Topwater Frogs/ Jig-n-pig

[et84]

Does anyone fish topwater frogs? I have never fished them before and was wondering which ones worked the best in lakes/rivers around Springfield. Another thing I have never fished is a jig-n-pig. I have fished jigs with plastic craw/grub trailers, but I wanted to try pork. How do you rig the pork on the jig hook? Thanks!

[crazy4fishin]

ET84 - I have fished frogs before. Not necessarily around Springfield. There are many type but I prefer SPRO brand. I have a few colors depending on teh time of the year. I mainly fish them around vegetation pitching them to the shore line then erratically retrieving them. That seems to trigger a great reaction bite.

As far as the jig-n-pig Uncle Josh makes a good "pig" and all I do is hook it through the flat part of the jig....not threading it through the body.

If you would like more information I would recommend that you go to the BASS website and do a search.

Good luck

[Ham]

Before moving up here, I tried a lot of the frogs on the market. For me, I'll fish Spro Bronze eye frogs > 90% of the time and Snag Proof Bobby's Perfect frog the rest of the time.

I will only fish them on braid (50-65 lb).

I love a frog bite, but watch what you're doing because snakes, owls, herons, and (where present) gators will attack them as well.

I need to try the Bronze eye Jr's on the creeks come mid summer.

[DruryBass]

The Ribbit with the tru tungsten hooks (double hooks that are still weedless) are awesome come summer on local lakes!