Hollow body frog brands 2025

KentuckyFriedAngler reply :

So I was fishing today with my booyah pad crasher in sun burnt color and I lost it and need to replace it. So I'm looking at one of three brands, another booyah pad crasher (did well before but on a lot of bites it seemed like the fish didn't commit), the strike King KVD frog, or a live target frog. Any advice and opinions?

bowhunter63 reply :

Try the Bobbys perfect frog by snag proof.I have had alot of luck with that one.

Bluebasser86 reply :

I like the Booyah and also Spro's frogs. I have one of the KVD frogs and don't like it at all. I've never fished the Live Target but that's mainly because I have yet to find an offering from them that I liked.

QUAKEnSHAKE reply :

SPRO the only frog you need to know

soflabasser reply :

Out of the 3 choices you presented I would recommend the Live Target Frog the most.

the reel ess reply :

You had one of the best brands. If you haven't already, trim the legs about 3/4 to 1" and bend the hooks out a bit. Booyah is a premium frog with a medium price.

See this thread for ideas for more bites:

IndianaFinesse reply :

Try the booyah popping pad crasher, it has quickly become my favorite all around frog. Cricket frog is the most versatile color I have used, with black coming in a close second.

timsford reply :

Spro and booyah are what I like

Travis Gasper reply :

I throw a lot of frogs, and 8 of the 13 I have are either Pad Crashers or Poppin Pad Crashers. Booyah makes awesome frogs with a very affordable price. I've never had much luck with the other brands I have.

Wildbillb reply :

I like Ish's phat frog.

Mike L reply :

Going against the grain here but I just can't stand Spro Frogs. They are the hardest "soft" plastic frogs made imho. If I'm not throwing a Scum which is my all time favorite, it will be a Live Target.

Your's and most eveyone else's opinion on here may vary.

Mike

the reel ess reply :

On 8/31/2016 at 2:15 AM, Mike L said:

Going against the grain here but I just can't stand Spro Frogs. They are the hardest "soft" plastic frogs made imho. If I'm not throwing a Scum which is my all time favorite, it will be a Live Target.

Your's and most eveyone else's opinion on here may vary.

Mike

I have an older one and noticed the rubber is harder than the newer ones of other brands I have. I just assumed that was because my SPRO is old, but apparently not.

I bought an H2O brand from Academy that I would not recommend. It's very hard to walk. I only bought it because it was dirt cheap.

Avalonjohn44 reply :

Huge fan of the Live Target Frogs. The detail and durability are great. I have heard complaints about hook sharpness, but have a dozen or so and haven't noticed any dull hooks.

Another option is the Live Target Field Mouse. I cover an area with the frog, catch what I can and then throw the mouse. I almost always get a straggler that was hesitant to bite the frog.

Both Live Target baits have an action that is unique, a deep bobbing action that looks like an animal frantic to get out of the water if you work it right.

primetime reply :

Booyah, Live target are all good frogs. I use the KVD frog since they have a few colors I like and a rattle inside, plus i like a firmer frog at times, but I would say Booyah would do the trick since you can buy 2 for the price of 1 Live Target frogs which are really good, but sometimes the smaller frog can be what they want.

You mentioned having fish not commit, maybe try a small Jr. Pad Crusher and a Standard. A Poppin Pad crusher would be a good option as well. Booyah makes a great frog for the money. Great frog period I should say. Pound for pound, hard to beat it when they go on sale Buy on 50% off at Dicks.

LT frogs at Dicks have been Bogo and $10, the 45T is small but worth having as small profile can help, but the 55T is probably the most used size.

All options are good. Strike King is a good frog. They have gotten better in the last couple years and are softer, still firm but Softer and have some great colors. You can easily add a rattle to any frog as well.

Jar11591 reply :

I have found Booyah pad crashers to have the softest and most collapsible bodies out of any frogs I have used. My hook-up ratio is considerably better with the Booyahs.

Molay1292 reply :

I have used the Jackall Iobee frog for several years now, they are extremely easy to walk, the hooks are sharp and require no bending, no trimming required and they collapse well but are still durable.

The only other frog that I use regularly is the SPRO, skips easier than the Iobee.

burrows reply :

The kvd frog has a bad rap but it's a really durable good looking frog good colors and the skirt material is way better than the booyah pad crashers. The kvd frog needs simple adjustments take out the rattle so the frog collapses easily. Bend the hooks slightly if needed. I caught my first frog fish on a kvd frog.

dwh4784 reply :

I really like the white LiveTarget field mouse. It swims incredibly lifelike in open water, and the hooks are great and detach well from the body on a hookup. I've also actually seen big white mice jumping around in thick lily pads around here, so to me that just adds to the realism.

