I went fishing last night, and got all sorts of blow ups, and strikes, but I couldn't land any...  I wasn't able to set the hook, and I was wondering what I was doing wrong?  Is there any rule of thumb, as to how, or when to set the hooks on a plastic frog?  I really am a little irritated that the 7 fish that blew up on it, didn't take it all the way...  Is it possible that the leg strands are too long?  Thanks for any help you can provide.

Figured out the issue.  No big deal.  Added a trailing hook to it.  Pretty easy set up, and it's 100% custom!    You won't probably find one like this, even if you wanted.  Gonna try to make some more, and see how they work out, for friends and family...  Who knows, maybe find my niche in the market...

The "other" answer is loading up your rod. When a bass srikes a frog,

Slug-Go or buzzbait, you need to simply reel down until you feel the

weight of the fish before setting the hook.

8-)

The "other" answer is loading up your rod. When a bass srikes a frog,

Slug-Go or buzzbait, you need to simply reel down until you feel the

weight of the fish before setting the hook.

8-)

Thats the answer.

A trailer hook on a frog is going to be a pain in the butt in thick scummy stuff....the exact places frogs excel. Just learn to wait on the fish instead of setting the hook when you see the strike.

BTW..I do it all the time with frogs. When the bite is slow then out of nowhere a something hammers it......sometimes i just react.

Don't watch your frog. It worked for me.

I wait 3 seconds, reel in, and set the hook, but usually, I miss it because of the fact that the fish never inhales the bait deep enough, for me to set the hook!  lol  It usually comes shooting out of the water, and landing somewhere in my vicinity.  I heard that bending the hooks up, will help with this issue, but I have yet to do that...  Thought I did last year, and it looks stock...  DOH!  So I might try that, if it will help...