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Capt. Ken's Designer Clone Frogs

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I just got some of these in from TW. They look and feel amazing. Has anyone used these and what kind of feedback do you have for them?

They are awesome frogs to use but there is a learning curve.  The best way to use these is a follow up bait to a traditional soft plastic frog like a Rage, Ribbit or Zoom Horny Toad.  When you have a strike and miss, lay that rod down and throw the Clone as a follow up bait.  The best method is what is called a twitch twitch drag where the drag actually pulls the Clone under the water for a couple of inches.  The hardest thing to learn how to do is not use a hard swinging hookset with this frog.  The hook is designed in such a way that the hook will set itself with only the slightest sideswipe hookset.

 

The first hing you need to do though is go to your local pharmacy store and buy the dental rubber bands used for braces.  The ones provided in the pack will work, but they will snap too easily after being exposed to the sun.  I have several of the Clones myself and will be replacing the bands myself here in the coming week or two.  My favorite Clone is the Brown Bull but you can take a Sharpie and customize the legs of the frogs into any pattern you want.  They also sell what are called the Skitter Legs which turns the Clone frogs into a buzz frog with a stinger hook trailer.  You can find them here: http://kayakfishinggear.com/captkendaubertskitterlegs-stingerhookkit.aspx

 

Here's a good video of how to use it:

 

 

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Chuck hit all the good points on using the frog.  The only place i differ is i don't use the hooks and rubber band setup for the frogs.  I use a weedless kahle hook http://www.basspro.com/Eagle-Claw-Kahle-Hooks-Models-151WA/product/47504/ or the gammy weedless finesse hook. http://www.basspro.com/Gamakatsu-Weedless-Finesse-Wide-Gap-Hook/product/58035/

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