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Lunker Frog’s Weedless Amphibian Tips
Freshwater Fishing Tips, Tackle Tips & How To's theangler PM
Other topwater lures like buzzbaits, and poppers are used for open water situations due to the action and noise they created when worked across the surface. The challenge is that most of the lures preferred for open water are not weedless or will sink on the pause.
The innovative engineering of the Lunker Frog as well as its action eliminates the boundaries of hollow frog fishing. It can be fished easily and effectively in and around heavy cover as well as in open water conditions.
The action of skirted frogs is not as natural as the swimming action that the legs on the Lunker Frogs create. The realism of the Lunker Frog in the water is also unrivaled. Bass do not know it is not the real thing even when it is in their mouth.
The following are two techniques as well as suggested conditions where the Lunker Frog and Pocket Frog excel.
Where: In and around: pads, slop or other cover such as fallen trees and docks. Open water, clear water, stained & dirty water virtually anywhere where bass live. Including smallmouth bass and spotted bass.
How: There are two primary ways to fish this technique. First by holding your rod tip in the hookset position and slowly turning your reel handle in short bursts with long pauses. Or by working your rod tip in a downward motion while slowly turning your reel handle. Making sure to pause when close to cover or in open pockets. Fish cannot resist eating the Lunker Frog when the legs retract and the Lunker Frog drops on the pause. When: Anytime is a good time for the stop and go technique.
Tip: When the sun is out and the sky is clear and you know the fish are holding to cover, let the Lunker Frog pause a little while longer when next to cover that is holding fish. They have absolutely no chance of knowing the frog is an artificial lure and will absolutely smash it.
Anglers can play around with the cadence and speed of the Lunker Frog retrieve based on how the fish are reacting. If they are aggressively hitting, speed up the retrieve and cover more water. If they are taking time strike or are slurping the frog instead of attacking it. Slow down and try to keep the Lunker Frog in the strike zone longer.
Where: Anywhere where bass live. Including smallmouth bass and spotted bass.
How: Cast past where you think fish will be holding. Let the Lunker Frog land and the surface disturbance to settle then start reeling with your rod tip down. The goal is to cover water looking for active fish.
When: During low light conditions or when fish are roaming and not necessarily relating to cover. The straight retrieve is great for covering water and locating active fish.
During overcast conditions fish will roam, finding actively feeding fish often requires covering water. The hollow body, weedless design as well as foot and leg action of the Lunker Frog make it an amazing tool for doing this.
On the retrieve, the Lunker Frogs legs extend and its toes bite into the water surface blending and disturbing the surface in the process.
Tip: Bass have absolutely no idea that the Lunker Frog is an artificial lure. They think it is a meal trying to make a break for it and they absolutely smash it.
Anglers can play around with the cadence and speed of the Lunker Frog retrieve based on how the fish are reacting. If they are aggressively hitting, speed up the retrieve and cover more water. If they are taking time strike or are slurping the frog instead of attacking it. Slow down on the reeling a subtle shake your rod tip. This will create a big commotion on the surface and will also keep the Lunker Frog in the strike zone longer.