Frog bass fishing is super exciting but you are going to miss some fish. Here’s a simple way to double your catches when bass miss your frog.
Frog Bass Fishing & Missing Fish
If you have fished a frog bass fishing then chances are you have missed some fish. Sometimes they just miss it and sometimes we miss the hookset. Either way, it can be super exciting and frustrating at the same time.
Frogs I Use For Bass Frog Fishing
How to Recover the Frog Bass that Miss
The cool thing is that kind of like a big swimbait, fish will show themselves and you can find out where they are at.
This is where a backup lure comes into play. The secret to doubling your bass catches is to have a backup. When the bass miss the frog, come back in with a Senko, Yamatanuki, or pitch in a Texas rig craw or a Tokyo rig.
Some of the Setups For Follow Up Bass
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A lot of times these active bass that miss will engulf a soft plastic that is pitched back into its area. That is how you catch way more fish when frog bass fishing.
If you look at the video above, sometimes the bass miss the frog multiple times. I was able to throw a Texas rig craw back in and get the bass that I missed twice.
I did the same thing following up after a bass missed the frog again. This isn’t the first time that I’ve done this either. The follow-up tactic has delivered bass over and over again.
You can see this in my Yamatanuki video on this blog as well.
The Yamatanuki is a new bait that bass haven’t really seen yet and it can be a great follow-up bait when bass miss the frog.
This is a bass that I caught on the frog fishing through the duckweed and pausing over the holes.
Final Thoughts
Frog fishing is one of the most exciting ways I know of to catch bass. Keep a backup to double your missed opportunities when fish blow up and miss.
Grab a good heavy action rod like the ones that I suggested above, some frogs, and a backup rig and get to work.
To your fishing success,
Jonathan Burke
LiveBassFishing.com