Fishing enthusiasts use a variety of animal and plant components as bait for catching fish. This article will discuss in detail how you can use a frog as bait, how to attach it correctly, what types of baits there are, and much more.

When and where to catch a frog

The best period for catching fish with frogs is considered to be summer and early autumn, when these animals are just reaching their maturity. Of course, you can use frogs in winter, but, firstly, it will be difficult for you to find a fresh frog under the ice, and secondly, the fish will be less active in pecking at it at this time of year.
You can catch frogs both in rivers and in small ponds where they live.

Lures used

Natural, that is, live frogs are used as bait for catching predatory fish species, including:

• pike;
• asp;
• zander;
• burbot;
• perch;
• chub.

These baits have the following advantages of their use:

1. Live frogs live in the same environment as predatory fish, so they often become their food in the natural environment, which increases the chance of the fish biting on bait that is already familiar to it.
2. Frogs have a fleshy body that holds well on a hook, unlike bloodworms or maggots.
3. Frogs are an excellent bait for attracting large species of fish, in particular catfish and pike perch, which will never refuse such a delicacy.
4. A bait consisting of a frog can significantly revive a weak fish bite.

The disadvantages of using live frogs as bait include the following:

1. The frog must be killed before being hooked, which is sometimes difficult for compassionate fishermen.
2. Catching a frog in the natural environment can be quite difficult for anglers who have never done it before.
3. Live frogs cannot be stored for long, so this bait is considered disposable.

In order to catch a live frog, you should follow these tips:

1. During the summer season, the easiest time to catch a frog is early in the morning or after sunset. During the daytime, all types of frogs usually hide in thick grass or water.
2. In cold weather, frogs move to shallow water, where they lie down under stones or sheltered burrows.
3. To use frogs as bait, you should take small young frogs with a green color, since fish like them most.
4. Frogs should be caught using a net. They should be placed in a damp cloth bag, into which the herbs must be applied in advance.
5. If you can’t catch a frog with a net, you can use a regular fishing rod. To do this, attach a piece of grass or a fly to the hook. The frog will attack such bait and be caught like a fish.
6. There are cases when fishermen bred frogs on their own in their own garden. To do this, you just need to collect its eggs and place them in a container of water. After two months you will be able to hatch live bait.

In addition to live frogs, you can also use artificial imitators of these animals.

They can also catch predatory fish (ide, pike, perch), but not all of them, since the rubber bait does not have the desired smell.

The advantages of using artificial frogs include the following:

• Artificial baits in the form of frogs are more convenient when used in hard-to-reach areas where snags are possible, since they simply crush them, unlike live frogs.
• A huge variety of these baits can satisfy even the most original needs of anglers.
• Artificial frogs can be used many times.

However, such baits have a number of disadvantages:

• Artificial frogs lack the natural smell of meat, which does nothing to attract fish. Of course, you can add various ones to them, but you still can’t replace the true smell of a frog.
• These baits have a bright color, but an overly vigilant and suspicious fish may still not risk biting on such a bait.

Tackle for frog fishing

The most suitable tackle for frog fishing is bottom tackle. It includes the following elements:

1. A powerful bottom rod with a rigid tip and a length from three and a half to seven meters.
2. A capacious reel made of high-quality material, preferably with a friction brake system.
3. A weight with a flat shape and a weight of at least two hundred grams.
4. A durable leash with a length of forty centimeters.
5. A hook with a sharp sting and a thick long shank. The hook number should be from eight to fifteen.

How to impale a frog

There are three main ways to hook a frog. Let's look at each of them:

1. In order to achieve a good “game” of a live frog, it must be correctly placed on the hook. To do this, you need to insert the stings of the double hook through the frog's mouth and out under its front paws. After this, one of the frog's paws is thrown over the hook's sting. Then you need to prick the frog muscle from the forearm onto this sting. The hook tips should be visible.
2. This method of cage does not require killing the frog. And although this is a rather cruel method of baiting, it is also practiced by many fishermen. The nozzle is performed in this way:
   • Hook the hook onto the back skin of the frog so that the hook tip comes out.
   • This must be done in such a way that the frog cannot free itself.
3. The last method of attaching a frog is done this way:
   • Using a double hook, insert the dead frog through its mouth and bring the hook point out through the animal's belly.
   • Then pry the frog's muscles with the stings again.

Such a bait will have a good “game” and spin on the hook.

