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I like the colors of the spro frogs better than the mad maxx's. The only thing is the spros seem to take on water pretty bad. I tried caulking the hook hole and then cutting a slit on top of the frog, which worked good for a while, but now the slit has grown bigger and the frogs sink like rocks. Anyway, have any of you tried to drill a small hole in the back of the frog in the area where the drain is located on the mad maxx? I saw this on youtube and the guy says it works really well. Thoughts?

Sure they work. They are a fairly decent imitation of bullheads, which are common in just about all bass waters.

I've only fished the shad but it's one of the best topwaters I have ever fished.

So far green pumpkin and white have been the best ones for me.

The shad is one of the best topwater lures in existance, has an action in between a buzzbait and a jitterbug, hooks fish well and comes through cover as slick as snot. It's the only one I've used, but I heard the craws and chunks are fantastic jig trailers, the toad is another great topwater, and the eeliminator can be fished from the surface all the way to a carolina rig.

I use a fluoro leader when using braid because our waters are generally pretty clear and fluoro doesn't abrade. If I'm fishing a frog I will use a mono leader on my braid, or straight braid if the cover is very thick.

I think it would be hard to pull off.

I use spinning gear for cranks under 3/8 of an ounce. My recommendation would be Browning's Silaflex rod for that. It's only about $40. Anything heavier, or deeper divers, casting gear gets the nod for me. The crankin' stick is good, but I think American Rodsmith's David Fritts crankin rod or the St. Croix Avid Glass Crankbait are better choices, and still only cost about $100.

I generally fish them across the river or bring them upsteam against the current. The current will push the buzzbait to the surface and keep it there, allowing for a very slow retrieve.

Fish them as slowly as possible while still allowing them to crawl over the surface. Like most any topwater they are best during low light conditions and cloudy days. Sometimes I do catch bass on them during the middle of the day if bass are holding in long expanses of shallow water with weeds or other cover. They are at their best when fished close to or through cover.

So far I've only used the shad, but could not be more pleased. It casts well and has a fantastic action, even at slow speeds. Yes they are somewhat expensive, but I caught four bass on one lure before needing to change. Using a parasite clip with them help. They come through weeds slicker than snot and the hookup percentage is very good, only missed one strike. Seems they take them and hold onto them.

Quincy is mostly largies if I'm not mistaken, with a few smallies. Aurora has a few smallies too and the odd largemouth. The Yampa is by far Colorado's best smallie fishery though. Fourty fish days with several 3 - 5 pound fish are common there.

Couldn't have said it better myself, they really, really suck! ;D Sorry if I can not read sarcasm on the interwebs, but this is a joke yes? I was planning on trying out a few buzzbaits this weekend on the Shenandoah. I believe they are tongue-in-cheek comments of the first order. ;D They don't want you to try buzzbaits cuz they work so good. Leaves more bass for them. :D ;D ;D Exactly.

I get quite a few like that on the Yampa River in Colorado, but that's just because they are so abundant. Use bigger lures and you will get the pigs on the Yampa. The smallest I have ever caught was about 2" long, on a crankbait bigger than him.

With grubs and tubes I prefer to rig them on jigheads, a round one for grubs and a slip in for tubes. I only insert the leadhead in the tube about halfway and that gives the tube a really erratic, slow drop. Grubs also excel rigged texas style, as do tubes. These plastics, and others, are best rigged weedless with as little amount of weight as possible for the depth and cover conditions.

It was casting pretty much normal later on during the day, and the line was a lot more manageable.

You have heard of guys saying it seemed to slow their spools down or reduce casting distance at first if they apply it the night before?

I can say that it really made my line a lot more limp and I went from an average of 3 - 4 backlashes per day to just one.

I had the reel cleaned and lubed a couple weeks ago and it performed great the time before. Even with the break set light and the spool tension loosened it still was doing this. Could I have gotten some of the KVD into the gears and internal parts of the reel to have it do this? It didn't do this with my two spinning reels.

Did that.

Last trip a 6" green pumpkin worm on a split shot rig caught the most and biggest bass on average for me. Senkos and topwaters caught mostly smaller males.

I just bought some and as the directions stated, sprayed five sprays directly on the spool on my baitcaster, which is spooled with 12 pound original stren, and let it dry over night. I fished yesterday and starting out, found that for some reason the casting distance on my baitcast reel was severely reduced, almost like the spool wouldn't speed up. As I kept casting throughout the day, I was able to get back most of the casting distance, but was having to throw my 3/8 ounce spinnerbait with more force. Have any of you guys had this happen? The stuff did seem to keep my line nice and pliable, and I had only one small backlash all day.

Hardens up when you leave it sit in your house for the winter or on the water?

Couldn't have said it better myself, they really, really suck! ;D

I have to pick power pro. Just casts better, stays strong, and tangles less than all the others I have tried.