Buzz Frogs

Have you got a lot of shallow weeds in your favorite lake? Some times they are so thick its hard to get a bait in there? If that's the case this is when to get out a buzz frog. Let's show you exactly how to rig this bait. We promise you ounce you throw this bait into all that weedy mess, someplace that you wouldn't even consider to throw anything else; you'll keep coming back for more.

This large profile bait is so simple to rig. It's a standard Texas rig without a weight. I like a 4/0 or a 5/0 Gamakatsu EWG hook. Take the point of the hook and go into the nose a little deeper than you would with a worm. Go in about a ½ inch so the eye of the hook and the knot is covered by the nose of the frog. Now take the frog bend it forward like all other Texas rig baits and run the hook all the way through the back side of the frog. Next push the hook point back down so it rest on the back of your frog. In this position the hook point will pop out the instant a big old bass takes it in. Some anglers will go a step further and skin hook the point just under the soft plastic to make it more weed less. If the frog is hanging straight it's ready to fish.

Out on the water cast it out over the grass and pads. Look for holes way back there. Cast beyond your target then reel it in like crazy over the top of those openings. The little paddle legs will gurgle and sputter resembling a frog or minnow that's trying to get away get away from a big old bass. Bass in the shallow weedy places can't resist the skittering bait.

Use a seven or seven and a half foot rod. Medium heavy, with a fast tip and 18 to 30 lb. test line. And hang on. The strikes you'll get will be so violent your fishing partner will have to pick your heart up with your landing net.

My frogs of choice are the Zoom Horny Toad and The Yum Buzz Frog.