Pike LOVE Frogs!

[@mikecotty88]

Wish the canals round here was that clear, ours looks like the river in the wonka factory

[@agimugi8162]

mike cotty true

[@amduck4883]

We’ve just had weeks of rain and our rivers in the south look like a carp lake to catch anything the bait has to be bigger than the actual fish to be able to see it

[@scottiedunnavan3834]

A good tip; I see everyone telling you to wait & let it take it... but also literally bring it in ALL the way in up to shore instead of pulling lure out 4-8 ft out. You'd be surprised fish follow the bait & get spooked. Maybe 40% of the fish I catch literally grab it when I have it on the bank pulling it out the water.

[@jorwijma2818]

Indeed, wait for few seconds until you feel traction, then hook it differently by a quick pull on your fishingrod.. so don't hook it by swinging your rod up, left or right... just give it a thrust and 9 out of 10 times, you'll hook the pike without losing it.. Oh and another tip: when you'll see pike sneaking up to your froglure, it's hunting it. Use good ol' fashion twitch 'n turn to let the pike attack te frog instantly.. it really works! --- > Great video! so thumbs up!!

[@dchoi1039]

Pull as in toward your body?

[@jorwijma2818]

@@dchoi1039 yes, a short and not too powerful thrust move will do the trick

[@dchoi1039]

@@jorwijma2818 didnt know ill get a reply from a commenter of 2 yrs back. Thx!!

[@jorwijma2818]

@@dchoi1039 frog fishing is my life bro, and i got a notification on my phone😂... so, of course i'll answer

[@skunk12]

@@jorwijma2818 i love frog fishing more than you. However, my technique is so convincing that real frogs often chase my frog-lure. Does this ever happen to you?

[@nicomeier8098]

The great thing about thiese frogs lures is you can youse them anywhere, no matter the vegetation in the water. You can fish withn them in places that would be very hard if not impossible to fish with conventional lures.

[@Deathst4lker]

Great stuff, Chris - thanks for taking the time to make/share it - it inspired me to get my frogs out !!

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

They dont work as well under water ;)

This man is brilliant...swears JUST LIKE ME when fishing...... and missing a strike....Great stuff Ginger Man...keep it up......

[@pgruszewski]

It probably isn't you, late reaction, or hook. These frogs are extremely hard to hook up properly. I've seen it a lot in pike videos.

[@thereaping9524]

I know what you mean I’ve done a lot of it

[@alanpilon6259]

I have a hard time with frog's alway's and my buddy hooks up one out 4

[@Zjudoransj]

Alan Pilon you gotta let them take it, give hem like a second or 2 and then set the hook Edit: bending out the hook slightly also works miracles

[@pvegod1484]

After fishing with hollow body frogs in the uk for pike, I've found that its much much better to use a soft plastic frog/buzz toad on a double frog hook in terms of the hook up rate. the only problem is that they are difficult to find in the uk as we are about 40 years behind the us with lures. I've also found that unless the water is clear, pike hardly ever cleanly swallow a frog down. I've fished murky canals recently with frogs/spooks and had so many pike miss the lure/swipe at it, but then this afternoon I fished a gin clear shallow ish river and my hook up rate was 4/5. just got to accept that its frustrating. I would only use frogs where you have to, such as when its really weedy and the rest of the time use a popper/spook as you will hook up more.

[@pvegod1484]

a good example of a toad/soft plastic frog is either a Stanley ribbit or the zoom horny toad. you can rig this on either a double frog hook or a single large EWG hook (4/0). they are so much easier than hollow body frogs to fish, usually all you have to do is straight retrieve it across the surface keeping your rod high. when the fish hits lower the rod so theres no tension, let the fish eat It for a second or two then crack it hard. best to use a heavy frog rod with 40 pound plus braid

[@paulhills2589]

You need to bend the hooks out on those frogs, also tie a triple hook on back

[@marcusbabcock458]

Depending if you have thick weeds, in my area if you did you would just be snagged, 100% agree on bending the hooks up though, much better hook up ratio

[@deanvannooijen3472]

Nice part about these frogs is that the hooks are bent inwards so they dont get snagged in al the weeds and lilys..

[@marcusbabcock458]

@@deanvannooijen3472 it will increase hook up ratio and it also won't get you snagged up, I'm talking a very slight amount don't make them sit straight up or anything

[@codysather8910]

I have 2 frogs. One with a hook on the bottom and a triple out the back for openish water and one with the in a rubber frog lure for the weeds. Doesn’t catch easily though

[@matthewt372]

Honestly Had me howling with laughter during your advice to kids on swearing 😂😂😂 keep up the good work Mate I'm off to Order some frogs

[@mattdunster]

I’ve seen a lot of people use black frogs on nice sunny days with blue skies. It contrasts well so they can easily sneak up and hit from just about any angle without missing.

