AOL: Spring emerges in South Bend: Frogs, wildflowers, Ironman with Down syndrome and more
Spring emerges in South Bend: Frogs, wildflowers, Ironman with Down syndrome and more
I’m looking for a new reel to fish frogs. How much do aluminum side plates or a dual supported pinion matter? What reels do you recommend? I’m willing to buy from Japan if there are better options. I’ve been looking at some tatula and shimanos.
What lb test do you guys use for frogs (in heavy vegetation not open water)? I’m using a 7’3 XH Expride B with a Curado 200M this season. I was using 65lb suffix 131 last year on the same rod and noticed I’m ripping holes in the mouth on the 1.5-4lb fish we catch on average where I’m at in IL and...
I’m looking at the Daiwa Tatula SV TW 150 and the Shimano Curado MGL 150 for throwing hollow body frogs and small to medium swimbaits/glide baits in the 1-3oz range…would one be better than the other? Is there another 150 sized reel that would be better than one of these two?
Casting Reel for Frogs and Small Swimbaits - Bass Fishing Resource Guide
I'm looking to get 2 new baitcasting reels for my topwater frog frogs. I normally use Booyah Padcrasher frogs and Whopper Ploppers. I have 2 Abu Garcia Revo Rockets (9:1) and I think sometimes their drags aren't the smoothest. Wondering what the best baitcasting reel that's relatively fast reelin...
Popping frogs is a different story. Yes, I generate some strikes of the calling action of popping the frog, but most of the strikes are created off the walking movement of my frog trying to get away from the cover.