I love buying frogs as much as I love to fish them, I have a ton of colors in my box but I tend to only throw Brown, White & black and something in Chartruese/Orange bottom when bluegills are around. I carry sharpies and spike it pens to add color to bottom of white frogs and also use em to brighten the tops so I can see when they are underwater and the fish has em. 

 

I miss way to many fish on frogs, especially when you can bomb long casts and they often get crushed upon landing or first few twitches. Since there are not any treble hooks to help with premature hook sets, I like being able to see my bait. I do the same thing with all my topwaters, red line on top of lure if making long casts. 

On 12/22/2024 at 8:45 PM, WRB said:

 Have you ever seen a frog swim on the surface? Frogs swim under water  and come to the surface with the head/eyes above water with body below the surface.

We work a hollow body frog like a surface lure or crawl it on top of weed mates….not a natural movement.

Colors.; the vast frog color is green followed by brown, both with creams color belly’s.

Someone needs to make a hollow body frog that can be worked on top of weed mates and swim under water in open water pockets.

My old Hawaiian  Wiggker #3 and Johnson Silver minnow spoon replicates a real frog better then then soft plastic frogs!

Tom

 

Frogs casually swim on the surface all the time. It's when they feel danger and wanna get away quickly they'll dive sub-surface.

 

 

14 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

 

Frogs casually swim on the surface all the time. It's when they feel danger and wanna get away quickly they'll dive sub-surface.

 

 

That looks like my pool right now.

I typically pick frog colors that match the frogs in my area and that has always worked well.  I am confident all that really matters is the underside of the frog. Can't go wrong with all white or all black.  But if it can be made to look exactly like frogs in the area, I figure I might as well mimic as closely as I can.  Probably doesn't matter much though.

This year I listened to what everyone was saying on BR.  I started using a black frog and a white frog, and my number of bites went up. All of the green and brown colored frogs went into their own box on the shelf.

6 hours ago, Bankbeater said:

This year I listened to what everyone was saying on BR.  I started using a black frog and a white frog, and my number of bites went up. All of the green and brown colored frogs went into their own box on the shelf.

Interesting. Do any of your green/brown frogs have white bellies?

18 hours ago, woolleyfooley said:

Interesting. Do any of your green/brown frogs have white bellies?

Some of them do and some of them don't.  I've had some luck with the white bellies, but this year I've noticed that the bass seem to go after the solid black or solid white frogs better.

The top does not matter that much, unless you have some kind of diving frog that I am not familiar with. The bottom color, profile, and presentation are what are important. We call these lures frogs, but you can use them to imitate other animals, like baitfish. So the shape, weight, etc of the lure can make a difference. And while, yes, most fish are white/offwhite on the bottom, sometimes a darker color makes a better silhouette, and that will help the fish lock on. Black hollow bodies are extremely successful.

I'm usually fishing frogs in heavy vegetation and slop.  They're little more than silhouettes in that scenario so I go for black or dark browns.  Any color on the top just helps me see the frog and if I'm retrieving it correctly.  

I have the Halloween Pumpkin and Flamingo colored Spro Bronzeye frogs and both have countless fish to their credit. I think sometimes the fish just get curious or want to see something different after seeing tons of white/yellow belly frogs. 

I like the swamp lord in black or mf bluegill...which is basically a white bottom with an orange spot near the head.

To me it’s a confidence thing. I’ve always thrown something with a white belly or a black frog. Honestly don’t care what the top looks like. Just the size and presentation. I don’t think the fish cares either 

On 12/18/2024 at 11:42 AM, NorthernBasser said:

Just in case the fish is carrying a periscope. 

 

Seriously though, to me it's more about the profile. I use a black frog 75% of the time just because I think the bass can locate it easier. But if fishing open, clear water...and it's calm out...the bass can see the side of the bait if it's trailing/stalking it. Not to mention when walking the frog, some will dip beneath the surface a tad.

 

But yeah, the actual TOP of the bait is irrelevant. It' purpose is to catch the fisherman. The amount of colors SPRO offers in the Bronzeye is ridiculous. 

Thanks for reply. i had computer problums and couldn't get right bk to you

1. black

2. white

3. brown

White bellies will get a few black sharpie lines for contrast.

 

Off topic. When I was a teeager fishing a farm pond, I Carolina rigged a Bill Plummer Super Frog and momentarily hooked a large bass. My gear was not suited for that style of fishing but it was a good idea, it worked.

I would like to see some high viz top colored frogs. Just to make it easier to see when it gets eaten. 

On 1/7/2026 at 6:02 AM, NelsonIII said:

I would like to see some high viz top colored frogs. Just to make it easier to see when it gets eaten. 

Just paint the top of your frog with some high-viz yellow. 

A number of brands already offer natural bellies with bright tops. If you look around there usually is one or two of those for every brand.

just want to say thanks everyone for the info.

On 1/2/2026 at 10:45 AM, scaleface said:

Off topic. When I was a teeager fishing a farm pond, I Carolina rigged a Bill Plummer Super Frog and momentarily hooked a large bass. My gear was not suited for that style of fishing but it was a good idea, it worked.

Thinking outside the box is good! Last year I bought a Snagproof Zoo Wake and fished it under the weeds with a slip sinker. Worked very well on those times when the bass don't want to break the surface to eat a bait.

I always like to have something bright, something white and something black. This is pretty much how I look at all topwater lure choices, usually have three colors of each bait I like to fish...

I prefer the bright one be a bright version of a realish Frog when it comes to Frogs...

YMMV.