2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Nice fish! I wish there were lily pads in my neck of the woods....... looks fun 

Hehe that's my secret lake. literally half of it is lilly pads. It's actually two lakes combined by a flooded 3 foot deep dich which OH MY, just sit there and you nail them.

Old kayak in that part I was telling you about.

Eightydee, if you can catch about half the frogs that are striking, that’s good. A 50% hookup rate or better is considered successful.

Frog fishing can be a formidable opponent at times. Having a fast reel will help you catch up to the frog after the blowup to see if it’s in the fishes mouth or not. With experience you will be able to tell if they are eating it or just slapping at it. If they are slapping at it, I just let it sit for at least a minute after the blowup. You have to watch the frog closely because most of the time they come and slurp it off of the surface. 

For frogs, I actually went down to a Pad Crasher JR. Caught 3 bass on the first day. I have it on my quantum spinner reel with a cheap Cabela's rod REALLY light weight rod with a 10 LB braid. I learned to reel in the slack, wait a second after a hit than pull. I mean, hell, if you're in a kayak and most of the time that bass will hit when you least expect it and WOW that jump scare is AWESOME! Right at that moment where you think nothing will hit.