Favorite Top Water Frog? 2024

Ads7633 reply :

We are getting into frogging season and I was wondering what y'all's preference on top water frogs were and why?

3li reply :

*** Lunker Frog in bullfrog color. I like either on lillypads or under trees. Why?- I like the frog because of the presentation with the legs.

-Eli

FloridaBasser1 reply :

Caught these last weekend( plus 2 more, and missed 6 others. all in 10-15 minutes.Thats a bite a minute!), This frog works, and every bass will take it- no matter the size. Its cheap too!

Ish

greentrout reply :

Snag Proof Frog

The old school basser...

Sea Salt reply :

Spro Frog all the way! To me it is the most versatile

jtharris3 reply :

Booyah or KVD!

ABW reply :

Livetarget for me.

Catt reply :

Stanley Ribbit

wisconsin heat reply :

I have two, but use more.

First is the Spro popper. It is so versatile, it walks better than the original, and can pop when I feel that I need to be more aggressive to draw fish in.

The other is the Booyah pad crasher, soft, reliable, and it sits at a great angle in the water. Plus it is more affordable than other frogs.

I have had 3 Spro originals and they all sank either out of the package, or after a short time fishing, not buying one again. KVD frog sank out of the package too. I have some Snag Proof Perfect and Ish Phat frogs too. No complaints on performance, I jut think that the Pad Crasher overall is a slightly better frog, and costs a little less. I'm going to be trying out Booyah's popper offering this season.

Ads7633 reply :

Yeah I also like the pad crasher, it is kinda hard to walk though, but you can't beat the price and durability!

Ads7633 reply :

So another question. What color frogs do you all like?

Bluebasser86 reply :

Spro bronzeye, popping, or bronzeye shad.

iceintheveins reply :

Koppers livetarget, fished in weedbeds or in shade pockets under trees and brush.

iceintheveins reply :

My favorite color is green brown.

massrob reply :

Bronzeye shad in killer gill. ? I tried the lunker hunt combat frog and it just sunk. Do they all do that?

ChrisD46 reply :

On 6/3/2015 at 12:46 PM, Ads7633 said:
Yeah I also like the pad crasher, it is kinda hard to walk though, but you can't beat the price and durability!

^^This^^ ... A Booyah Pad Crasher (standard size !) is an awesome frog - great colors (start with Leopard frog or Cricket frog), body collapses well on the bite , very good hooks / hook up ratio , floats well and attractive price . If you want it to walk better just trim one of the legs about 1/2 inch shorter than the other one and it will kick out to the side better on a walk-the-dog type retrieve ... At Booyah Pad Crasher prices - it's fun to experiment with different colors and actions (by trimming the leg length on one side as previlusly mentioned) .

Senko lover reply :

I haven't caught a frog fish yet, but I'm trying as hard as I can. Been throwing them nonstop for the last 4-5 days when I can make it out.

I like the *** because of the legs. Gives it so much lifelike action. I have two Spros, which are also good, but I prefer the ***.

What's the matter with the word Lunker Hunt?

RB 77 reply :

Pad Crasher is a cool little frog.

Ozark_Basser reply :

I've always had the most luck with spros. I just picked up the honker and whacker frog from teckel USA though to try something new.

BooyahMan reply :

Booyah all the way, especially the junior size when the weeds aren't too thick as I almost always nail them with the smaller size. In fact, my two biggest bass have come on a Pad Crasher Jr. I don't mind the Koppers Live Target either but I have much more confidence in a Pad Crasher.

On 6/3/2015 at 5:42 PM, massrob said:
Bronzeye shad in killer gill. ? I tried the lunker hunt combat frog and it just sunk. Do they all do that?

Yours wasn't the only one. A friend of mine bought one and his sinks about halfway through his retrieve.

BooyahMan reply :

On 6/3/2015 at 6:21 PM, ChrisD46 said:
^^This^^ ... A Booyah Pad Crasher (standard size !) is an awesome frog - great colors (start with Leopard frog or Cricket frog), body collapses well on the bite , very good hooks / hook up ratio , floats well and attractive price . If you want it to walk better just trim one of the legs about 1/2 inch shorter than the other one and it will kick out to the side better on a walk-the-dog type retrieve ... At Booyah Pad Crasher prices - it's fun to experiment with different colors and actions (by trimming the leg length on one side as previlusly mentioned) .

Agreed, a fantastic frog at a great price. It also might just be me but I've found the popping version to walk even more easily than the regular one. But yes, trim the legs if walking is difficult!

