Zoom Bait Horny Toad Bait-Pack of 5 review and price compare 2024

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Product overview

Color	Black
Brand	Zoom Bait
Size	One Size
Material	Other
Item Weight	0.02 Kilograms

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Country Of Origin : United States
The Package Height Of The Product Is 1.52 Centimeters
The Package Length Of The Product Is 17.78 Centimeters
The Package Width Of The Product Is 12.7 Centimeters
Sport type: Fishing

product description

Toads are great on the top of the water. Fish it slow thru the lily pads and weeds, or bring her in fast along the top and make the legs splash. Attracts a lot of attention, with good water displacement and a great action. Zoom uses a Salt mixture in their baits that makes a fish hold on for that extra time that gives you more hook ups.

product details

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 1 x 1 inches; 1 Pounds
Item model number ‏ : ‎ XDGTG
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ June 22, 2012
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Zoom Bait Co.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008DRC62M

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Questions about Zoom Bait Horny Toad Bait-Pack of 5

how long are these plastics

Answer: Gary, they are 4" The main body is 2 1/4"and twin tail are 1 3/4"

How is the crack? $10 bucks a pack….pretty good stuff eh

how do you fish one of these

Answer: Usually it is fished on braided line with no weight just a 3/0 hook texas rig reeled across the top of water like a buzz bait . Can also be fished texas rig like a worm

Answer: Steel leader run hook through back and cast over grassy areas

Are there any made for a 4/0 hook?

Answer: 4/0 will work just fine. I usually use a 5/0 though.

how many are in one pack?

Answer: The title of the product says "Pack of 5".

Answer: 5

Hey how tall are the baits

Product reviews of Zoom Bait Horny Toad Bait-Pack of 5

Bass master : Zoom toad

Kinda dissapointed the bait sinks more then floats. It rolls over when reeling sometimes.

CincySid : Best Toad on the market and not made to float.

Best hard body Toad on the market, been using them for 6 or 7 years. These toads are not made to float, they are made to be fished like a buzzbait over open water. When you bring them acrossed mats and find a hole, let the toad sink in the hole and hang on! Rig it with a Zoom Horny Toad hook for best results, just screw them on. 4/0 or 5/0 hook. Sharpen your hooks always, every hook. Engage your reel and start winding Before the Horny Toad hits the water, gets on plane right away

Tenia Ellis : All time favorite soft plastic frogs

Caught many bass with these! All time favorite soft plastic frogs, will buy more, can't beat the price!

Amazon Customer : Five Stars

Very good!

Amazon Customer : Five Stars

Works great when reeled quick the paddle feet do the trick

Connie Barber : Five Stars

Bass can't resist!

Jarrett : Five Stars

Slayed the bass!

Shadowvail : Great Lure Overall

This frog is my go to lure when nothing else is working. There are a few notable things that I'd like to mention in this review.

There seem to be multiple versions of the zoom toad that you may or may not notice. There is the older version that was much more buoyant that would FLOAT and not sink. You would use it simply as a top water popper or skipper.

Personally I'd cast it out over lily pads and let it make as big a splash as possible and then let it sit on the surface for a few seconds. During that few seconds is when most of my bites would occur. If I didn't get one at that point, I'd twitch it a few times and my other bites would occur then. I didn't have much luck reeling in after that point. This was completely different with the second version of this toad that SINKS.

The sinking version is the version that you will most likely find at this time. The floating ones seemed to be the older model. The rubber material used on the sinking version feels much more solid and thicker than it's predecessor. With that being said, the newer non sinking ones last much longer and will take more abuse from fish, snags, and what have you. I fished these in a slightly different way. Very similar to that of a senko. I cast out and let it sink. If the fish don't take it on the fall, I start reeling slowly to get the toad's feet kicking. The feet are the key with this version. You want the toad to get into a swim so it's feet are wiggling everywhere. I like to keep it just under the surface of the water. I've caught countless large mouths with this technique.

Now, the only problem I have with lures with long feet like these is that the fish tend to grab the feet and not the whole bait. It is absolutely a necessity to wait a second when you feel a bite. If you try to set the hook right away, you will lose the fish. The fish needs a second to go from grabbing the feet, to grabbing the whole hook and bait. This is my only gripe with this lure. But I'm sure you could say the same thing about many other types of lures like this.

Overall I would give this lure a very high rating, due to its durability, versatility, presentation, and price. After countless hours of use and many many fish caught, I highly recommend it.