I also use a normal Spro frog. No issues with it so far.

buzzed bait reply :

the booyah pad crashers are very hard to beat, especially for the money.

dwh4784 reply :

LT field mouse was getting some attention today. This one went 3lb2oz, my best top water fish on the year.

Jaderose reply :

Stick to the pad crashers or get my personal fave Scumfrog Trophy series. A word of caution about the Scumfrogs. They are (to me) for use in HEAVY Cover....which is what I use a frog for. They don't really do "Finesse Frogging" all that well. They are big, heavy, (I use the 5/8's) and work GREAT in the slop. They land with a PLOP that is unlike any other. I let them sit a bit after landing before giving a twitch. 90% of the time..THAT is when you get your blow up. I don't trim the skirts or anything else. I just fish the hell outta them. Do NOT get any of the BPS Kermy Frogs. Junk. Absolute junk. Never thrown a Spro. I have Booyah, Scumfrog, and Live Target. All three are used for different things

punch reply :

A frog I've not seen mentioned is the River2sea BullyWa. I've been using some of the original version and man does it walk nice. The downside is it does fill up with water a bit fast, but it walks beautifully. There is a new version that's bigger with monster 6/0 hooks that I havn't had a chance to try out yet.

Other than the river2sea, Spro and Padcrashers are my go-to's.

fishballer06 reply :

On 8/31/2016 at 6:49 AM, Molay1292 said:

I have used the Jackall Iobee frog for several years now, they are extremely easy to walk, the hooks are sharp and require no bending, no trimming required and they collapse well but are still durable.

The only other frog that I use regularly is the SPRO, skips easier than the Iobee.

I just started using the Iobee frogs this summer and they have quickly become my go to frog. I couldn't be happier with the Jackall Iobee.

I've also been trying out the new Terminator walking frogs. They seem to be great as well.

jignfule reply :

On 8/30/2016 at 11:41 PM, timsford said:

On 8/30/2016 at 7:21 PM, QUAKEnSHAKE said:

SPRO the only frog you need to know

I used spro for years. Pad Crashers cost less, last much longer, hold up better (you don't have to squeeze water out near as often) I now use Pad Crashers.

MassYak85 reply :

Pad Crasher's and Spro's are my favorites I've used. Spro's are more durable in my experience and are heavier (cast better), pad crashers are much cheaper and despite being softer still float after taking a beating. Plus the softer body I feel is better for hookups.

jignfule reply :

On 9/3/2016 at 11:26 AM, MassYak85 said:

Pad Crasher's and Spro's are my favorites I've used. Spro's are more durable in my experience and are heavier (cast better), pad crashers are much cheaper and despite being softer still float after taking a beating. Plus the softer body I feel is better for hookups.

This is so very interesting. Last few years I fish frog 90% of the time summer & fall. That's many hours and hundreds of bass. This year many of those bass have been in the heftier range up to 6.5#. In my experience there is no comparison as far as durability, the pad crasher will last up to 4 or 5 times more fish than the spro. It is interesting that people find the opposite

MassYak85 reply :

On 9/3/2016 at 11:09 PM, jignfule said:

This is so very interesting. Last few years I fish frog 90% of the time summer & fall. That's many hours and hundreds of bass. This year many of those bass have been in the heftier range up to 6.5#. In my experience there is no comparison as far as durability, the pad crasher will last up to 4 or 5 times more fish than the spro. It is interesting that people find the opposite

The rubber they use just feels tougher to me, and doesn't compress as easily I feel. It doesn't seem to tear as easily. Now that being said, I have had my one single pad crasher for years, and it still works great. It has tears, paint is half scraped off, looks like hell. I've probably caught more fish on the spro at this point though since I only recently took frogging more seriously. So I guess each is more durable in it's own way if that makes sense. The spro seems to be harder to damage, but the pad crasher seems to be able to take more damage.

HeavyDluxe reply :

Frog fishing is the next technique that I want to focus on... I don't fish much topwater at all, and frogs are a major forage in a couple of the ponds I regularly fish. Should be fun.

I've been scared away thus far by the rather steep price of the hollow-body frogs I've seen. I just learned about the Stanley Ribbit and Top Frog from this thread. I know the ribbit is buzz frog, but it appears to be buoyant where other buzz frogs I've fished (Horny Toads) seem to sink. Is that true? And can anyone give me a better idea about the concept of the Top Frog? It looks like a cross between a soft-plastic buzz frog and the hollow-body concept.

Everything I've found is a little vague on the differences.

(hope this isn't a threadjack)

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