I bought one to try out. The hooks were horrible on it. Thankfully I got refunded, but it left a sour taste in my mouth. The detail on the body was just amazing, but I don't see that getting you any extra bites.

What exactly was wrong with the hooks? Was it a defect particular to that lure itself? My frog has some great looking wickedly sharp hooks.

The frog bite is on here. I have been using Koppers to check them out. I have used them on bright & cloudy days with good results. I do not think the white bottom mattered. What gracefuldad had to say made a lot of sense. Once I had the fish hooked it stayed buttoned up. I did set the hook to early more than once.

What exactly was wrong with the hooks? Was it a defect particular to that lure itself? My frog has some great looking wickedly sharp hooks.

I couldn't tell you whether or not it was fluke manufacturing defect, but the hooks that came on mine were dull and flexed very easily. Not exactly what you want in a hook. If I run across them on sale somewhere, I may give them a second try, otherwise I'll stick with the frogs that I've used previously and haven't had problems with. You can't deny that the paint job on those frogs is great. Unfortunately, it doesn't get seen by the fish.

Maybe you got a bad one? My two have hooks that are thicker and sturdier than either of my Spro Frog hooks. I don't know if they are gammy hooks or what, but mine aren't dull either.

The paint job is gorgeous, and while a bass will not see the top, it will definitely see the sides depending on the angle. The detail on the sides, the prominent eyes, the ear drum and the legs, I think, will only help you get strikes. I haven't gotten anywhere close to topwater temperatures yet, but I can't wait to put this up against my Spros and see who comes out on top.

I bought one to try out. The hooks were horrible on it. Thankfully I got refunded, but it left a sour taste in my mouth. The detail on the body was just amazing, but I don't see that getting you any extra bites.

Same here.

One of the hooks on my Koppers Green/Yellow is not sharp at all. I can run my index finger over it and the hook wont grab at all. The hook on the other side is a bit better but not great. The hooks on the Brown/Black frog are noticeably sharper but still not as sharp (not far behind) as the hooks on my used SPRO frog. The SPRO frog hooks will grab my skin with a light touch to them, with the Koppers it takes just a slight bit more pressure. I would say the hooks on my Scumfrogs are sharper than the Koppers as well.