs this year so far, I really like the Strike King Bitsy Bug or bitsy Flip..For $1.99 it is hard to beat, they make them from 1/16 to 1/2, the Bitsy Flip has a heavyier hook, and I like to thin out the weedguard a bit for a better hookup, but lately the Fish have been finicky since the weather is warm then cold, and I find the trailer matters most especially for weeds....Bulky trailer for slower fall, match the action of the trailer to the action of the fish....If Inactive, use a trailer that is not too aggressive, but I have found over the years that fall rate from 1/4-1/8 and how slow you work it matters. Color also can make or break a day, but for Wood and weeds, these jigs do well, I only use Browns, Watermelon, black blue, black chart, and some days they love a blue saphire which I just discovered as I avoided bright jigs. Siebert Jigs is probably the best place for price, Quality, and choice...An arkie style jig head is probably the most versatile, but line tie is key, you can find articles but for Rock guys use Football, finesse-Ball head, stand up, Darter style, Weeds, Bullet shaped, narrow, it is all about the line tie angle... I find AT Jigs are tough to beat for the price and options for a retail brand, All Terrain makes good jigs for $2, and War Eagle makes an awesome finesse Flipping jig....I use Finesse until Summer but they come in 1/2 ounce, handle any cover, but for heavy weeds, hard to beat a pegged soft bait, Punch rig, but now they make punch jigs... 3/4 to 1 ounce Jigs need to be quality, I like the wire tie on the Siebert jigs, but I use any brand that has the right line tie and a 4/0 to 5/0 hook, but don't forget the Jig Rig which comes through anything, or make a modified swing jig on the water.... Rig a Culprit Incredicraw or Z Hog etc. on a 3/0-4/0 quality hook, add a small but strong split ring, then peg with a bobber stop a bullet weight of your choosing above it...If you want to eliminate the split ring, tie a loop knot, my buddy crimps on gremlin bull shots and it looks the same...Just careful nicking the line...Jigs are all preference and confidence, but you need to have lots of weights, fall rate is key, and often fish will only strike if you pop it like a real craw and kill it, drag and stop, or shake and lift...Sometimes a floating jig above bottom a few inches works great if you are fishing shorellines as it looks like a small bluegill hovering near a nest.. I never did well with Jigs until I started making casts into trees and bushes, places where I may not get the fish out, but if you don't get back in those spots, you are fishing used water if it looks good, often you need to get in their, and big fish will not move to chase a small jig, you can finesse a big Jig by using a spider grub as a trailer for bulk, and slowing the fall...Jig fishing is fun, you learn something new every trip. Generally you don't need expensive Jigs over $5 from my own experiences, or a skirt, you can just rig a spider grub on a brush style jighead....If you can find Tunsten head jigs they are great as the head is tiny, but I don't find a jig that costs $8 worth it since I loose lots of jigs on good days, and plenty on bad days.....Hope that helps, you tube has videos of how to pick styles, Arkie is the most popular for longest time in brown...Lots of guys fish only brown arkie jigs and do well....

I like chucking spinnerbaits right up on the bank as well, and then figuring out where they are on the break line and then going parrallel to where the bigger fish are staging..If you find the males in shallow water you know you have big fish near by, windy days are the only time I really use them. I like to fish down wind if I find a good area since fish usually are facing the direction of the wind, so if you burn it over them from Behind, I find you often get some better fish or fish you missed by fishing upwind..I do the same with Traps...Sometimes direction makes alot of difference, some days it doesn't seem to matter, but always worth a try if you know where the fish are located, knowing their position helps figure out how they would ambush if active, or strike if not....I read that years ago and the analogy was "If someone throws a ball at you and you see it last minute out of the corner of your eye, then you will automatically try to catch the ball or block it...Bass do the same thing if something comes from behind them that could be a threat." when it works it seems to get bigger bites, but less if fish are not active, if feeding they will hit either way imo...I also like to put them on the bank in inches of water and find the break and then go parallel, but often the best fishing is in the inner weedline in super shallow water and a spinnerbait works better than most people think...They will often chase it from far away.

buy what is on sale...but I like to use a Single Colorodo blade in 3/8 for most of my fishing in stained water with a hammered blade and I get one in gold and one in silver, for skirt color, I only use orange and reds in spring, then either white or chart rest of year, I use the trailer to fix color but you can replace skirts and it is cheap, often removing them works well anyhow but overall stained water- Hammered blade, single Colorodo for thump works well, maybe a black on black...I like a gold and white combo for some reason on cloudy days, and silver on sunny, and I like 1/8-3/8 and fish spinnerbaits Jimmy Houston style meaning at the depth where I barely can see them....I fish Tandems as well but keep it simple, Double Willow, willow colorodo, whatever is on sale.... I use the snagless Sally inline spinnerbaits which I like in grass as they come through easy, but another good one is the Drum Roller by Worden's that comes with the Z man Diezel minnow, brass frame, short arm and you can change the blade...Only a few bucks and is great in ponds...I think I use Bass Pro brand the most, but I have used all the brands mentioned and all are good. Terminator are worth it if you find them for $5...$10 is crazy to me...blades fly off at times and they bend like any other brand if a bowphin grabs it..

It skips really well and lands nicely, I agree that it may not generate more strikes than a frog but if the color and size is right and bluegills are bedding, it can't hurt, plus I find skirts can get in the way at times, so that is a plus, and I feel they made it smaller than you would think for hook ups and quiet landing. If it becomes to long it is like the Boze ZZ walker where it is truly a miracle if you can hook 1/4 fish since it has 3" of plastic behind the hooks and in front of it...Fish spit it out before placing it in their mouth right, I find with the big Spro Frog you have to give them a few extra seconds for them to spin it or take it in, but I remove Skirts and put in rattles on frogs and it helps.... We all are guilty of overthinking lures, but that is what makes Bass Fishing Fun. I feel for $12 I like what I saw, Trokar hooks, nice colors that matter in clear water,and it does have a unique action different than any frog, still curious to see how it works today since bass are on the prowl and I am sure they are feeding near the bank where that will skip nicely...Just not sure I want to use it at this time of year to find out hook ups are bad. Live Target frogs are great so I am sure they tested them out, the mouse is also great, but it needs modifications for sure, if you don't bend those hooks you stick the skin more than the fish, but once fixed you stick most fish. I don't want to bend these trokars...They are sturdy and look like they will be ok as far as not working against each other like older frogs. I noticed Booyah fixed the hooks and made the bodies firmer this year..at least the new colors...Not that that frog really needed fixing, but I like the harder body anyhow so glad they have a smoke color... I still want a Molix Beetle after losing mine on my first cast...I love how that looks...Dicks has them for same price, and for night fishing a weedless jitterbug sounds good and the mouth cant fall off this one..

your reel just won an Icast Award and also ranked number 1 in Bass Fishin Magazine, and In Fisherman magazine on Long Island did a review on all their stuff....They sell Abu and Daiwa as well, 4 guys from Syracuse NY started that company 2 years ago...all those specs are 100% legit...Compare to higher end reels...My brother is a guide on Long Island For Stripers and he was given one as a sample since Eposeidon has been everywhere pushing their stuff...Their $30 5000 series spinning reel was as smooth and lighter than my Penn or Quantum PT Blu....I plan oon buying their new rods and a few casting reels after doing my homework, I bet it feels familiar and light...Nice purchase, enjoy, they honor warranties as well, good honest people bringing jobs to America...How rare...

I believe Triple Fish Makes the Camo line for Hi Seas, I know they make it for Cortland which is a copoly, but I use the Triple Fish Camo colored copoly 18lb and 16lb test armor tough line for pitching jigs etc.. I find that the blue, Green, and Brown stripes blend into the tanic Florida water really well, I think a few companies are making Camo line now, that Cortland line in BPS is super expensive..I have heard good reviews on all the High Seas Line, it seems to becoming popular this year or maybe I was not paying attention but I see they have a nice selection...If you can find Triple Fish Camo line, I would buy it, I love that stuff, 4 bucks for 400 yards....The package next to it at the store and same line is $20....