Frog fishing technique

The fishing technique for artificial and live frogs can be very different. Its basic principle includes the following actions:

1. Place the frog on the hook and cast (preferably into coastal weeds or places where other frogs live, since this is where predatory fish often swim in search of food).
2. Wait until the bait sinks to a sufficient depth.
3. Retrieving the frog can be done in jerks with short stops or in regular stepwise retrieving. When retrieving the bait, the fisherman must constantly twitch the tip of the fishing rod so that the frog “jumps” more naturally in the water. Also, you should strive for maximum naturalness, but this usually comes with experience.
4. When biting a frog, you should not flinch in surprise, since, as a rule, the fish grabs it sharply and pulls it deep to the bottom with a loud pop.
5. You should wait until the fish is likely to catch the hook, and only then hook.

Features of fishing depending on the type of fish

Catching pike with a frog has the following features:

1. You can catch pike using either a live frog or an artificial frog. The main thing is that it has a good game in the water, since pike pays most attention to this indicator, and not to the color or smell of the bait.
2. The introduction of the frog to the pike should be slow and as natural as possible. Even the slightest discrepancy in the game or behavior of the frog can make the fish doubt and refuse to bite.
3. You need to fish out the pike after you are sure that it has swallowed the hook, otherwise it can easily spit out the bait and swim away.

Catching catfish with a frog has the following features:

1. Frog bait is very popular for catching catfish as it is a common food source for this fish in the wild.
2. it is better to use a live frog, since it is very sensitive to odors, and will probably not be interested in rubber bait.
3. The best time to catch catfish with this bait is on warm summer evenings when there is no wind. On such days, the catfish feels calm and swims out of its rookeries to feed.
4. The best gear for catching catfish with a frog is a zherlitsa, donka and. In addition, you should know that catfish is a fish that can weigh up to three hundred kilograms, so to catch it you should use the strongest possible gear and equipment, including fishing line, hooks and leashes.
5. To catch catfish, you should use large frogs weighing about one hundred grams so that they can attract the attention of large catfish.
6. The most favorite places for catfish to be in the water are deep holes and snags, so the bait should be cast not far from these places.
7. When catching a large catfish, it is very difficult to fish it out and drag it onto the boat, since it has enormous strength and does not give up without resistance. In such cases, experts recommend hitting the catfish on the head with an oar.

Catching a snakehead with a frog has the following features:

1. Snakeheads are very active in biting both live and artificial frogs. The best time to catch it using these baits is summer.
2. When choosing artificial bait for snakeheads, you should pay close attention to the quality and softness of the rubber. It must be soft enough so that the fish does not smell the substitution, otherwise there will be no bite.
3. It is advisable to add lead to the bait so that it can sink to greater depths, where the snakehead lives.
4. This fish always bites the bait quite effectively, making bright squelches of water. These show bites should not force the angler to hook prematurely, since the fish is only playing with its prey. In order to successfully hook a snakehead, and not lose it, you should wait twenty seconds after the fish is hooked on the hook's sting.

Catching burbot with a frog has the following features:

1. Burbot is a cold-loving fish, so you need to catch it with a frog in the fall or winter.
2. For winter fishing, you can use various artificial frogs with a slight depth and good game.
3. Burbot responds well to baits of green and light green colors.
4. Since this is a fairly strong fish, you should stock up on several leashes and hooks at once.

Catching perch with a frog has the following features:

1. It is advisable to catch perch using small live frogs. It is also possible to use artificial baits, which should contain a small red pigment that perch like so much.
2. Perch often lives in quiet areas of water bodies, so you need to throw the bait there.
3. To catch perch, you can make combined baits consisting of a small frog and artificial bait.
4. Perch is best caught with this bait in the fall.

on a frog has the following features:

1. To catch chub, you can hook several frogs at once. It is important that they are alive and moving. Thus, the bait will be much more effective.
2. It is best to catch chub with a frog from a boat, since this way you can get to hard-to-reach areas of the reservoir where this fish often lives (snags, flooded trees, underwater holes).
3. When catching chub from the shore, the tackle must be thrown three meters from land into a clean area of ​​the reservoir, where there are no snags or stones, otherwise live frogs will be able to get off the hook and escape.
4. A very effective way of catching chub is to cast with frogs all night long using the so-called “sucker”.

