Jeremy M

I was thinking this might be the issue because of the heaviness of the lure. I will try the hooks you mentioned. Forgive my noviceness, but how do you keep their heads down? (Yes I know noviceness is not a real word ) Thanks everyone for your replies. I think I was definitely setting the hook too hard and reeling in too fast with too much pressure. I will use the sweep and ease up on the reel in. Much appreciated!

I just started fishing with the Whopper Plopper (size 110). Yesterday at a local pond I caught 4 LMB on it but lost 3. Of course I was happy to catch multiple fish but also disappointed with the landing rate. This was not a case of a missed hook up -- all three I set the hook and had them on but they shook off. So I'm wondering if I need to change out the treble hooks? My searches have resulted in most comments that are positive about the hooks but a couple that say the hooks are no good. But I'm also thinking I did something wrong reeling them in. These lures are heavy and I'm thinking perhaps I was pulling too hard and yanking them out? The last two that I did land, I was going easy on the reel-in. Any advice on the hooks or on landing techniques with this lure would be much appreciated!

Ahhh, I see! Thanks for the info! 7 more posts to go...

It looks like you figured it out. Can you advise me on this? I go to my profile and settings and don't see an option to change the profile picture.

Thanks all for your replies!

A couple of years ago I bought a huge batch of various fishing lures as I was trying to get more serious about bass fishing (i.e., fishing with lures instead of live bait). Included was a set of inexpensive RUNCL Topwater Frogs (set of 5 from Amazon), which I never used. Since that time I've definitely learned a lot and tried different techniques and lures. I now want to try using topwater frogs but I'm curious whether I should use the RUNCL frogs or purchase more well known brands that are more expensive. The reviews of RUNCL frogs on Amazon are definitely mixed so I thought I would see if you all had any insights. Should I not waste my time with RUNCL? (I don't mind spending the money.) Thanks!