Favorite Top Water Toad ? 2024
ChrisD46 reply :
What is your favorite top water toad to throw and what do you like about it ? ...Also , what colors do you use , along with hook , line , rod & reel set up ? Thanks in advance - I've never thrown a toad before and would like to give it a try first by itself and then maybe try it on a buzz bait in the future .
Mike L reply :
Black or White Zoom Horny Toad
7' Falcon H
50lb Power Pro
Mike
Pickle_Power reply :
I've only used two, Bass Pro Shops' version and the Stanley Ribbit. I don't know if the BPS toad I had is made anymore, but it worked great, and was pretty tough. I bought them years ago and didn't try them much until a two years ago. The Ribbits also work great for me, but they are a lot less durable than the BPS ones I had, and way more expensive. I just bought some Yum Tip Toads in black, we'll see how they work in comparison.
I just use a EWG worm hook and don't have many failed hookups.
Definitely try them; I love topwater soft plastics, and even use some that aren't intended to be on top, but work them that way anyway. This is a great option when they are a little too finicky to hit a big popper, prop bait, or buzzbait.
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
Black Zoom Horny Toad. Love em.
Catt reply :
Zoom's Horny Toad Watermelon Neon Pearl Belly or Black Neon
Stanley's Ribbit same colors
Rage Tail's Lobster buzzed on top like a toad, Okeechobee Craw
Gamakatsu's Super Line EWG 5/0
Lew's TP-1 Black Speed Stick TP1B74H 7' 4" heavy fast
Lew's Speed Spool LFS SS1SHA 7.5:1
Sufix 832 Advanced Superline 50#
YoTone reply :
stanley top toad.
but they tear and mess up so quickly.
Jrob78 reply :
Zoom Horny Toad
Rage Toad
Gamakatsu Superline EWG
I generally stick with black or white or whatever color is on sale, I don't think it makes that much difference.
ChrisD46 reply :
*OP here : It looks like having Black , Green Pumpkin and Pearl White would cover most situations ... What dictates which color you choose ? Is it more of a silhouette against the sky than a water color type consideration ?
keagbassr reply :
For me it's the big bite baits top toad. What I like about it is it's got a flat wider body than most and stiffer plastic that makes it skip.really well. Also that it has outward facing feet that cut a wider swath than others. For colors I like watermelon/pearl and chartreuse junebug swirl. 4 or5/0 grip pin hook on 30-40 lb. Braid.
Bluebasser86 reply :
YUM Tip Toad. Good action and durability, plus much more affordable than most others. Black and white are the only 2 colors I hardly ever fish. 7' H/F 7.3 reel, 50lb braid, 4/0 EWG Eagle Claw with a centering pin screwlock.
Drew03cmc reply :
Keitech Noisy Flappers fished on an H2O 7'3 H, 7.3:1 reel with 50# PP.
ChrisD46 reply :
On 5/15/2019 at 1:26 PM, Bluebasser86 said:YUM Tip Toad. Good action and durability, plus much more affordable than most others. Black and white are the only 2 colors I hardly ever fish. 7' H/F 7.3 reel, 50lb braid, 4/0 EWG Eagle Claw with a centering pin screwlock.
*The Yum Tip Toad is definitely on my short list to try ! ... Today I visited a local Academy and bought the Zoom Horny Toad (Black , White , WM Red and Bull Frog) and Owner CPS Twist Lock XXX 5/0 Hooks . At home on deck I have a Dobyns Sierra 734c. a 6:4:1 and 7:5:1 Daiwa reels (not sure which to use ?) and a full spool of dark green Power Pro #30 lb. braid ... My highland reservoirs and smaller lakes have sparse grass , eel weed , pads , etc. more of an open water deal or else I'd jump up to #50 lb. braid . ... Only thing left to do is fan cast and cover water !
BassNJake reply :
My favorite is the keitech noisy flapper.
