Pike fishing with surface frogs - Topwater blow ups (video 113)

[@Smiffy830]

Awesome! Superb soundtrack too. Like you say, not every fish takes the frog, but it gets the heart pumping. Nice one

[@riverpiker]

Glad you enjoyed it matey. We take fishing too serious sometimes. If we want to catch every fish then use the self hooking rigs carpets use. But we lure fish because we want something else. That means we have all the extra thrills and heartaches that come with it. But we sure have some fun!!

[@Smiffy830]

Absolutely, last 3 outings hit a blank, but, spent the days on local cut & river with my head in a good place. Take care marmate, tight lines.

[@riverpiker]

@@Smiffy830 I have plenty of blanks myself pal but we’re outside doing what we enjoy so it’s not all that bad eh! You too pal keep enjoying it buddy 👍

[@petebony3093]

Brilliant filming, well done on a great video! I fish for pike with surface fished frogs and often think that when a pike takes a frog from underneath it looks like a crocodile attacking once it has "committed" to the take - Something that really gets the heart going. Lets please see more of these videos!

[@hazzardoutdoors]

New sub right here. Only just started pike fishing and loving it

[@DomFishingUK]

enjoyed all 3 video's, great tips and some fantastic footage having a fish smash a surface lure is one of the best feelings in fishing.

[@riverpiker]

+DomFishingUK cheers Dom. I just love pike hits so being able to help show them off and also how to have some fun yourself was the aim. Came out all right in the end

[@steveryan8058]

Awesome mate took your advice , got one and caught on it .amazing seeing pike attack. Keep the vids coming cheers

[@riverpiker]

Hi Steve. It's just great fun mate isn't it. Surface takes are just so spectacular. Well done on catching too as it's not the easiest method.

[@huntnfishnuts5880]

Great finish to the series with some awesome takes on film. You are right about not getting them all. It's all worth it when you finally connect though. By far the most exciting way to fish.

[@riverpiker]

+Huntnfishnuts Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it. some good fun making this, not easy on my own which made it even harder to catch the fish but I wanted to show what frogging for pike can be like and I think i did that some justice. cheers for watching as always mate. tight lines.

[@fishwithandy]

cool vids , Great footage , nothing better than surface hits

[@riverpiker]

+fishwithandy Thanks Andy, yeah surface fishing takes some beating mate

[@cassieabhram7089]

amazing heart stopping surface hits on dem froggies ....ribbit ribbit .... id be jumping out of my skin and doing girlie shreaking at some of those takes, its like Jaws 3 !..... just got my first cheap chinese froggies this week off evilbay, cant wait to try them in summer ..... NIce one Paul

[@riverpiker]

ha ha, its ace fun Cassie. Find some weedy shallows somewhere and just run the frogs across and remember the clean underpants!

[@TonyRiggaz]

You have made me go an order a frog now that looks like fun. I can not wait untill the warmer months now

[@riverpiker]

+Tony Riggaz ha ha Tony, you can't blame me pal. good luck and have fun. ;)

[@esoxisaac4870]

going to put surface lures into practice this weekend, fishing a very shallow venue. thank you for the tips!

[@Deathst4lker]

Great action mate - and thanks ! I'm a sea fisherman but have taken up Lure Fishing our rivers and canals based on you and the Scouse Angler for perch and pike ;) Great tips - and a great help !! Really appreciate it ;)

[@riverpiker]

+Deathst4lker Never even been near the sea with a rod, looks a big water! ha ha. Yeah you can easily make the most of your sea gear to have a crack at the fresh water fish. good to know I helped inspire you to give it a go, thanks for watching mate.

[@Deathst4lker]

I've got some very lightweight gear based on your recommendation with a few jig heads and braid with wire traces etc and a lot of my bass lures from the sea seem to meet with the approval of the perch ! No pike yet though - all in good time ;) I've got a 9' sea spinning rod with a few jerk lures (I will be getting some frogs like this one !!) and a light reel with some decent wire traces - so I will keep you posted ;) It's all pretty light gear that's in the boot of the car ! I've bought my first ever EA licence and I'm fishing everything from the puddles to the lakes !! ;) Love it ;) Cheers - keep it up ;)

[@Deathst4lker]

