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Using my Buzz Frog rod for Jigs?

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I already  have 9 rods rigged up for different presentations without one for Jigs as I have never dedicated myself to Jig fishing. Well the time has come and I want to gain some confidence with Jigs.My  morning top water consist of a buzz bait rod, a pop-r rod, a7'8" H braid rig with a Spro or Spro JR tied on, and a  Kistler 7' MH rod w/ 65# braid I use for Ribbits, Horny Toads etc. I usually throw all of these until around 8 am then switch to other techniques  when it heats up. What are your opinions on replacing the Braid on my buzz frog rod with 17# xps Flouro and using this as my Jig rod once the top water bite is over? I know Flouro is not recommended for topwater but since the buzz frog is a retreived lure I dont think it will be an issue. Also I usually only fish the buzz frog in sparse grass and opt for the Spro in heavy matted areas. 

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even being a retrieved lure the flouro will pull the buzz frog under water. Not necessarily a bad thing, but not what you going to want all the time. Peronally I would go with 17lb Suffix Siege which would be good for both applications.

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even being a retrieved lure the flouro will pull the buzz frog under water. Not necessarily a bad thing, but not what you going to want all the time. Peronally I would go with 17lb Suffix Siege which would be good for both applications.

Is flouro really that dense that it would actually pull a retreived bait down?

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Leave the braid on.  Just tie on a fluoro leader if you're worried about line visibility.

  • 3 weeks later...
even being a retrieved lure the flouro will pull the buzz frog under water. Not necessarily a bad thing, but not what you going to want all the time. Peronally I would go with 17lb Suffix Siege which would be good for both applications.

Is flouro really that dense that it would actually pull a retreived bait down?

if you are reeling fast enough to make the legs flop FC wont pull it under water... I have fished poppers (Pond fishing and only bring one rod) with a rod rigged with FC and it was fine so long as I didnt pause more then 2-3 secs between my pop pop pop...

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