So I was fishing a spro frog today and the fish were exploding all over it. For some reason thought I could not hook any thing today. I had 15 hits and 14 of them were bites you could set a hook on and only 1 was not but I only hooked 1 fish.... I was making these super long casts to open water and just steady walking it all the way back. It was like impossible for me to get a hook set when it was more then say 25' away and basically all the bites I got were way out there. Also I got my first black lash ever on a frog like that today (twice) A blind guy with no thumbs could throw those things with no back lash. I ended up getting so frustrated I just gave up on using it for the day even though it seemed to be the most productive by far.

Were you using braided line?

For sure. I use braid and a medium heavy rod.

Search hollow body frog, there was a forum post about it. Lots of good info.

Are you using a 7' or longer rod? If you use a 7'+ rod, braid, and there isn't anything wrong with bait or anything then my only guess would be you aren't setting the hook correctly.

A quick search on this topic will yield plenty of results. Based on your case, I would say it was either rod selection or poor hook setting.

Double check your hooks. Some of them come out of the package with dull hooks. If you bend the hooks out slightly that can also help.

if youre making super long casts, you may want to consider a heavy action with a fast tip to get a solid hookset at that kind of distance.

Fish could have been short striking it as well.