I've got a 6' extra lightweight rod for the jig heads - and I might try drop shooting (just to see if I can be a bit more successful lol) I'm 51 btw - which is probably a bit older than normal to take up freshwater fishing !! I can't believe I've never thought about it before - I thought it was all about carp and bait fishing - I've watched all of your videos - and am out putting perch and pike fishing into practise !! Love it ;)

[@riverpiker]

+Deathst4lker That's great to hear mate. You've got loads to explore and it's all another big adventure. You're not the only one to start up at that age as I've had similar messages and they're all loving it and catching. Some whacking fish being caught by them on the light gear too. You've got the right gear and the right idea, don't get serious with it. Just use it for some fun and a play about. Loads of freedom to wander about and fish places you didn't even know existed and fish when you normally wouldn't have done, a quick half hour here and there it's amazing what you can catch. Winter is just around the corner so it can get tougher but at the same time the pike and perch turn in to prime specimens and they are just stunning animals. Have fun mate and enjoy it. Its great when I get messages like this as I know all my own hard work trying to get the videos done is well worth the effort. tight lines matey! :)

[@darrenbrewster3345]

Class bud enjoyed all three programs ;) I'm definitely gona have some frogs think the kids will love them on our local river and a pond I have in mind too Keep up the good work ;)

[@riverpiker]

+darren brewster cheers Darren. The kids will love it. Kids often get bored but when they start seeing pike launching up and exploding on a frog that should keep them happy.

[@darrenbrewster3345]

+River Piker I had the kids out on a good friends boat two weeks ago and they loved it had all the wrong gear ( bar 30lb braid ) one of those every thing I took ( lures) floated but hay ho that's fishing thankfully my friend had a good collection of lures helped the kids out Best laugh was biggest fish and only pike of the day fell for a copper spoon ( tackle upgrades are on way just need to decide whether too make or buy lures )

[@riverpiker]

+darren brewster So many ways of fishing lures and so much to learn. But keep learning mate. Next time out on the boat you know a bit more and so on. We fish loads from the boat so know you had a great day no matter what. Just a simple shad i one lure to take as you can simple drift around jigging, pull up to fishy looking spots and stop and jig or cast around.

[@darrenbrewster3345]

+River Piker you never stop learning bud no mater what type of fishing you do ;) and I'll keep the shads in mind too for the next time we're out ;)

[@peterharman8466]

Nice vid great fun almost like watching a Hitchcock movie just waiting for that moment of surprise. Many thanks Mr Pike man for taking the time and trouble very enjoyable I hope I have as much fun when I try it :)

[@riverpiker]

+Peter Harman Cheers Peter. Took a bit of extra effort to get those close ups but worth it. I had to ignore my need for a fix of pike and concentrate on trying to get the shot. I can guarantee fun if you find the pike with the frogs, it's mental. good luck!

[@davidhart9031]

nice video, im gonna give it a go, what braid strength do you use for this type of fishing, thanks,

[@allmodcons6]

i use 50lb plus if you go lighter and the pike goes into heavy weed you'll get snapped off

[@WhitchurchFishing1]

great video

[@riverpiker]

thanks Kori

[@WhitchurchFishing1]

well just found out no store in the us sell Savage gear rods so now got to find out how i can get one from the UK

[@riverpiker]

There will be better in the US Kori. The US lure fishing scene is miles in front of ours and we are only just trying to catch up.

[@WhitchurchFishing1]

really i wonder why no us store dont sell savage gear rods we have a thing called icaast here very year its where all the new stuff is going to hit the market but no savage gear rods just lures. Ppl think im crazy buying all these lures and use them for bass but they work. i got a good lure for you its called the pompadour jr have you ever used it

[@riverpiker]

Yeah SG only recent got on the US scene. May be they didn't bring their rods because you already have a good selection to go at? Yeah seen a few bass guys having success on the SG lures. Have you tried the small 3D trout? They will be ace for bass. Never seen that pompadour but it looks cool.

[@EsoxFever]

Absolutely great series of videos, and channel in general. Top water pike fishing is absolutely addictive. As mentioned before in some comments that type of lure is not my favorite, I prefer buzzers as they offer better hooking up ratio and more endurance to pike teeth. In order to compare and share experiences I am gonna ask you something. When during the season is top water fishing more productive? Is there any time of the year when you don't contemplate the possibility of targeting pike with top water techniques?Greetings from a new follower. Keep up with this great work.