[@zzzzzz...9902]

I am introducing my friend to fishing and I let him use one of my poles which had a frog with 3 hooks on it and my friend was able to catch his first pike with it.

[@earthman4222]

Gotta laugh every time I see a frog bait with spots on the back. Like fish can even see them.

[@yorkshirecoastadventures1657]

Lol. I have frogs with various markings on their backs but all with the same underside markings. Makes no sense.

[@davidhulmes4481]

The language spilling out was pretty much what I say to myself when I am having fishing mishaps. 😂

[@Rob-zq8sy]

Very entertaining Chris those frogs don't seem to have a good hooking percentage but great action. Really made me laugh when you commented about swearing at fish, gets you like that sometimes!

[@michaelhall9078]

Ace video mate. I tried with a frog last night but I didnt have any luck. It was a cheap one off ebay so there is a chance its just a crap lure! Reverted back to a SG Real Eel just under the surface in the end and still blanked. Good to see you getting so much interest on such a sunny day! After watching this I think I'm going to head back out... right now in fact.

[@fishingcentral7027]

Wait a second or 2 before you set the hook your pulling the frog out of its mouth

[@luckyguliver]

Well said, feel the strike on the rod and then pull :)

[@officialgearhead6736]

Fishing Central I’ll second that. My first year bass fishing I lost so many fish on frogs. Then I learned to let them take it wait then set the hook

[@Zjudoransj]

Fishing Central or bend the hook out a little bit, it does miracles..

[@StefanBacic]

the thing is if you ever watched a close-up of pike attacks, you've seen that they spit out the bait in matter of milliseconds when they get feel of the texture and stuff, so there's really not much time to give the fish, you must do it instantly. the problem is because it is a top water fishing and we can almost always see the fish coming for the attack and we tend to pull before it gets chance to grab nicely because of adrenaline rush. so yeah, not too soon, but definitely not give it a second or two, just hit it in a perfect timing

[@clariidfisherman3702]

A tip us Asian Snakehead anglers use is always always always get the line tight before you set the hook. Delivers a more powerful hookset and ensures the fish has it

[@sirgigachad1894]

I love uk pike fishing I love doing what you do also when your frog is near the bank dont take it out strate away move it near the bank because pike will follow it

[@jaydenoneil9396]

I love your videos Ginger fisherman

[@Vissenbijdewaterkant]

Super frog video!

[@Wyley123]

Loving the language in this video 😂😂

[@clariidfisherman3702]

Well one rule of Snakehead Fishing here is Asia is always get the line tight before setting the hook. It gives a stronger hookset and ensures the fish has the lure

[@charliedance9039]

Ducks and swans piss me off when I’m fishing

[@tjeerdoosinga9932]

Pike're very tasteful and there swim a lot of them in your Beautiful british waters keep asking your fishing club to put more fish in yor waters and then we've more fish to eat greets from a polish guy

[@frostii9639]

Tjeerd Oosinga its people like you that are ruining pike fishing. Eastern europeans have poached my local waters to hell and now there aren’t many left.

[@hanzelman1963]

Hey mate, for a month ago i bought the Piscifun Alyos, a very nice and smooth reel for the heavy work, very nice and solide reel!

[@silveribis55]

Whoa, that clearly looks like summer. Bright sunshine, green grass, weeds growing out of control and a frog to be in season swimming about naturally. Thought summer was a bit of a no no for pike.

[@Quagula]

got my first on purpose pike on a popping frog. in my experience theyre more apt to bite early morning or evening

[@chriscorry2672]

Every time he says “lures” I hear “laws”

[@bitcoinbeast]

Can you link me to that frog please? Literally cant find anything that has those 2 spinners as legs

[@deniskilgour]

“It’ll cast pretty much owt” translates to will cast pretty much anything 👍

[@scrembo9768]

Tough to hook up on those frogs, I put a small barbless treble on up turned hook. Do this at a slight angle it improves the hook up nicely...

[@stewie5101]

I have the same lure... except I haven’t caught a damn thing with it! 😂😂

[@williammiller2307]

I pretty much exclusively top water fish for small mouth bass but do get a good amount of pike up here in Maine USA. I always bring a pair of needle nose pliers. I dont get my hands anywhere near some of the mosters we have up here.

[@filipstrojek6485]

Hook sharpnes i key in my lure fishing i always bring a small file with me to sharpen my hooks. Lovely chanel you got btw 👍

[@PamelaKivi]

Pike hold their prey in their teeth instead inhaling like bass. The rubber frog wont slide through their teeth so setting the hook is a challenge. Try bending the hooks slightly outward. You can also attach a stinger hook by using a split ring at the base of the double hook on the frog. use a single hook, not a treble, with the hook point facing up. This will still be somewhat weedless and improve your hook ups.