If flipping wood or rock, any structure that is abrasive....Fluorcabon is much more abrasion resistant than Braid or Mono...Some Copolys are ok if they are coated with Fluoro, but a good 25lb Fluoro leader on 50lb braid that is any length is my choice if flipping shorelines with branches, most fluoro 25lb test is 18lb diameter, 20 is 15 now...And it is strong, leader material is stiffer and better than just pulling off some Red label from a spool of casting line....Leader is stiff and knots hold well, swivels are ok for flipping, if you worry about knots, just go improved clinch with Fluoro and you are good, but I usually go straight braid as often as possible but watch it after each fish, and if fishing certain weeds it can be loud rubbing against the stalks etc..Braid also drives me nuts as it sticks to wood etc...You can punch straight 25lb Fluoro and you don't need the most expensive brands anymore...I use Vanish, Abrasix, P-Line, but if leader I use leader not line when flipping. From My experience Triple Fish Fluorocarbon Leader is the best and strongest...it turns black if you light it, priced right as it is OEM line made in Germany and based in Florida, so it is super popular down here especially for Big Snook and Grouper....30lb Triple Fish will pull in a Tree, and is the most abrasion resistant leader I have ever used...I buy it for leader on all spinning rods, and most casting set ups with braid, I go 12,17,20,25,30....20 will usually hold up to anything and you can flip a jig into bushes and be sloppy and that line is like wire, only 100% fluorocarbon so it is strong, sinks, and knots hold up really well....For Flipping, I either go all Braid, all Fluoro, since I like one knot in a perfect world, but if I am worried about a knot failing, then I only tie a 2 foot leader or tie it to a swivel...I trust an improved Clinch on a swivel if on a boat and fishing water with big fish and lots of sharp wood etc. around...

check out the gander mountain guide series rods on sale for half off right now...Nice rods for $100, great for $40....BPS still has the Carbonlight rod and Pro Q casting reel for 129.. good deal...

I have a gift card as well I can't seem to use but have been on the fence with the Browning Superlight that was 79 and still is I believe, Same specs as the Carbonlight, but I also liked the 59 Browning midas but couldnt find any reviews on them..They felt great, had nice specs, but I just felt like it was not really a 100 dollar reel to begin with...The Superlight feels nice... Lews are tough to beat especially with the new models priced so competitive...Great reels that feel much better than the price tag says they should...

Skip tubes, Bitsy Bug Jigs, Underspins...Road runners, grubs...often they are tight to cover or in wood which warms fist, so skipping back to undercut banks in trees is often necessary and tubes, small jigs, and compact baits skip well or any bait that falls slow and can be fished at all depths and work well slow...So many good articles on this site for cold water fishing...Guys do well with rattle traps as mentioned, and Swim Jigs etc...Suspending Jerkbaits are always a good options, but don't forget a simple Lizard or 4-6" ribbon Tail or curly tail worm on a split shot rig...

I have been accumulating rods from the time I was young, so I just have way too many, but I keep buying a new rod or 2 each year when I find a deal on a lighter rod that is maybe a new size etc... I have been buying Gander mountain Rods the last 2 years and love them...I buy the $100-$120 versions on sales for $40, and I think the New Green ones are on sale right now...I am a sucker for Combos as well...I found that Lews white Combo earlier this year for $79 in a heavy action, so I sold the rod and kept the reel since I found an HMG flipping stick for $60 I had to buy... The Berkley Lighting Rods are good quality for the price, so are the Dicks field and stream rods when on sale, BPS Extreme have been great to me for over 15 years, Bionic Blade is good as well on sale...I love the Gander rods, light and strong, I picked up a deal last year on the trade in and walked out with a rod that I liked over the *** for $30, super light, and so far I love it...Tackle Warehouse also has deals super low at times on high end rods that are often hard to find...I picked up a Team Daiwa 6' Med Heavy baitcaster for jerkbaits, skipping baits that I love at something like half off....You can google best new bass Rods under 100 bucks anbd all major magazines and bloggers make lists which help.. Bassin Magazine just rated the Kast King Stealth baitcaster best Buy and best new technology out of 10 reels this year and they also had a rod that was rated above a few expensive versions. With all the awards they are winning, Reviews, and the fact they also sell Abu Garcia and Daiwa reels on their site and are an authorized dealer, 3 year warranty, tough to beat that company right now....Bringing Jobs to Long Island, More than *** has brought to Florida but In Fisherman has been raving about all their products and that is a legit magazine on Long Island...I like how they started the company..4 Kids graduating from Syracuse Did a project on how to make high end fishing gear affordable, and now they bagged Icast, and several other top awards, you tube breakdowns, and they hand out samples....The specs for Eposeidon are accurate online, and they are very knowledgeable when you call them...I plan on getting some of their carbon fiber rods for under $60 when I visit NY in the Spring....Good to always update technology when on sale, and companies like *** are making quality gear at good prices as well..the Candy Apple series is ok, but the Blackout rods are top rated for 79 plus they do many House brands, so is Eposeidon recently....Check them out for sure..you can get rods for $50 and under that are top quality....