[@riverpiker]

+Andoni Ortiz Ayestarán Thanks matey, really appreciate the kind words. Yeah frogs are not the best for hook ups and if I can I'll use another top water, often I might just use any of my other lures but just thrash it across the surface. The frogs do well for heavy cover that's the main reason I use them. Typically the surface lures are used in the warmer months, mostly because of the weed cover. You can fish with the surface lures when other lures just get stuck in the weed. So most top water fun comes then, though for me i'll try to hold ff the hot weather and wait for late summer and early autumn. I've never tried the surface lures in winter, General theory is pike are more active in the warmer months but less in winter and because they are often near the bottom the surface lures aren't ideal. All that said, I love using jerk baits a foot under the surface in coldest winter. I have some of my best sport thrashing jerks about over 10ft and making the pike come up and hit. I suppose i best try the frog in winter and see what happens. Does that sound similar to what you find?

[@mac148]

have you ever caught any trout on the frog? was just wondering cause i have seen big rainbows taking frogs at a trout farm

[@riverpiker]

No mate i never have but that would be cool. You can buy smaller frogs than what i use here for pike. Same style but more suited to chub and as you say, may be the trout would love them.

[@mac148]

ive never tried the frog but i can think of lots of places with big pike perch and rainbows i have seen big rainbows take frogs but that was in a hatchery pool at fish farm i cant wait to give it a go great vid what a buzz seing a big pike explode through the reeds gets the blood flowing eh

[@riverpiker]

It sure does pal. Really exciting way of fishing. some of the takes are fantastic.

[@mac148]

im going to give a go up here some monster pike in our trout resovoirs

[@ThePulzeGamer]

Great video ;)

[@riverpiker]

+PulzeGaming cheers matey

[@ThePulzeGamer]

River Piker Whats next ;) plan on fishing spot this weekend it was badly poached not long ago time so see how it is now

[@riverpiker]

+PulzeGaming No plans and no videos left. Well I have one video ready but it's only a review, no action or anything. Gunna struggle to get out this week to do something too. But you never know with me, things just happen sometimes so you never know. If it was poached before, probably still the same. Give it a go and see mate, you never know.

[@ThePulzeGamer]

Ya i have fish lake very close to me and was poached very very bad but its fine now and recovered very well had one 10lb 15oz out of it not long ago so i am hopeful this ones the same

[@boxbox6290]

+PulzeGaming tell me about it our lake on the golf course ferry meadows had huge pike carp tench trout sander im talking 38lb pike it was used for a championship pike contest back in the 90's it was trout during summer pike during winter it has a island n its huge you go by boat what you can rent out ten it has two stock lakes well a pond n a lake they have desimated it i used to for fun take the hooks off cast out n huge pike would chase my lures or trout when i caught trout they would jump 4ft i used ro walk my dogs around the lake on the golf course and at night see loads off fish basking n being hunted then i started seeing traps set n at night they wer in the lake with tennis nets grabbing loads off pike i bought a golf club n some old balls and would stand over ge other size hitting balls at them now there is a big gang off them that live in the centre bit they get drunk and cook ghe fish on the bank because its private no one can do shit my forgooton lake paradise as now turned it acsmpty pit its massive to but at night no fish no jumps no chases the bushescwer untouched around the sides now gher all destroyed makes me wanna cry

[@lidijakuravica3283]

how much time did you need to make the pike bite the bait

[@riverpiker]

+Lidija Kuravica Hi Lidija. Often with pike when lure fishing, if you catch them off guard they react on instinct and will take on the first few casts. Once I have covered the bit of water in front of me with a lure and no pike hits I might try another totally different lure to see if that triggers a hit instead. Some days a change of lure is the trigger. If that fails I will move on and keep moving until I get a hit. you will catch more pike if you get mobile and find them rather than spending time in one spot. The only exception would be a known pike holding spot where they are know to come and feed. For example, a weir pool of a river might have pike coming in and out of it all day. So staying there and casting lots might get you fish eventually. With surface fishing for pike in the warmer months, the pike are pretty active and if something passes overhead like a frog, you can guarantee they will hit within a few casts. Most of the hits in these frog videos were on the first cast. Hope that helps, if you need any more advice you know where I am.