[@mystic2731]

what is the name and brand of that frog hes using

[@jackwright1493]

Love using top water frogs had my pb pike15lb on one yesterday 👍awesome vid must have watched it about 10 times now 😂

[@46bektas]

Great video man greetings from holland

[@Pepijn-cv4wt]

Saint Ke nl for the win

[@MJ-85]

Hi there, great videos. I have been using top water lures myself recently for predator fishing. Do you suggest a top fishing line to use for piking especially? Cheers in advance, keep up the great videos

[@keepfitcarl]

What’s the size and details of the rod mate thanks . I got a silver max rod and reel I find the reel noisy and not the best tbh iam not impressed at all

[@PigPatrolTV]

Got him! Great video man!

[@girlsgonefishing3758]

Been debaiting if i should try a frog or not. We have a lot of lillies and weed our end so think itll be a good idea. Great video by the way

[@290k3]

Frog is supe fun to catch big pike, i got a 6 kg pike last week. but a tip is to buy a new frog who got 2 hooks on it, i had a frog with just one hook lost the fish all the time,

[@rookiefishing9753]

I fish for pike with dead bate all year round and it works and there is nothing wrong in it regardless of sheepels opinions, ! That is not to say I do not enjoy using lures too ! Enjoy your way of fishing as long as you have reasonable care for the fish.

[@veade123]

Newbie question the reel in the great video is it left or right hand reel please

[@rinofg69]

I have 10.000 casts and 1000 bites and still no fish out of the water...am I normal? xD

[@ayevaboo]

Sounds like me

[@rinofg69]

@@БојанПавловић-е3й yes thats true... I have majorcraft 2-10g fast, too soft

[@sirgigachad1894]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 just like me

[@philippkunza1419]

very cool!

[@garylawlor2288]

Looks like ya had a nice bit of Craic top water pike fishing, something I must do more of.

[@dez.c777]

Any tips on how to cast a weightless lure on a baitcaster?

[@daniellaw8999]

The rods too light and soft for the job you want it to do. To set the hook when frog fishing for pike you need a rod rated to around 60g. Also, don't strike at what you see, strike at what you can feel. You rely on feel for other forms of lure fishing, topwaters are no different. One last thing, unless the weed is actually up to the surface, use a different type of surface lure with exposed hooks, save the frogs for otherwise unfishable water.

[@kkomedykking69]

You should try using a heavier action rod so u can set the hook better. Great video:)

[@lewismcguinness9915]

Where did you buy the lure from i cant seems to find one with the spinners as feet

[@constrictingconstrictors7225]

Any advice for catching perch around 4-6 inch please?

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

small spinners like size 0 mepps work well and the salmo hornet

[@mikechapman7720]

It's hard not to swear when that happens

[@petesyoutube8680]

Good fishing.. Mate keep the pike coming what reel was that mate am looking at one meself

[@kaspar156]

i have too frog lure, but no pikes havent attacked it yet. Amy tips? where to fish? what time= Thank you!

[@davehughes6501]

I have been using these type of frogs recently and could not get a single hook up, as soon as i turned the hooks the other way, i hooked them straight away

[@mattdunster]

Awesome. Cheers from Alberta, Canada. We’ve got giant pike here that I plan to take on with some frogs. Any recommendations on brands/styles?

[@ribakdemida]

Cool 🎣👍

[@girthyyobo1554]

Are you not fishing through the closed season, it ends on Saturday ?

[@Rory_B_Bellowes]

GamingTommy 68 it looked like he was on the canal

[@girthyyobo1554]

DK_99 Knight oh right cheers mate

[@DavidKaunang]

When you using the frog, you have to let the fish take the frog, when you feel the fish weight, set the hook. set it hard. because it's not like when you are using a treble hooks. Hope this will help you hook more fish.

[@feralgrandad4429]

Well that was super exciting!!! Waiting for my new baitcaster to arrive so watching your videos is giving me my "lure fishing fix" lol. Mate, I know your running Braid, can I ask what braking strain/brand please? Please keep these videos coming, great content and production :-)

[@michaelhall9078]

I'd say anywhere from 20-60lb depending on how snaggy it is. If you know theres no snags you could possibly go as low as 10lb but theres no point imo. If your clipping a fiver to your trace you want to make sure you get it back! I got some Berkley Whiplash at 50lb but I think it cost £35 for 300m. Good stuff if you dont mind paying that much though. If you do snag badly make sure you dont put too much force through your rod and reel because they will break before your braid snaps

[@The_ginger_fisherman]

Thanks mate. on this particular setup im using 25lb power pro. The rod is a 8-28g its my light setup

[@MrNintendoro]

Is floating line a must for frog lures?

