Which cast farther: Booyah Pad Crasher or Spro 65 Frog? 2025
tcbass reply :
The Spro frog is 2.5" long and weighs 5/8oz. The Booyah Pad Crasher is also 2.5" long but weighs only 1/2oz. It is not a massive weight difference but could it make a difference in casting distance?
The reason I'm asking is that I need to find the best frog for my Homemade Teckel Sprinker Frogs. My homemade frogs use a real Teckel Sprinker Frog replacement tail and I attach it with a size 4 three-way swivel.
I used the Spro to great success, many bites and I think only 2 that I didn't boat. However, the frog did need to be squeezed of water quite a few times. It did cast a country mile though.
I tried a Homemade Teckel Sprinker Frog today but I used a Booyah Pad Crasher instead of a Spro. What was nice about the Booyah was that I didn't have to squeeze it if water once and it worked well at all speeds with the real Teckel Sprinker Frog tail just like the Spro did. However, it didn't seem to cast nearly as far.
Note: this is with both frogs having no water in them and using the same rod and reel.
Could the minute difference in weight between the Spro and Booyah cause the Booyah to not cast as far or was it just my casting today?
Tim Kelly reply :
I expect the water trapped in the spro added considerably to the casting weight. I expect it didn't cast as far when you'd just squeezed it.
Bluebasser86 reply :
1/2oz should cast as far as you'd ever need to.
tander reply :
I throw my Booyah PC further than I really need to. Are you throwing it on braid ?
J Francho reply :
A Teckel Honker will probably go furthest.
tcbass reply :
On 10/19/2017 at 8:05 PM, tander said:I throw my Booyah PC further than I really need to. Are you throwing it on braid ?
Yes.
And I'm talking about throwing when both have no water in them.
Choporoz reply :
I have frogs of at least four different makes. Dialed in on right rod/line, I can cast every one of them farther than I am comfortable about getting a good hook set.
Jaderose reply :
Try a Scumfrog Trophy Series. I can throw those waaaaay farther than a Pad Crasher.
CroakHunter reply :
You answered your own question.
tcbass reply :
On 10/21/2017 at 7:43 PM, CroakHunter said:You answered your own question.
What's the answer?
CroakHunter reply :
On 10/19/2017 at 3:25 PM, tcbass said:However, it didn't seem to cast nearly as far.
You said the booyah didn't cast as far, meaning the spro casts further.
tcbass reply :
On 10/21/2017 at 11:47 PM, CroakHunter said:You said the booyah didn't cast as far, meaning the spro casts further.
O. lol. Well, there could be other variables, wind and what not. I was just wondering what other people's experiences are. If I had my Spro I would have thrown it the same fishing trip to compare but I gave it to a friend so that he could catch some fish. lol
bigbill reply :
I can cast a 5/8oz topnocker using my 7’ spinning rod with excaliber silver thread copolymere 8lb test line farther than anyone else near me. I owe it to the copolymere line and length of the rod. Distance wise I don’t have good hooksets at that distance nor can I control the basses movements. I can’t hold there heads up on the bigger bass. Fishing from shore distance matters sometimes. But it’s taking a chance.
Tara-senko reply :
I think and have experienced that the problem is usually the person casting due to the reel dialed In Wrong or poor casting abilitys, I've used both and went with booyah pretty quick. I could absolutely launch both frogs probably nearly identical distances.
Cream of the crop below
Boomstick reply :
I never really thought too terribly much about casting distances with frogs, as usually I can hit my target. The difference might depend on your reel and how it's setup as much as the difference in weight.
J Francho reply :
I'd be more concerned with how the bait behaves than how far you can cast it.
tcbass reply :
On 10/25/2017 at 2:35 AM, J Francho said:I'd be more concerned with how the bait behaves than how far you can cast it.
I'm using these frogs to make Homemade Teckel Sprinker frogs, so they are basically a straight back retrieve. They've both proven to work well as homemade sprinker frogs, so distance is more important.
