War Eagle 44 202 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 Froggin' season has started on my local lakes and I couldn't be happier as they are my favorite way to catch fish. I was just wondering if any of you guys make any modifications to your frogs before you fish them? By this I'm not really talking about cutting the legs shorter or slightly flexing the hook, I mean like changing the legs altogether or maybe changing hooks. My reason for asking is because I just finished changing the legs on one of my favorite frogs, a Bronzeye in Outback color, in advance of my next trip to the lake. It's a brand new frog, never hit the water. I changed them because in my opinion the legs the frog comes with don't match the body nearly as well as they could. Maybe I'm just OCD about that sort of thing but it's just something I enjoy doing. So lets hear it, you guys change anything? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alonerankin2 1,717 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 Ribbit....Lol... Looks good... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckMaxx 116 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 I'd paint the belly black with a perement marker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
War Eagle 44 202 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 I'd paint the belly black with a perement marker. No I didn't mean would you change anything about my frog, I was asking was there any changes you make to your frogs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nowicki2005 9 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 How do you change the legs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckMaxx 116 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 That is what I do to my frogs. I throw white belly before the sun gets high then throw black bellys during the day. I think they can pick up the siloette better again the sun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ww2farmer 4,734 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 I don't do much of anything to them............other than leg trimming, which everyone else does. I have added (or removed) rattles when I thought it was needed, and I have taken a sharpie to the belly to add some color, but that is about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grizzn N Bassin 401 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 I only trim the legs or add rattles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BassinLou 1,631 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 A leg trim and a color change here and there, and I am good to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmoberly15 1 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 How do you change the legs?Take the legs out and replace them with a jig skirt or cut the tentacles of a tube a gorilla glue them on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iceintheveins 394 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 I trim about 3/4 an inch off the legs so it will walk better. With frogs that take on water I will drill a small hole in the butt of the frog with a 1/8 or 3/16 drill bit. Works great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TorqueConverter 120 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 I had some frogs that would take of water badly and sink. I used a soldering iron to make a new hole in the head and placed heat shrink around the hook to fill the old hole in the body. This relocated the hole to the part of the frog above the waterline and prevented it from taking on water and sinking. I tried silicone sealant/gasket maker to seal the hole but it wouldn't stay in. The heat shrink worked really well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WIGuide 2,340 Report post Posted April 15, 2014 I usually just fish them straight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites