frog fishing rod??

Looking at getting a specific rod for frog fishing.Either a 7’3″ heavy 13fishing omen or ganders new gsx elite made by 13fishing in a 7’6″ heavy

Both are great rods. I currently have a Temple Fork 7′ extra heavy and love it. The fact that I got it buy one get one at a sportsman show makes it even better

I love my Dobyns 735
Another really nice rod that is reasonably priced is a Quantum Sgnature
Dean Rojas ” Kermy”. Rojas is one of the top frogging Pros.

get a heavy stick. If you’re fishing natural lakes and skipping a from more, go with a 7 footer. If you are bombing over really big grass mats go with a 7’6″

I have the 7’6 Gander Mtn GSX for a frog rod it’s alright I also have an Abu Garcia Veritas 7’6 medium heavy rod. I prefer the Abu Garcia. The price is about the same as the gsx. When I set the hook with the gsx and horse the fish out of weed mats it feels like the rod could snap at any moment. The Med heavy abu feels more rigid than the heavy GSX.

At the $100 price point, you should check out Denali Jadewood rods that come with a limited lifetime warranty. For skipping or solid body frogs, check out the Denali Rosewood 6′ 10″ Frog R824FG rod with full lifetime warranty.

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Looking at getting a specific rod for frog fishing.Either a 7’3″ heavy 13fishing omen or ganders new gsx elite made by 13fishing in a 7’6″ heavy

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Frogs don’t weight much, you can catch them with just an UL.

Every time these frog rod posts show up, it kinda shocks me at the short rods some guys use. To each his own, I guess. I’ve got 2 rods that I use for frogging. The first one is a 7’10” XH Falcon Cara (bobby’s frog rod) and the other is a 7’11” XH Shimano Crucial.

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Every time these frog rod posts show up, it kinda shocks me at the short rods some guys use. To each his own, I guess. I’ve got 2 rods that I use for frogging. The first one is a 7’10” XH Falcon Cara (bobby’s frog rod) and the other is a 7’11” XH Shimano Crucial.

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If you work your frog with the rod tip down as anyone who is an accomplished frogger does the vast majority of the time a 7′ 10″ or longer rod is just a bit much unless your name is Kevin Garnet.

I cant frog with anything over 7′. I am too short and my boat is too close to the water, just throws the balance off and makes it difficult for me.

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Every time these frog rod posts show up, it kinda shocks me at the short rods some guys use. To each his own, I guess. I’ve got 2 rods that I use for frogging. The first one is a 7’10” XH Falcon Cara (bobby’s frog rod) and the other is a 7’11” XH Shimano Crucial.

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If you work your frog with the rod tip down as anyone who is an accomplished frogger does the vast majority of the time a 7′ 10″ or longer rod is just a bit much unless your name is Kevin Garnet.

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right because it’s completely impossible to work a fishing pole down and to the side.

An accomplished frogger also knows getting fish out from heavy slop and in the boat requires 2 things: an ultra hard hook set and the leverage to get em out. Obviously, the longer the rod, the more mechanical advantage one has over a fish that is pulling away. and good luck getting a SOLID hookset out on the end of the long cast with a 7 footer. not saying it can’t happen, but the odds are definitely stacked against when trying to get that fish in the boat.

There is definitely a learning curve involved with using a longer and heavier than average rod, but I can guarantee you after fishing with it for awhile in the slop, you’d never look back.

but again to each his own. use a 4′ snoopy pole for all I care…In the meantime, I’ll stick with what I use and enjoy an excellent hook up ratio.

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right because it’s completely impossible to work a fishing pole down and to the side.

An accomplished frogger also knows getting fish out from heavy slop and in the boat requires 2 things: an ultra hard hook set and the leverage to get em out. Obviously, the longer the rod, the more mechanical advantage one has over a fish that is pulling away. and good luck getting a SOLID hookset out on the end of the long cast with a 7 footer. not saying it can’t happen, but the odds are definitely stacked against when trying to get that fish in the boat.

There is definitely a learning curve involved with using a longer and heavier than average rod, but I can guarantee you after fishing with it for awhile in the slop, you’d never look back.

but again to each his own. use a 4′ snoopy pole for all I care…In the meantime, I’ll stick with what I use and enjoy an excellent hook up ratio.

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All right, I pretty much agree with everything you’re sayin’, just not sure about the 7’11” although I’ve never tried one that long. I do throw a 7’6″ in the slop and know that it gets me a few more fish throughout the day, especially on long range hooksets. I just get the feeling with the extra 5 inches the rod might get unwieldy for me. The other thing I wanted to say about being “shocked at the short rods some guys use” is slop isn’t the only place to throw a frog and you don’t see Rojas throwing one on a long rod.

You’re right about throwing frogs in other stuff such as skipping them under trees or whatever, where anything much more than a 7 footer just isnt the right rod, but for mat or pad fishing, I have found the longer and stronger, the better. I use to use 7’6″ flippin sticks but I kept breaking them on the hook set.

As far as the 7’11” goes, it was sort of an after thought. I bought it for a different application and its just too much rod for that. I started chucking frogs with it and found that it suits the purpose extremely well.

On a side note, these rods just don’t work with the soft plastic buzz style frog. They’re just too stiff to be able to cast them any distance.

90% of my froggin is done in very sparse to no weeds. Open water. Maybe a lay down, but usually just an open bank. I walk it just like you would a WTD style bait. You would be amazed at how many hits you get where there is no cover at all anywhere close to you. Frogs don’t just live in pads or slop, they are everywhere and bass know this.