first bass caught on home made lure

[tylerd1994]

i caught a little bass on my frog yesterday. I was at a pond for a half hour and was getting bites like crazy. but i couldnt set the hook. I had it hooked texas style. Then i switched it to normal and caught one. How do you think i should rig it. maybe i should rig it normal when there is no moss and weeds then hook it texas when there is. Maybe you guys could show me how i should rig it. at least i know it works well

[Ed Brabant]

One of the biggest things you need to remember when fishing any top water baits is to have paitents. Most of the time when you miss a fish on a frog, rat or other topwater baits is you end up pulling the bait out of the fishes mouth. What I taught my son was when working a buzz style frog is count to 3 1-2-3 and set the hook. When you are in the slop hold the rod at 11:00 face your bait as you work the bait over pads , hydrilla, coon tail or what ever the cover is and when the fish hits lower the rod so it is pointing at the fish as you reel the slack in then set the hook. It is about the 1 2 3 count. I use a flipping stick with 65 pound braid when I fish through and around heavy cover. If you use braid that is that strong make sure you loosen your drag a bit. Braid will not strech. I have blown up 2 flipping sticks and my son 4 because the line won't strech. All the shock goes into the rod. And remember paitence. I would stick to the texas rig. If you are in open water you can put the eye of a trebble hook on your hook before you bury it in the body. That will act as a stingger hook. Good luck and remember paitence paitence paitence.

Edited August 1, 2008 by Ed Brabant

[tylerd1994]

ok

[King Bait Co.]

tylerd1994 wait till you hit a five plus on your frog. When that happens don't do what I did. I Just stood their and stare at it for a little bit. It will be the sickes bite you will ever see. Go job on hitting one on your own pour:yay:. Ed is right on the count down it will take a few times to get it. You will jump the gun on the first few. Most of the time around here they hit it so hard they are hooked anyways But like Ed said wait. It will seal the deal.

[outdooradvantage]

Congrats on catching a Bass on a handpour. Patience is the key to topwater fishing. Wait until you feel the fish....... Jeff................

[daveh]

good job. like others said let the fish take it under then set thec hook.

[hawghunterbaits]

Ed is right! Any top water bait frogs the most Wait till you feel them with it. I know when I fish at night with top water my catch increses 10 to one I know it's because I cannot see the strike but wait for that tight line.