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What power rod should you throw a 1/4 ounce frog on or a 3/8 ounce frog?

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Heavy rods are my go to for frog fishing. But fishing extremely light frogs were hard to cast. Should I stick with a heavy power rod or go down to a medium or medium heavy?

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   Stick with a Heavy, and go to a heavier frog. The weeds aren't going to have any respect for Medium or Medium-Heavy powers.         jj

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I cast even 1/4oz frogs on a Heavy - some reels make it easier than others to toss lures at the bottom of the rod's range. If you have other reels, maybe swap around to find the best combo?

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Edit: I forgot to add this to the original post. Where if fish frogs, there isn't a lot of heavy cover. I frog fish around open water.

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Some of the mid range - high end heavy action rods that were meant for FROG fishing have soft tip sections that load up easily but still have a slot power in the lower section and tips are Fast enough that it gets right to butt section.   

 

 

Who makes frogs that size? Most are 1/2 oz or above.

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I can't call it off hand but there some 1/4 and 3/8 oz frogs out there... I had a few of the small frogs that were supposed to be 3/8 but actually weighed in at 5/16 on my digital scales.  

If you're fishing open water, a medium-heavy or heavy action rod with a nice tip will work perfect. I throw frogs on a Expride Heavy action in open water and light cover. Heavier cover I throw them on an Expride Extra-Heavy. 

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Booyah & Lunkerhunt make 1/4 oz frogs that I fish on my Heavy frog rod.

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22 minutes ago, GreenPig said:

Booyah & Lunkerhunt make 1/4 oz frogs that I fish on my Heavy frog rod.

Ya, I got a couple Booyah Pad Crasher Jrs that are 1/4 oz, forget what my pair of 3/8oz frogs are.

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8 hours ago, Tizi said:

Who makes frogs that size? Most are 1/2 oz or above.

I need to re-weigh a couple frogs.  I weighed a 1/2 oz. and 5/8 oz. (per weight on box) and both weighed less than .5 oz.  I need to double check those weights just to be sure.

 

Surprised me because normally every lure I've weighed weighs more than what the box states.

 

EDIT:  OP, sounds like a MH will be fine where you fish.  Or you could get an ALX Zolo Toadface.  :D

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