EDIT 2019: After many years of using this lure, it is still one of my favorites of all time. I didn't mention it above, but these lures are also great for catching pickerel and some smaller pike. Being a predatory fish, they are very big on chasing their prey. These toads are wonderful at mimicking the real motion that a frog would make moving across the surface of the water or just underneath. I've surprisingly even caught a few curious Bullhead catfish with these! Point being, this is a very versatile lure and I continue to stand by it years after my initial review.

Stephen H. Johnson : Catches fish.

Catches fish. Great product.

Adam Zaborowski : Catches big bass

Quality, one of my favorites

Amazon Customer : Five Stars

Works great when reeled quick the paddle feet do the trick

WarrenG : If bass are eating frogs, they'll eat this

Spinners are for small bass, This (used with a Gamakatsu hook) is for BIG bass. I use a slow to intermittent retrieve. Small bass will bite the feet, but big bass will bite the hook.

Amazon Customer : Shiity bait

Vers bad action in the water

rick : very good product

nice color and action

CincySid : Best Toad on the market and not made to float.

. : Five Stars

just what i wanted good price

Bob O : Five Stars

grandson catches lots of bass with these

Gilbert O. : Five Stars

Good.

Schottsie : Let's go fishing

My husband's favorite bait and hard to find around our location.

Louis A. Del Monte : Worth the money

Good soft frog. Can use as a trailor on jigs.

Keng Her : Works like a charm

Love using these horny toads! They work every time, that top water hit always gets me worked up! Only thing is that I wish they were more durable. Seems like these are the main thing that works around where I fish though so I will continue using them whenever I need to re supply.

josh : Great product

Love the top water bite!

amp381 : Horny toad also gets fish riled up

Works for bass and muskie alike. Caught both running this little guy over pads and grass.

josh : Great product

Love the top water bite!

josh : Great product

Love the top water bite!

Bob O : Five Stars

grandson catches lots of bass with these

Adam Zaborowski : Catches big bass

Quality, one of my favorites

Amazon Customer : Four Stars

Great topwater action. Don't last very long but work well while they do.

Steels101 : Bass tricker

Tails are a hair flimsy which is annoying me all over again! Survive a few bucketmouths, just not a full day affair!

This bait really works tho! If I had to pick one bait for MN largies, this is it for sure, super duper enjoyable way to haul fat bass out of the thickets, pair this with the zoom hook, some heavy heavy braid and hold on!

Easily worth it, this is a true bass tricker.

L : My number one frog (toad) to cast.

Horny Toads have and will mostly likely always be my go-to cast-and-retrieve frog. These frogs are soft, have tasty-sounding swimming action, good durability, and have caught more frog bass for me than any other brand so far. I have tried other brands, often imitators, which got bites and caught bass, but I always circle back to these baits. I recommend using a 4/0 to 5/0 superline hook palomar-knotted to 20-pound monofilament or 50-pound braid on at least medium heavy casting gear, then cast in and around submerged and surface cover and structure in 10 feet of water or less. Fish for results.

Max : Bass and Pickerel love these in MA

L.M. Bass and Pickerel love these in MA. Buddy caught a 5lb largey with one the other day. They cast nice and far as well, but be sure to reel it in fast to get the it humming on the top of the water.

Lee Weaver : Bass busters

Great item for heavy weed cover.

Troublesum : It’s quiet

Seems to work well ????did best when it was glass on lake super quiet as it skims top

Michael Culotta : Great product

Very happy with the product it worked great caught lots of fish

spaceman : This Works Good

I bass fish a lot and frogs/toads are a go-to lures for me. This lure, especially in black, is a MVP in my arsenal. Pairing this with a Gomakatsu weighted (I prefer 3/16 oz.) 5/0 EWG hook is my favorite way to fish it. Tie it to a bait caster with some 20-30# braided line and toss it in to the lilies and slowly retrieve it back to you. Then hold on and be ready for some action because it's heading your way. I mainly fish this lure in black and white. If there's Northern Pike in the area make sure to take some 20# fluorocarbon line to make a leader between your braid and hook because a regular steel leader will effect the performance/presentation of the lure.

The Kelley's Outdoors : I have better luck with these than most other frogs

I have better luck with these than most other frogs, they seem to make the perfect amount of noise not too much not too little.

josh : Great product

Love the top water bite!

Todd H. : Five Stars

good

Amazon Customer : Use a 4/0 EWG hook and hold on

Great for early morning too water bite

Bryan : Five Stars

nice

Amazon Customer : Five Stars

Bass Love Them.

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