Right now, there is a shad spawn going on at my lake so I'm throwing white or something with a silver streak
For the most part I will throw something dark colored the rest of the year.
While testing action in a pool on some hand poured baits and observing from underwater, the darker colored baits seem to give off a bigger profile IMO
Sometimes my strikes will come in open water right over a darker or lighter spot on the bottom
Which gives me confidence on my lake with that has almost 0 weed growth
PAbasser927 reply :
Another vote for the Keitech Noisy Flapper. Up until a few days ago, this was the bait that caught my PB.
Fried Lemons reply :
Tie between keitech noise flapper and stanley ribbit here. Flapper is bigger and seems to run upright better than the ribbit but is not as noisy. I prefer to rig them on the Stanley double take hooks. Skips and casts amazingly well on a heavy rod.
Ribbit tends to tear and slide down the hook after a single catch but I put up with it because it gets bit. It’s my go to sight fishing lure. Snakeheads love these things. Definitely get mend it though.
I have not found color to matter. I’ve caught equally well on natural bullfrog, black, white and pink.
frogflogger reply :
horny toad or mann's hard nose on calm days gambler on breezy days
Fishin Dad reply :
Stanley Top Toad! Has a lot of commotion on the surface, plus you can pause it and it floats on a spot. Bought a dozen bags for $2.50 each.
bagofdonuts reply :
no gambler cane toad fans?
JoePhish reply :
On 5/16/2019 at 9:50 PM, bagofdonuts said:no gambler cane toad fans?
I'm a fan. I've probably caught more fish with a black Cane Toad than I have any other toad regardless of color.
I like Rage Toads too but those legs get ripped pretty easily.
greentrout reply :
H&H Swamp Frog ...
ChrisD46 reply :
Do most who fish a toad feel a 7:5:1 or faster reel is pretty much mandatory ?
Bluebasser86 reply :
No, but helps. Just like you can easily fish a jig on a 6.2:1 ratio reel, just isn't the best tool for the job. Something about frogs and toads, fish really seem to take off when they eat them and when you hook them, so a fast reel helps a lot in keeping them stuck.
keagbassr reply :
On 5/19/2019 at 3:23 PM, ChrisD46 said:Do most who fish a toad feel a 7:5:1 or faster reel is pretty much mandatory ?
Not me. I was fishing mine with a 5.4 before it went to the bottom. Now I use a 6.3. And even with the 5.4 I 've had countless fish bust thru 6 or 8 inches behind the bait striking where it was .
microotter reply :
How do you guys rig your toads?
NorthernBasser reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 5:52 AM, microotter said:How do you guys rig your toads?
ChrisD46 reply :
I.ve read where some guys use a glass bead (i.e. 6 or 6mm ?) in front of a toad ? I suppose this is to keep weeds or scum off the front or for some other reason ?
Arobb2012 reply :
Does anyone use toads for river smallmouth? I have thought about it but haven't pulled the trigger on any yet.
fishwizzard reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 2:00 PM, ChrisD46 said:I.ve read where some guys use a glass bead (i.e. 6 or 6mm ?) in front of a toad ? I suppose this is to keep weeds or scum off the front or for some other reason ?
@Junger showed me a way to rig them with a single bead and a tri-bead to make like a nose cone in-front of the toad. It worked very well to keep off weeds and to protect the plastic from ripping off the hook.
boostr reply :
Zoom Horney Toad Black, black and in black on a Zoom Horney Toad Hook
Junger reply :
On 5/22/2019 at 1:04 AM, fishwizzard said:@Junger showed me a way to rig them with a single bead and a tri-bead to make like a nose cone in-front of the toad. It worked very well to keep off weeds and to protect the plastic from ripping off the hook.
Yeah, bobber stop -> 10mm round bead -> 10mm tri-bead -> hook. The big round bead helps deflect stems of spatterdock/grass. Point your rod tip at the lure, and reel in straight.
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