Even though Ryan McMurtury only uses a soft-plastic green frog on Lake Russell, he has boxes of different types of frogs in various colors that he uses in different situations.
Frog baits come in three basic types: soft plastic, hollow-body and keel design with rattles.
The soft-plastic frogs include the 4-inch Zoom Horny Toad, the YUM Money Frog, Strike King Rage Toad, Gambler Cane Toad and Bass Pro Shops Humpin’ Toad.
McMurtury uses the weedless, hollow-bod-ied baits on lakes such as Clarks Hill that have matted vegetation like hydrilla.
Bass Pro Shop makes four types of hollow-bodied frogs; Scum Frog makes four sizes; SPRO makes the Bronzeye Popper, Bronzeye Frog and Bronzeye Jr.; and Bobby’s Perfect Frog is another popular make.
McMurtury uses frogs with a keel design and rattles when he is fishing shallow, open water. Keel-design frogs include River2Sea Billy WA and the Tru-Tungsten Mad Maxx Frog.
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