[@rhinotje]

yeah been jiggin the frogs every now and then but lost all of my striikes ! wonderfull attacks but realy hard to keep em on

[@riverpiker]

Too true that matey. Good bit of fun but can be frustrating if you actually want to catch a fish. cheers

[@Zjudoransj]

River Piker I would advice bending out the hooks a tad bit, does miracles!

[@UnderwaterScotland]

Awesomeness👍

[@riverpiker]

+Underwater Scotland thanks again pal

[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

"thrill of the hit" LOL you dont say!The one time I used plastic frogs was in Canada fishing for small mouth bass. I went in a backwood general store and said whats a good lure to try? Oh this without a doubt ($7?-a lot of money for me in 1980-for a Bill Plummer weedless version) I thought maybe they were taking me for a rride, but I got it anyway Canadians are a truthful lot!. Settled into the cabin, then first cast hooked an 18 inch small mouth. It proved to be a viciously effective KILLER bait. I found a good method was to drift round the lake margins or among the reed shallows in the canoe, and plop the frog into a likely spot. Another especially effective method was deliberately land the frog on a overhanging bush or branch then gently pull it off and plop it down onto the water, 50/50 chance they took it almost as soon as it hit the water. Those bass charecteristically remind me of perch, strong fighters. But its the way they took the frog, jumping up out the water then back down onto the frog and gulp it down. Not good if you have a pace maker fitted...That lure was a fantastic investment. The best session was around 6 in the morning one day, in the background I was aware of splashing and crashing sounds and thought meh probaly someones dog....then turned to cast in between some massive boulders and there was a black bear stood upright on one of the rocks. You never forget scenes like that! That and EATING fresh bass (no catch and release in them days) gutted, washed, rubbed with salt, stuffed with bread onions butter and salt and pepper fit for a king

[@riverpiker]

You guys make me jealous when you talk about all those bass. Would love it if we had some over here and we could have a mess around with the top waters. Seen plenty of videos and it looks fantastic sport on the lighter gear. Not so fussed about the bears though mate, you can keep those. ;)

[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

LOL My hosts had been going there for like 30 years and never seen any bears, I was there 2 weeks and seen 4 of them, one was eating blackberries right off the bush, amazing site, they grab the branch with both paws then pull from one end to the other exactly like how a woman wipes the washing line before pegging the washing up, they end up with a massive handful of berries, thorns and leaves and swoller the lot! I think there has been a few cases of small mouth or largemouth stocked in lakes near USAF bases here in UK (I am a Brit) but from what I hear they died out. Not sure about the pros and cons of introducing another non native speceis though I like your videos BTW, some good and helpful insights. I havent fished for a long time but am thinking about getting back into it in my old age, especially large perch, and possibly pike on lures (perch/roach/rat/mouse/FROG!) It seems like theres a zillion and one tackle options these days. I have a lathe and been turning up some shapes..... all the best Jonathan

[@riverpiker]

Yes I think you might be right about some of the stocked bass. Not really up on it though to be honest. Ooh, get making some nice lures. I wish i had the tools, creativity and the patience to make my own. Would give me something to do when the weather is bad.

[@shanemaguire7874]

When I was only 8 a 12 pounder took a toy frog I put I hook into right in front of my eyes

[@stormspotterdavidS]

Pike and musky has one of the most aggressive topwater strikes ever i know because i caught four pike.

[@harrihiltunen1244]

pike on the rubber frog..

[@ImmyBravv]

Watched all 3 parts to your frog lure fishing, awful music and your camera man isn't doing a very good job neither is your editor. However, I like the way the frog works and how you had some takes with it. Keep up the hard work lad... Tight lines 👍🏼

[@riverpiker]

What cameraman? Theres me fishing, and me also reeling a frog in, then moving the camera on a tripod, then reeling the frog in again some more. Repeat until a pike hits. Real fishing with real anglers on this channel matey, cheers ar kid.

[@pvegod1484]

the action is non existent with a wire trace

[@bigmoose1696]

I don’t want to sound like that guy. But I think title should be. Video of my frog on the water…. Could be fishing for salmon or bass or sharks Long video for small Amount of pike. :(

[@FishNFoolLures]

Over 4 mins. of watching him reel in a frog? Boring!!!!