Zoom Bait Horny Toad Bait-Pack of 5 review and price compare 2025

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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

CL : Five Stars

As expected

Jarrett : Five Stars

Slayed the bass!

Lan G. : Love these for catching bass

Great quality and movement. The legs paddle when reeled to give it a life like look. I get tons of bites with these in florida. HOWEVER be sure you are using a large enough hook as half the bites seem to come off by the way the hooks sits under it just makes it tough to get a good hook set.

Troublesum : It’s quiet

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

waratahpastoralco : Great Product. Would buy again.

Great Product. Would buy again.

Jordan : My go to top water bait for fishing lily pad ...

My go to top water bait for fishing lily pad islands and searching for active fish in shallow areas. Black is a safe color that almost always works and the bullfrog color is also a proven producer on the local lake.

Will Zytka : The bomb

These kick butt, fish just can't get enough. They hold up well and even caught fish on one that had it's leg ripped off. They move water nice and make just the right amount of noise - can be rolled slow or fast for great results. Get a bag and hold on to your rod with two hands cause the fish hit them hard.

Gilbert O. : Five Stars

Good.

Gary E. Besmer : Used it with a weighted hook and fished it in ...

Used it with a weighted hook and fished it in weeds and caught a load of largemouth bass and several pike.

Gary E. Besmer : Used it with a weighted hook and fished it in ...

Used it with a weighted hook and fished it in weeds and caught a load of largemouth bass and several pike.

William Werner : Pop water fun

All ways love top water bass fishing horny toads seem to bring them out, or should I say bring them up

teresa : Would recommend

Good action and color

Lan G. : Love these for catching bass

Amazon Customer : Four Stars

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

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.

Amazon Customer : Not able to find in stores

Great frog bait very hard to find this color in stores

Amazon Customer : Shiity bait

Vers bad action in the water

teresa : Would recommend

Good action and color

. : Five Stars

just what i wanted good price

Ryan B. : Great Product

Great Product, Fast Shipping

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.

rhino69 : junk

Junk bait. I've used several other frog baits with good results but not this one.

Kirk Nemitz : Works well!

Good size and color

Donald O : Not The best

Had great luck with a lot of baits this year. But this one didnt catch a thing. :( I just had bad luck. Of course some one else might catch the trophy with them.

Troublesum : It’s quiet

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

. : Five Stars

just what i wanted good price

Amazon Customer : Five Stars

Bass Love Them.

ecr55 : Five Stars

hold on tight to your fishing rod, because you are about to catch some pigs!

Bass master : Zoom toad

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

Yer Pal : Five Stars

Good product. Scott Martin recommended this particular color. I've had strikes on it.

iCho : Four Stars

Very attractive from bass's point of view.

CL : Five Stars

As expected

right coaster : Great lure. I caught for 4 bass with these ...

Great lure. I caught for 4 bass with these (6 strikes total.) The bass seem to like them when they are dropped down into the grass.
They get ripped up after a while; I lost one frog while bringing in a fish. So, you'll want to make sure the lure is secure before each cast.

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.

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!

D. stump : Bass love'em just as much as I do.

Bass love'em just as much as I do. Have been using them for over 5 years and they are my go to lure

Ryan B. : Great Product

Great Product, Fast Shipping

Donald O : Not The best

Had great luck with a lot of baits this year. But this one didnt catch a thing. :( I just had bad luck. Of course some one else might catch the trophy with them.

Amazon Customer : Five Stars

My favorite lure at an awseome price.

iCho : Four Stars

Very attractive from bass's point of view.

Adam Zaborowski : Catches big bass

Quality, one of my favorites

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