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

Troublesum : It’s quiet

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

Michelle Maroney : Five Stars

look cool haven't used them yet....

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.

james shuler : Amazing results and I'm sure I'll get the same from ...

I've used this frog but with a greenish yellow coloring. Amazing results and I'm sure I'll get the same from this color. Best of luck!

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.

Bass master : Zoom toad

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

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.

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.

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.

Bryan : Five Stars

nice

Amazon Customer : Five Stars

Bass Love Them.

Amazon Customer : Not able to find in stores

Great frog bait very hard to find this color in stores

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.

Lee Weaver : Bass busters

Great item for heavy weed cover.

Amazon Customer : Four Stars

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

CL : Five Stars

As expected

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

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.

Michael Culotta : Great product

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

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!

Bryan : Five Stars

nice

Troublesum : It’s quiet

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

Connie Barber : Five Stars

Bass can't resist!

Troublesum : It’s quiet

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

Harold E davis : Somewhat disappointed bait sinks really doesn't float making long cast is ...

Somewhat disappointed bait sinks really doesn't float making long cast is ok for topwater but you go through half your cast to get the bait up and moving should not have to reel that fast try single hook for but bait rolls over and now you lose the weedless effect and all of this was in open water would not recommend will return

Jennifer Hyatt : Five Stars

Can't wait to get them in the water.

Antonio D. Jenkins : plastic top water frog

Excellent

kimbosucks : Will probably be a good buzz bait trailer

Will probably be a good buzz bait trailer. This is supposed to be used with a single hook design that I ise for swimbaits. We will se how the hook up ratios turn out

Amazon Customer : Five Stars

Very good!

Lee Weaver : Bass busters

Great item for heavy weed cover.

Lionel Jones : Very Durable

Love the quality of thes lures! They are very tough so that they are sure to last longer than your average soft plastic lures. I haven't caught anything with them yet, so i can't really comment on effectiveness. They are very well made though. The colors are true to the pictures.

Jennifer Hyatt : Five Stars

Can't wait to get them in the water.

kimbosucks : Will probably be a good buzz bait trailer

Will probably be a good buzz bait trailer. This is supposed to be used with a single hook design that I ise for swimbaits. We will se how the hook up ratios turn out

hawthorneb1 : Four Stars

Kinda slow delivery but awesome bait.

james shuler : Amazing results and I'm sure I'll get the same from ...

I've used this frog but with a greenish yellow coloring. Amazing results and I'm sure I'll get the same from this color. Best of luck!

Bob O : ... lots of bass on these and it fools the great big ones

Grandson catches lots of bass on these and it fools the great big ones!

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.

jameshwebb3 : Amazing!

Great top water bait. Get the feet kickin as soon as it hits the water and you will catch 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.

Bob O : ... lots of bass on these and it fools the great big ones

Grandson catches lots of bass on these and it fools the great big ones!

Todd H. : Five Stars

good

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