The soft-plastic lure fluttered and kicked like a struggling frog across the weed mat and into the open pocket. Then, with the abrupt swirl that never gets old, a solid bass rose in a boiling strike.

From summer into autumn, Texas' largemouth bass become vulnerable to an affliction caused by their gluttonous appetite. And this makes bass anglers happy. The malady? Frog in the throat. Well, ...

Since the first time I tied on a Zoom Horny Toad in the spring of 2005, I’ve been a frogman. There’s something viscerally addictive about a largemouth bass blasting a fast-moving plastic frog. I ...

Don’tcha Hate “I Told You So’s”… Well, I told you so. Last week I listed rubber frog lures that looked like yellow-winged blackbirds as good to use on Clear Lake in hot weather. Just look at the photo ...

Topwater baits are the most exciting way to catch largemouth and smallmouth bass. Find out why you should stock up on poppers, walking baits, ploppers, buzzbaits, and frogs for the best fishing days ...

Every topwater strike makes bass fishing more fun. But there’s something about topwater frog fishing—watching that almost comical-looking bait hop and sputter and then get suddenly obliterated—that ...

Some 50 years ago, Harry Ehlers was working in the Toto rubber boot factory in Cincinnati, Ohio, when he realized the same dip-mold process used to make the boots could also be used to make a ...

If you’re a fan of bass fishing, you’ve likely attempted at least once to use a hollow-bodied frog lure. Most likely, you haven’t had the best results with it. I personally love the idea of fishing ...

Every topwater strike makes bass fishing more fun. But there’s something about topwater frog fishing—watching that almost comical-looking bait hop and sputter and then get suddenly obliterated—that ...

I wonder if local fish think it’s been raining frogs in the last few weeks. Whatever, they are definitely keying in on them. From Delmarva ponds, to Virginia rivers, to local reservoirs to Piney Run, ...