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JF Griffin - Index

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Lau Alton Jones
Chugging a Frog
By DeAn roJAs, 2007 Bassmaster Classic Qualifier, holds current BASS
single-day five fish weight record of 45 lbs. 2 oz. caught on Lake Kissimmee
The type of retrieve most often used with a frog is a steady and fairly fast
presentation across floating and matted vegetation.
When I chug a frog across surface vegetation however, I use a very slow
stop-and-go presentation rather than a fast one. I think this gives the fish a
better strike opportunity and you get better hookups.
With this retrieve, I do not trim the frog’s legs, and I still move the lure with
the rod, not the reel. The rod tip is down and continually jerking.
I think the thing to
remember about frog
fishing is that fish are going
to relate to whatever
cover and structure a
lake has, so you can, and
should, expect a strike
on literally every cast.
Because I have caught
bass on rocks, sea walls,
grass, laydowns, and
even in open water without
any visible cover, I
want to put everything in
my favor that I can when
that strike comes.
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