Tips&Techniques
The Art of the
frog
retrieve
words by // Mike Pehanich / www.smallwatersfishing.com
M
ake no mistake about it.
Anglers have caught bass
on hollow-bodied frogs with
every conceivable hop, bounce, spit, shudder,
twist and cadence. But surely there’s a “best”
retrieve, isn’t there? If a survey of some of the
best frog fishermen in the pro ranks counts for
anything, the answer is a resounding “No!”
“Frogging” (a.k.a. “froggin’”) is an art, and, like
all art forms, it demands that the artist put a bit
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of his own personality into the performance.
Now don’t feel you have to take a deep plunge
into your subconscious to find your “inner
frog.” But going with your senses and instincts
and tailoring your retrieve to your own
style may not be a bad idea at all. Still, like a
method actor might study a Marlon Brando
performance, you, too, might want to take a tip
from some of the great “froggers” of our time.
Here’s how to get an Academy Award-winning
performance out of your hollow-bodied frog.