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What conditions differentiate the use of the white belly vs. the chart belly for you? Now this makes sense to me.

Honestly, choosing frog colors should be the easiest of the match-the-hatch choices. If the paint job looks like a frog, then it should pass off as a frog. Simple. But it doesn't always play out that way. Does anyone here use a white/white frog?

Speaking of white frogs, how does the white frog with white legs fit in to all of this? Black frogs for silhouette makes sense to me. Natural looking frogs that look like frogs, makes sense to me. But theyre not producing. White Frogs? I don't get it.

Alrighty, I'll give it a try... 1.) Yes, but that doesn't address why the other whacky colors als work fairly well. 2.) If the bass were feeding on shad....would I use a frog? 3.) Is there a place where the predominate frog species is white? Nope, Do the fish still eat white frogs? Yep.

Trying.

Ok heres a question. Plenty of people catch fish well with white or yellow Pad Crashers. When you want to fish with a frog, what are some reasons that drive you to use the all-white frog?

Is there any rhyme or reason to the process of selecting a frog color? On one hand Im impressed by some of the realism, on the other hand Im reminded that the fish mostly only see the underside. There are some of these way out strange color patterns that seem effective, then there are some that are painted to look more like fish instead of frogs. Others honestly have a cheesy paint job they look more like they came from Seseme Street. Then I try to select a frog based on the conditions of the day, but haven't caught any fish on any frog as of yet. Then there are the all white frogs, and the all yellow frogs, like the Pad Crashers have. Most of these are effective and catch fish just fine. So do I actually have a question about this? I don't know, but the more thought I put in to it, the more confused I get.

Im ok with that.

Im gonna go ahead and disagree with some of this... 1.) The Mickey Mouse type poles are fine. Yes they suck for us adults, but they are not made for us, or for our kind of fishing. For child who is 3-5 years old, I preferred that pole because it was an ideal size for a child of that age to easily handle and manipulate. They are made for little kid-fishing, and they function in that area just fine. But I wouldn't recommend it for kids any older than 5. In total, my little boy has caught 34 small bass with his little pole, and it has never failed him. So Im ok with that. He is going to be 6 soon, so its time to upgrade. 2.) No Mono? Mono works just fine. Never had any problems with it, and never had any of the loops and knots that you described. Certainly never once had to cut any line out because of it. Cant relate to why this was such a game changer for you. 3.) Eye protection is always a good thing. But, when a child only fishes for about an hour, and the size of the fish are such that they hook themselves without the need for actually setting the hook, then Id say that reduces the need for expensive sunglasses. How do the "crappy ones" cause more damage?

I'll be the odd one out and NOT recommend a Senko. In working with 3-5 year olds, I am always reminded that their attention span lasts for about 45 seconds. So I avoid anything that causes them to stand there, and wait, for any amount of time. I favor teaching the child a basic cast and retrieve approach. Because It keeps them more engaged. If theyre not catching fish, at least they are still physically doing something, and not waiting for anything. Keeping the child engaged, is critical to having a positive fishing experience, and a learning experience. And that is the goal. At 3 yrs old I started my boy off by casting a practice plug off of the patio, and turned into a game. Then took him to the pond with a 2inch curly tail grub. Cast, and retrieve. Taught him a thing or two about the right speed to retrieve at. Not too fast, not too slow. He learned how to retrieve it just right. And then pulled 10 small bass in about 45 minutes. Then the mosquitos were getting too thick so we walked home. This is how it has been for the previous 3 years.

Poor Boys

Noway

I would also add, the Venom imitation craw.

Some of you probably already have done this. But if in a pinch, a person can make a buzz frog by attaching a skirt onto a 5/0 weightless twistlock hook, and then rigging it with a Rage Lobster, if you have em. Kicks nicely, the skirt helps provide bulk, buoyancy, and a surfing surface. Makes a good bubble trail.

But, were those days under the same conditions as I described?

Under these conditions, with average water clarity, I'm starting to wonder if I don't need green pumpkin, if I have black

Kind of a generic question, but I'm looking to reorganize some things. What are your preferred general colors for cloudy, overcast days? mine are typically black for top water, black for bottom baits, and white, smoke, or flourescent for swimming baits.

Already have the xl jitterbug, but it's looking like i'll just have to stick with that of getting a musky size creeper

Nice now we're getting somewhere, thanks

Thank, but not big enough. That 4" is kind of a minimum size that Im looking for.

I would have no use for this, for the following reasons... > I prefer to carry my tackle with a shoulder strap, rather than on my belt. Besides, I don't always wear a belt when Im fishing in my pajamas. > I prefer the plastic storage boxes, because I like to be able to see the tackle that I carry, while its held out in front of me. Rather than futz around for it on my hip. But that's just me. However, here are some ways you can improve your design. > Those lure pockets you show holding some individual hard baits, I would reduce that to 4 instead of 6, and make them all a single universal size, like maybe about 3.5" x 2". > Inside of that, make a single large main pocket, that would be the same overall size as the pouch itself, and that would accommodate 2 bags of plastics. > Put webbing or a zipper pocket on the cover flap > Add a place for some needlenose pliers I think youll have a much more versatile hip pouch after that.

I have a Heddon Crazy Crawler, and I like it.....BUT, I would like to find a similar creeper-style bait, that is a little bit larger, like around 4" in length. But not too large like the 5.5" & 6" that the musky guys use. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks

I also like how loud it gets when you sweep the rod to the side and pull it through the water faster. All of the different ways you can vary your retrieve makes this a definite keeper. Now I understand why the Musky guys like this style of bait.

I picked one of these up today, in the deep version, and I did so for a few reasons.... > I liked the broadness of the body shape. > I liked how thin it was > I liked how flat the sides were > I liked the reflectiveness of the finish. So overall, I liked that it was a deeper swimming, tight wobbling, shad-shaped crank, that can be paused and jerked, and give off a good amount of flash. A combination of qualities that I do not have in a hard bait. Worth a try.

Ahhh, I understand how this works. You go out on the water to fish, and when you find an area where the fishing is good, you throw this jug out on the water and then film a commercial.