I unfortunately had a few frogs end up with rusty hooks.  The bodies of the frogs are fine but the hooks had to go of course.  I would like some advice on how to get the new hooks into the frog bodies without tearing up the frogs.

 

Thank you for any help.

Take it to your local high school and give it to the biology class. I'm sure they can help you dissect your frog.

If those are hollow body frogs its quite easy. With your frog still tied on, hold on to the frog, and gently pull the hook down through the frogs cavity. You will find that the hook is attached to a swivel of sorts. Now that the frog is out of the way. You can work the old hook of of the swivel and replace it with a new frog hook. Once you do that, gently pull the hook back up through the cavity of the frog. If you do this gently, your frog should not tear and/or be damaged. 

I like the above technique, just make sure if you're worried about it ripping a bit of petroleum jelly on the front of the swivel will help it pull through a bit easier also.

I like the above technique, just make sure if you're worried about it ripping a bit of petroleum jelly on the front of the swivel will help it pull through a bit easier also.

That's great tip. Never would have thought of that.

That is a great technique but it won't work in this case.

 

In this case the hooks are already out of the frog so there is no line to act as a guide.  Tips on how to get something through the hollow body is what I need.

I just looked at frog you are describing. The technique i mentioned is exactly what you need. Tie the frog on like if you were going to use it, and apply the technique i mentioned. It will work like a charm. Good luck

Here are pics to describe what i am saying. Hope this helps.

 

Here is the bottom of the frog. In my case its an old Live Target

 

Here is how it looks when you slide the hook down. Note how you can easily replace the hook this way. When finished just carefully slide the frog back down in its place. 

 

That is a great technique but it won't work in this case.

 

In this case the hooks are already out of the frog so there is no line to act as a guide.  Tips on how to get something through the hollow body is what I need.

 

I re-read your post. The hooks have been removed already. The only thing you have is just an empty frog lying around? Use a sewing needle. Place your line on the needle and run the needle through the nose opening of the frog. Run it gently through the cavity. Now the tag end will be protruding through the bottom of the frog. Tie on the new hook and now you can slide the frog back down onto the new hook. Done! 

Thank you Lou.

 

I'll give it a shot.