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I'm very much prefer casting. Though both have their place. I have 1 spinning outfit in my 5 rod arsenal.

Yep, or you can wade.

Gotcha. I drive past it all the time. Never fished it. I fish the Portage River often. It's pretty good if you ever get a chance

I'm in NW Ohio as well, which river?

You will probably get alot of mixed opinions. I'd personally go with 20lb flurocarbon

1. Pad Crasher 2. Pad Crasher 3. Pad Crasher 4. Pad Crasher 5. Tube I like frogs. Lol

Poppin' Pad Crasher. It can be easily walked as well as popped. Best of both worlds. Very durable. I have over 40lbs of largemouth on a single one and besides a little bit of wear on the paint it's still good as new. And for the price.. It's now the only frog I'll buy

My froggin' outfit cost about $150 and it's been a joy to fish with. 7' H/F Irod Fiber paired with a Daiwa Laguna 7.1:1

Jig rod for me.

Excite Baits XB-1 is a quality squarebill.

Whichever you choose, I'd recommend not going under 7' for frog fishing.

I typically stay in the $130-150 range and the Lews Tournament MB is probably my favorite reel to date. It very compact and super smooth.

Put the on top of my bag until they dry

He's on record saying this, other companies have offered him more money than his current sponsors but he refuses to drop them because they have been with him from the start.

I throw 1/8 swimbaits (storm 360GT) on a casting setup, 7' MH on straight 15lb copolymer. To me it would come down to whichever outfit will give you the greater casting distance with that weight.

Winch is very nice.

P-line Fluroclear copolymer. Love it, I use it in 15lb on my jig rod and my spinnerbait rod.

There's a certain patch of weeds at a pond that I fish that you can't even put a topwater frog near without a real bull frog chasing it down.

Cardiff is in your budget, new, from tacklewarehouse

If you can find the Tatula CT for under $100, that's the one to get.

My charger is almost identical to that one

Yep, works great for bass as well.

I use this battery- http://www.basspro.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-xps-power-series-12-volt-marine-starting-battery You can buy a marine battery charger at walmart, they're pretty cheap. I've never come close to draining that battery. After a full charge and 6-8 hours on the water it's usually around 60-70% battery life when I get home.

I tried this last year, I went with the Intex Seahawk 4. I believe it's an 11' boat, marketed as a 4 person boat but 2 people with gear/tackle is definitely the max for comfort. It would be a great 1 person boat. They can be had for around $100 I believe, maybe less. Fully deflated and folded it can fit into any trunk/backseat. I powered it with a Minn Kota Endure C2 30 trolling motor, it pushed it around pretty well, definitely beats paddling all day. Inflatables are a good low cost and portable option, but if you're set on going this route I'd highly highly highly recommend building some kind of plywood floor, the squishy floors are a pain to stand on and uncomfortable to sit down on, IMO. There's tons of videos online on the Seahawk model boats, and people customizing them with floors, seats, storage compartments, ect. They are pretty sweet when done right.

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