Overstock still has the big Ika which is not the fat version in both 4 and 5" and the 2.99 sale for GYB baits may still be going on, I have not been on their in a bit....But they had over 30 colors left and most good... I have never fished them on an open hook, but I Would think they would need a Wide Gap Jighead or hook, maybe just nose hook it with a 1/0 circle hook or something similar..I usually fish it skirt up like a regular tube, but I stopped using them in the past year for no good reason...I always liked that bait in all sizes...Overstock should have them hopefully, at most they will be $5 for Fat Ika or Big Ika, and then all the other GYB baits...I always look for sales on that site for GYB grubs and baits I can't Afford...They seem to be better than the Damiki version and do have a nice horizontal fall which is unique...GYB makes good baits..Good luck. For a hook I would go with a straight Shank like you mentioned to avoid line twisting...An Oshanassy would work well on the larger big ika which is not as fat as the fat IKa..same as a 6" SENKO in diameter...I rig em weedless on a 4/0? EWG mustad weighted hook, or regular offset round bend etc..I would think a Ball Style Jighead would be good open as well, they work good when swimming them, I saw a guy win a tournament slow rolling them above the bottom with an unpegged weight and bead.... Glad you mentioned them...This is the time of year I should be using them...They cast a mile and were always a sure thing if fish were in the area for most part...

uThe ones that are Megabass Clones and say Floating, are actually suspenders...And I have to say...The paint and action is much better than a Luck E Strike and If I fished suspenders more I would probably use them as my first choice over many premium brands....I was hoping they would be a floater in that shape, but I have been impressed with all Academy Hard baits....More than any other house brand, what you get for $3 is impressive especially compared to other similar priced baits...They make a wake bait that has great colors, good hooks, loud one knocker...and the Pistol Minnow is a good Gunfish alternative for a few bucks so you can take more chances...The Frogs are quality as well, I just sharpen the hooks but they offer great colors for under $5 each online, 25 free overnight shipping blows my mind..Good Hooks, Walkers, Lipless, Cranks...I have yet to buy anything from Academy I don't like...I hope they come to Tampa Soon, BPS is a different world.... I would buy a few jerkbaits, I think the other model suspends deeper in the 8' range, but I like the site as everyone leaves reviews that are helpful...Normally I would say a Rogue or Long A suspender is the best value, but I can't say that my Spro Jerkbaits and other high end are any better to be 100% honest...They are better than the Luck E strike in paint, components that won't fail, and I would be confident fishing them for sure...They have a few color patterns that are rare to find in high price lures...I love that place, I won't go there in person out of fear of the bait monkey....

I threw it tonight while walking my dog in a pond that is pretty good, and you are right, the action is really good, I was only hitting shorelines with light grass which it handled well, easy to cast, and it took on some water buy I squeeze em every few casts as I look around out of habit I guess....It does have an erratic Jump which comes if you walk it like a normal hollow belly as this glides as mentioned...It received attention but both Fish were really shallow and both seemed to just be swiping at it so I never took a swing...I plan on using it again...I like the action, you can do some different things with it, I am still wondering about how they hold it and how the shape is with hook sets..I don't see it a problem.... I was throwing the smaller model, it landed well and I think it will be a fun lure to fish and a new tool. I like the colors and the profile is a dead match for many panfish in the lakes and ponds in my area...I am curious to find out if the fish were only swiping because they were protecting a nest, small, or maybe I was working it too fast as It walks amazing with the arch and does the death kick that dying baitfish give off...I wonder if that is built in? Anyone else notice it will do almost a 360 kick out in mid stride? Not sure I will buy more unless I notice a big difference from a frog, but then again, only 2 bucks more at Dicks...