J Francho reply :
Distance would have more to do with using the right rod for each. I could probably cast both equally as far. Too far to set the hook. Distance is a rookie's game. Location is where you get bit. Or, you could just get both, and see which YOU can fling farther. I doubt it matters which you use to make the bait.
tcbass reply :
On 10/25/2017 at 4:41 AM, J Francho said:Distance would have more to do with using the right rod for each. I could probably cast both equally as far. Too far to set the hook. Distance is a rookie's game. Location is where you get bit. Or, you could just get both, and see which YOU can fling farther. I doubt it matters which you use to make the bait.
Well, I'm definitely a rookie. I'm no pro.
I get bit plenty, it's hooking them that's the problem. I have no problem throwing my homemade Teckel frogs super far and catching fish on the landing. Seems when they bite that they hook themselves even if it's a maximum distance cast.
J Francho reply :
On 10/25/2017 at 4:57 PM, tcbass said:
Well, I'm definitely a rookie. I'm no pro.
I get bit plenty, it's hooking them that's the problem. I have no problem throwing my homemade Teckel frogs super far and catching fish on the landing. Seems when they bite that they hook themselves even if it's a maximum distance cast.
Definitely avid, and not a rookie. You're making your own baits!
I am completely confused by the second statement, though. Hooking them is a problem, but they hook themselves? And you can cast them far? So, what is the problem we're trying to solve. We've already established that both can go pretty far, with the right setup.
tcbass reply :
On 10/26/2017 at 2:50 AM, J Francho said:Definitely avid, and not a rookie. You're making your own baits!
I am completely confused by the second statement, though. Hooking them is a problem, but they hook themselves? And you can cast them far? So, what is the problem we're trying to solve. We've already established that both can go pretty far, with the right setup.
The homemade Teckel frogs have nearly a 100% hook up ratio with only 2-3 misses that I recall. The actual real Teckel frog is like a .01% hook up ratio with only 1 fish caught on many hits. So, the homemade frogs are definitely the best.
The homemade Teckel frog using the Spro 65 can cast super far, and when fish hit it, even at it's maximum distance far away from the boat the fish are almost always boated. Haven't had a bite on the homemade version using the Booyah and the Booyah seems to cast about 2/3's the distance.
Avid...nice!
J Francho reply :
I gues you answered your own question the proper way: test it yourself.
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tcbass reply :
On 10/26/2017 at 3:22 AM, J Francho said:I gues you answered your own question the proper way: test it yourself.
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I did though, and that's when I found out that the Booyah Pad Crasher casts less.....which it really shouldn't. So, I'm going to have to do some more testing. lol.
Scarborough817 reply :
On 10/26/2017 at 3:24 AM, tcbass said:
I did though, and that's when I found out that the Booyah Pad Crasher casts less.....which it really shouldn't. So, I'm going to have to do some more testing. lol.
why shouldn't it the bait weighs less than the spro
J Francho reply :
On 10/26/2017 at 3:41 AM, Scarborough817 said:why shouldn't it the bait weighs less than the spro
Aerodynamics can play a role, though not in this case. As can the actual rod and reel you use, again not in this case.
Scarborough817 reply :
On 10/26/2017 at 3:48 AM, J Francho said:Aerodynamics can play a role, though not in this case. As can the actual rod and reel you use, again not in this case.
that's what im saying the rod and reel are the same so that isn't the issue the only difference would be the weight and the design of the bait i have found that because the spro's are made of a harder material they are more likely to keep their shape during flight and be less effected by wind
tcbass reply :
On 10/26/2017 at 3:41 AM, Scarborough817 said:why shouldn't it the bait weighs less than the spro
Its a minuscule amount, almost same exact weight which is why I think they should cast the same.
Chris at Tech reply :
Holy overthinking, Batman!
primetime reply :
I will say, for some reason, The Spro Poppin frogs seem to cast much further than you would expect. Same with the bronzeye shad, I think it is the shape and how they cut through the wind.
With that said, The booyah frog is as good as any for the most part, but if you want casting distance, the Spro Poppin frog and bronzeye shad seem to cast a good 20% further than all my other frogs.
Hook sets kind of suck on really long casts however.
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