Bass Fishing Jul 2018 | Page 86

Experimenting With Frogs John Cox has experimented with quite a few frogs and toads. Cox isn’t married to any of them, though. He’s constantly trying new ones and rotating what he uses. Here’s a glance at some of the frogs that’ve passed through Cox’s boat. Jackall Iobee Cox used this one to win the Cup at Wheeler. He’s used it a lot in open water and for skipping under overhanging trees. SPRO Bronzeye Pop This popular popping frog has replaced most of his standard floating frogs for open water. It’s easy to walk, and Cox believes the spitting action it makes while walking does a better job of calling fish up from 5 or 6 feet of water than a standard frog. River2Sea Bully Wa 2 This frog comes in two sizes, but the bigger one makes a nice impression in mats. Cox will add a 1/8- or 3/16-ounce bullet sinker into the belly if he needs more weight to depress the mat. Snag Proof Bobby’s Perfect Frog Cox fished this classic for quite a while. He says it’s a very weedless bait, but not as heavy as he’d like for fishing mats. Snag Proof Bleedin’ Frog The big upward-slanted hooks on this bait, which is very similar to the Bobby’s Perfect Frog, are what attracted Cox to it. He’s caught some giants on it. Teckel Honker Frog 84 Cox equates the noise made by the Honker’s metal feet with the “clicking” sound made when twitching a Devil’s Horse. He fishes it with short twitches or pulls and believes it has a place around the spawn or any time fish are foraging on small minnows. FLWFISHING.COM I JULY 2018