I have been having more luck on this bait than my usual Spawn soft baits...Lizards, Swim Senko, Gambler Creatures and of course the Culprit Fat Max and Z Man Floating FInesse worms...The Jackal Dart Hog above is different, more like a brush hog, this bait is something I never really used until now,but I am amazed at how far I can cast it, and I can get it to go 6' under a dock with only a 1/8 ounce weight and a nail.... If you swim it slowly with a pumping action, it has a natural look of a large shad or water dog swimming, I never had luck rigging it like a Senko...But it sinks erratic, fast, and you can work it like a fluke, topwater, and it reminds me of the Lake Fork Creature which is popular on some Florida Lakes, only without the Paddles on the two feet....I think Wave Worm made a worm from the same Mold called the Tiki Monkey, I want to get some in different colors as I received a case that were seconds and were in a salt and pepper color which works awesome with some chart tips, or on back of a swim jig... I have tried the Jackal Dart hog above which has glass tips and is very compact but I don't se it as any more productive than a Gambler Y Not, Baby Brush Hog etc....I plan on MJ riggging the back this weekend to get a nice wake and flash on the fall, but hopefully I can find some in a darker color...I think these were cheap, although Chomper's soft baits run in the same range as GYB baits except some grubs....I am not fan of their stick worm, it is very hard compared to the rest, like the Sizmic Shad, but they do make some good flipping grubs, and this bait if you lift and let glide with a weighted 1/8 4/0 hook, and nail weight to get a super weedless rage rig that slides through anything and gets through Mats where a Large Creature will not...I am sure some company still has them left, I get why they look gimmicky but I have not picked up a different bait in the last few trips and it has become my go to pitching and slow rolling soft bait....I guess I can dye them....Just need some dark shades for stained water trips....

I need to look up the price of the Storm Frog...It may be a different material...The Terminator frog is known for the shape of the weight on the bottom, it is a long 3 sided weight instead of round...It is also harder than a Live Target or Booyah, but firm similar to say an Ish Phat Frog, or Pefect Frog...The Terminator frog is big, compresses nicely, does not take on water, and it walks really well....I am looking forward to using it, I picked up the same color as you did since I like Yellow on top so I can see it, and then I grabbed that White Ghost color they had...I do wonder about the hook up ratio, but odds are it will be fine, I remember I liked how it landed and was very easy to fish... I need to look up the storm frog...I am surprised I have not seen it yet, I want to see what size it is etc... This is the only Storm Frog I was aware of... https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRodZSZfL2USDgux6RGyKBPPnEJ9M1oyI4ym3TosfF-kTUJ3-Qvtw Rapala is smart using Storm as another brand to get their new frog marketed under...Storm and Terminator both have good reps but have not been known for Frogs....Storm has had some good lures lately, at least the Rockin Shad has been good...

I was wondering if anyone else has ever fished this bait? It came out roughly 3 years ago, and was Sold in Bass Pro for a year, and then it seemed to vanish..I know Jackal came out with a bait called the Dart Hog, but it is a different design and action, but this is a bait that is really good. I am surprised it never took off. I have been using it again this year and it is really an awesome bait.Kind of like that Lake Fork Creature that looks like nothing, but just works really well...I use this bait as a Pitching bait mainly but also like to slowly swim it or work it under the surface but this time of year it is great since you can add nails, take off arms for a smaller stick worm, and it weighs probably close to 3/4 ounce without any weight so 1/4 oz can put it anywhere you want and it has awesome action... Anyone else ever throw this bait and like it? I had picked up a bunch of them thinking I would wacky rig but they have become one of my go to creature baits...Just curious, I bet if Zoom put this out it would be popular or any other company...