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COLOR : KRYPTONITE WEIGHT : 5 / 8 OZ .
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The frog that started the craze , the Spro Bronzeye Frog 65 is one of the most celebrated baits of all time .
everything going on around me . It doesn ’ t take long if the sun heats the water and the weather gets right .”
Frogs are year-round tools for Florida pro John Cox , too , but “ prime time ” for him is a no-brainer .
“ The frog bite is really happening in the thinner stuff , around trees and undercut banks , when you see bluegills coming after it ,” says Cox . “ That seems to be the trigger point , much like shad hitting your spinner blades during the shad spawn . You just know they ’ re going to eat that frog .”
A little about legs
Hollow-body frogs are typically fitted with rubber strand “ legs .” Few anglers , however , find those legs ready for action right out of the package . Trimming them to preference is a common ritual .
Rojas designed the Spro Bronzeye Frog with a leg length he found ideal for his “ walk-the-dog ” presentation , but not everyone agrees .
“ A lot of guys like to chug a frog , so we don ’ t cut the legs too short ,” says Rojas . “ Guys use frogs differently . We don ’ t want to alienate anybody . They can always trim .”
And trim most pros do , to their own “ leg ” logic . Crane typically takes about an inch off his frog legs , often thinning them as well .
“ Legs really weigh a frog down , and I want my frog to lay as flat as it can when I ’ m walking it in open water ,” he says . “ I probably cut four or five strands . That
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COLOR : FRED ’ S FROG WEIGHT : 3 / 8 OZ .
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