[@hopisanka4430]

Straight retrieval with a frog....GG

[@HuwFerris-John]

What frog is that? Could you share the link please? Can't find it anywhere. Great video as always

[@castingchris1574]

I think It's the Savage Gear 3D Frog

[@mateuszstrama]

Savage gear 3d spinkick frog.

[@kevinwoolner954]

A lure that doesn’t hook fish

[@GB-ml2fy]

Wow got stressed with amount u lost 🙈🎣

[@tomastuoma]

Almost any other top water bait is better then frogs for pike. Try the largest Rapala Skitter Pop, x-rap sub surface, or any other large popper instead. 1000x times more productive and catching.

[@aramobamabreakingbrady_1738]

i have the same bait caster and braid that funny

[@ianabrahams6428]

What rod and frogs are you using

[@jorio2922]

what line did you use?

[@bobskimaxx]

Can you tell me the make of the rod please.

[@linoleumbonypart385]

Helluva accurate shot at 11.20 caught

[@ph4tsquirrel403]

Great video

[@robmack6675]

Looks like a nice little rod, what is it mate?

[@chiemseefischer]

Very entertaining!

[@mikaelrantaoutdoors]

Love it man!

[@dirtblock6361]

It’s nice and all that ya guys leave comments telling him feedback, but I think he knows what he is doing.

[@Jmabitibi-t1983]

Nice!

[@luckyguliver]

Where do you buy these frogs? Ta

[@arvopelaa]

What style you reel rule when its in water?

[@markd4337]

Like the price of that reel. Good find. What Daiwa rod do you have it paired up to?. Another great video by the way.

[@johnnyjames6674]

I caught a pike using a buzz frog from bass pro shop its called the humpin toad

[@FpsRix]

Never buy frogs with one hook, Salmo lucky john series frog is the best in my experience. And bright colors work best, no matter the weather.

[@yorkshirecoastadventures1657]

Having some good times with Salmo surface poppers at the moment. The guys at salmo definatly seem to know their stuff.

[@andrewmcgovern4347]

Do these lures catch much grass

[@tomislavrom8906]

After the third fail, I started to wonder is there any hooks on that frog.

[@adamskead8859]

Pike will bite anything, caught one with a fake worm while ice fishing

[@dwaynegreene152]

12:00 niice cast bud 👍

[@bertjaggers7514]

Hi great vids what rating is your arid rod ? Cheers

[@pvegod1484]

its probably 7-28 g, for frogging you need a bit of a heavier rod ideally so you can crack down on the fish hard

[@dankerns1558]

Nd that is why I'm beginning to really hat ed frogs I miss 90 percent of them

[@kevinwoolner954]

They are garbage , try the heddon mossboss weedless spoon

[@borumfishing]

Great video. I could not hear what reel it was. Can you tell me name and model? Thx

[@pgruszewski]

Borum fishing - I only heard Piscifun. Not sure which model.

[@Piscifun]

It is the Piscifun Torrent baitcaster, you can see the details here: amzn.to/2LJNEIz You can see there are some promotions. Hope that helps, thank you.

[@borumfishing]

Fly agaric thx mate. I start googling.

[@pgruszewski]

Borum fishing - Think he says Torrent. EDIT: Google confirms, it's Torrent. Looks nice and inexpensive.

[@borumfishing]

Fly agaric thank you. Much appriciated. 👍

[@DetisinAlex]

Where to get that frog lure?

[@dreamer2k20a3]

Where you can buy same frog?

[@KarlGaff]

where are you from? yorkshire? accent sounds same as mine hahaha

[@yorkshirecoastadventures1657]

Id guess south Yorkshire. At least thats what he sounds like to my N Yorkshire coast ears.

[@fantailgoldfish4120]

Im from west Yorkshire

[@andyinthewatford7025]

Used a baby hedgehog as live bait once. Got a 16lb Pike on it.

[@FrenchCrow]

Seriously? That's real nasty. Mammals have evolved nervous system, and awareness of pain. I wouldn't mind too much using fish or frogs as live baits.

[@eduardgans1]

FrenchCrow hes talking bs for sure lol

[@blinddoglures]

what is that frog lure called

[@clariidfisherman3702]

The only time you can speak like that is to the FOCKEN fish! Damn right

[@imawesome5841]

What's the name of that frog lure?

[@FishNFoolLures]

POTTY MOUTH!!!

[@shadowsandmist2308]

What pound line are u using ??

[@baldieman64]

Jees dude, forget surface frogs because the hookup ratio is rubish. Get yourself a couple of Heddon Moss Boss's. Not only is the hookup rate several times better but you can let them slowly sink and twitch them in the fish's face.

[@andreasmich7835]

Wich rod are you using?