BassMaster17 reply :

Absolutely nothing is better than the livetarget hollow body frog, im a froggin fanatic and i have tried about 50 different frogs or so, livetarget is the softest most realistic frog on the market. but if your a poor man, believe it or not the scum frog is a catchin machine, mainly because of how soft it is, you can get some real nice hook sets with it. i would suggest everyone to atleast give livetarget a try, and you'll be hooked

Hanover_Yakker reply :

Depends upon the presentation:

Steady retrieve - Stanley Ribbit

Walking - Evolve Nervous Walker or SPRO BronzEye Popper

Floating/Pausing - Ken Daubert Clone Frog

Hurricane reply :

Sebile Pivot Frog..

tatertester reply :

I have found 2 different frogs that stand out from the rest . Booyah Pad Crasher, A floating collapsible frog that gets a high percentage of hooksets . It has sticky sharp dual frog hook that is positioned to be exposed with very little bite pressure , and, PivotFrog from Sebile that is shaped much like other floating frogs , but, has a single larger hook that is midway between the rear legs of the frog , is weighted , and pivots upward for great hook exposure when a strike happens........I've tried a lot of other frogs ,and, these two have my vote.

Mike L reply :

Green/Pepper Scum Frog...Why? I think It's the softest frog there is.

I've had the best hook ratio with it over all the more popular ones.

Mike

5 Dollar Fishing Game reply :

Spro in green and black

Biffle edition frog in a natural green and yellow.

Montanaro reply :

I go spro

But evolve nervous walker was very soft and had good walk. It's discontinued now though.

I have a pony gabot but haven't hooked up yet and a river2sea popper I haven't used.

Spro king daddy works too, you'd be surprised at the small bass trying to choke it.

War Eagle 44 reply :

My favorite is the Bronzeye 65 in Outback color. I also love the Bronzeye Jr in that color. The Bronzeye Shad is also a favorite when the bass are targeting bait fish.

R2S Spittin' Wa 70 is also a good big fish bait. I don't get nearly as many strikes on it as the Spro but when I do its usually a good one.

Sam reply :

H20 in white or black.

Bankbeater reply :

Spro Bronzeye in green tree.

dead end canal reply :

I've done surprising well on Z Man Hard Leg Frogz. Being able to stop and just let it sit there before starting it up again has triggered strikes.

Questions for anybody: How well does a Snag Proof Weed Demon walk compared to the more modern frogs? And how well does it walk compared a hard-bodied walker?

zeth reply :

I use Teckel frogs and River2Sea frogs. I find the Teckel frogs to be easy to walk.

Dwight Hottle reply :

On 6/3/2015 at 12:48 PM, Ads7633 said:
So another question. What color frogs do you all like?

White or black.

BassinLou reply :

Long time user of Kopper's LT frogs. Can fish them various ways and they can take one heck of a beating before they have to be retired.

jitterbug127 reply :

Sexy frog

tnt2671 reply :

booyah and spro in certain colors , the junior size is my go to bass slayer!!

KayakBasser reply :

Spro or Lunker Hunt.

hatrix reply :

Overall the live target frogs are probably the best. Spro are good also but don't have that softness. I do really like the king daddy frogs from spro though. I guess it like a swimbait sized frog. I kinda prefer popping frogs most of the time now a days. I can walk them just as well usually and they can also be popped so it's a bonus. For buzz frogs it's a Stanley ribbit all day. I really wanted it to be a top toad but no mattet how I rig them it doesn't seem right. I have also missed almost every fish ever on them. For a pause retrieve like the crappy Lunk Hunter frogs people seem to like its easily Ken Dauberts frogs. I have not tried the new mass produced ones that are like $10 but I have caught tons of fish on the much more expensive older ones.

chelboed reply :

Question...bas fisherman go hog nuts about proper presentation and realistic lures...

When have you ever seen a real live frog "walk the dog"?

2. Saying the Live Target or Lunker Hunt frogs look the most realistic seems to be important, but bass really aren't that smart. What the crap is a chatterbait supposed to look like because it's not realistic? A Senko isn't a realistic looking bait. Heck...a Mepps doesn't really look like any aquatic animal but we use them and they work...we will spend $50+ on a swimbait because the paint job looks the most realistic.

I think we go a little overboard in thinking bass can discern one paint scene over another.

Back to the topic: I've got several frogs from KVD to Live Target to H2O abd they all do fine....but the Live Target Field Mouse has caught me a lot of fish too.

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