Should I do this? For some reason, I also get short striking fish on my frogs. I also want to go for a slower profile, to get smaller fish as well as the the bigger ones. I'm afraid that cutting off the tails will unbalance the frog.

Best thing to do with a Scum Frog is to cut it off and tie on a Pad Crasher. I never messed with the tail of one but they usually mat up and have to be cut off before too long anyways.

You're gonna get a short strike on any frog you throw once in awhile...period

Just hold off on setting the hook until you see it go under and feel a pull..Then set straight up, and hard!! Some fish will just swipe at it and try to push it, play with it, who knows??? Its just part of what makes frog fishing what it is. Just don't think its always the frog or its always you....Because its not. 

Cutting off the tail gives you nothing...its a balancing point, leg movement imitater and designed to give it bulk...There maybe more but Im not a frog designer, just someone who has thrown these for years and have the most success with....And yes that includes the great and all powerful Pad Crasher!!

A frog with a slender body and long cylindrical strands for legs, being either rubber or silicone, most guys will trim off an inch or more of one side to help them "walk" it much easier. Not needed on a Scum as the trailer comes out the back in a bunch as you know. 

A spritz of L&L once in awhile on the trailer with help with the matting up as it will on all frogs. 

If you're not hooking up its not because of the profile. To me, the thing that makes the Scum the best frog IS because of the hook up. It's one of the softest frog's you can buy so there is no need to pry open the hooks. It also have a different sound when it hits the water..advantage? I don't know, just an opinion.

Good Luck to you

 

 

Mike

5 hours ago, Mike L said:

You're gonna get a short strike on any frog you throw once in awhile...period

Just hold off on setting the hook until you see it go under and feel a pull..Then set straight up, and hard!! Some fish will just swipe at it and try to push it, play with it, who knows??? Its just part of what makes frog fishing what it is. Just don't think its always the frog or its always you....Because its not. 

Cutting off the tail gives you nothing...its a balancing point, leg movement imitater and designed to give it bulk...There maybe more but Im not a frog designer, just someone who has thrown these for years and have the most success with....And yes that includes the great and all powerful Pad Crasher!!

A frog with a slender body and long cylindrical strands for legs, being either rubber or silicone, most guys will trim off an inch or more of one side to help them "walk" it much easier. Not needed on a Scum as the trailer comes out the back in a bunch as you know. 

A spritz of L&L once in awhile on the trailer with help with the matting up as it will on all frogs. 

If you're not hooking up its not because of the profile. To me, the thing that makes the Scum the best frog IS because of the hook up. It's one of the softest frog's you can buy so there is no need to pry open the hooks. It also have a different sound when it hits the water..advantage? I don't know, just an opinion.

Good Luck to you

 

 

Mike

Thanks. I'm aiming to get smaller bass by cutting off the tail, but I'll get the Scumfrog TinyToad instead.