1. Fishing with a frog usually takes place in heavily snagged and hard-to-reach places where large fish live and serious snags on the gear are possible, so the fisherman should tie several leashes in advance and prepare spare hooks.
2. When choosing an artificial frog, preference should be given to those baits that most accurately copy a living frog.
3. Artificial baits should be stored separately from each other so that they do not deteriorate due to the joint reaction of the materials.

When we talk about summer fishing, we imagine the bank of a river and a sleepy fisherman hunched over his fishing rod.

And only true fans of fishing with a spinning rod know how exciting this activity is. It’s especially exciting to organize a real hunt for river predators: pike, catfish or perch.

And knowing what these predators love, you can turn their catching into a real performance or a kind of game. A bait such as a frog, which can be real, caught nearby, or artificial, perhaps even homemade, will help with this.

What is an artificial frog?

This bait, popular among fishermen, can be purchased at any specialty store.

Their range is so diverse that it is difficult for a beginner to choose the right one. Therefore, get to know the different types of artificial frogs.

Artificial frogs can be made:

• made of rubber;
• made of plastic;
• made of silicone;
• made of plastic;

At the same time, plastic frogs are much more expensive than rubber ones.
Experienced fishermen use homemade frog baits made from various materials, including pieces of fur or wool.

Don’t forget that artificial baits should be stored separately from each other, including frog baits. After all, these are just artificial products that can deteriorate due to random chemical reactions.

Description

Plastic frogs are made of a different material from the material for twisters and worms, it is more durable.

The size of the surface bait of a rubber frog corresponds to the size of a natural frog - 8 cm. This is the best bait for pike fishing. It is good because it rests on the water with its back up, this is facilitated by the correct loading.

There is a hook on the abdomen, which is protected by a loop-shaped reflector - a spring from such a nuisance as getting caught in the grass. It can be used even where thick thickets of grass stick out from the water.

It is so light - only 10 grams - that you can throw it as far as you need. This bait has only one hook, which is its disadvantage.

To prevent the pike from leaving when fishing, it would be better to have a larger number of hooks. But in this case, the possibility of fishing in the thickets is lost. That is, your bait will constantly cling to the grass.

Frogs of this species are different in purpose and differ from each other in appearance.

If such a bait does not have legs or they look like silicone threads, then it is intended for fishing in areas where there is a lot of algae, mud and just grass above the surface of the water. That is, no protruding parts of the bait will cling and make it difficult to catch fish.

If you are using bait in open water, then the appearance should match the appearance of a real tree frog, as well as its size. The more the bait resembles a natural frog, the greater the chance of attracting the attention of a pike or other predator.

Many varieties of artificial frogs are equipped with “skirts” consisting of lengths of silicone. When lowered into the water, hard and short pieces knock off aquatic vegetation. The semi-rigid protection – a steel cable in a plastic sheath – prevents you from getting tangled in this vegetation.

The front part of the bait frog's abdomen is bright orange. A bright spot on the water helps the angler to navigate correctly and the fish to quickly notice the bait.

Operating principle

Fishing with frog bait begins immediately after the spring flood passes and the water becomes lighter. Ends in late autumn.

By using bait, anglers not only attract the attention of fish, but also increase their chances of catching them. The fish, attracted by the movement of the artificial frog, grabs it and gets hooked. But to do this, it is necessary not only to correctly attach the bait to the hook, but also to guide it along the surface of the reservoir.

Lead, that is, move the frog in jerks along the surface of the water or thickets. But it is in the thickets that predators like to be, and primarily pike. The pike jumps out from below and catches the artificial bait.

The frog is made more natural by jerking movements and waves when the bait is immersed in the water. That is, the skill of the fisherman is also important in this matter. You need to be able to constantly tug the tip of the spinning rod; the amplitude of the shaking should be 8-25 cm.

Design

Unhooked frog

The design of an artificial frog bait is very simple: a light, hollow body with a weight inside. A non-hooking frog can be purchased at the store, or you can make it yourself.

Moreover, amateur fishermen make baits of various appearances; imagination plus skillful hands and the catch will delight you.

Stages of making an artificial frog from wool:

1. Cut off a piece of wool about 10 cm in size.
2. Tie in a knot so that two ends stick out.
3. Wrap with threads, create the shape of the frog's body and hind legs.
4. Add fur to the front legs, wrap them with threads - you should get a small ball with two short front legs and two long hind legs.

The simplest homemade frog– two vibrotails and twisters welded together. And you can cook them with a simple lighter.

This homemade product is also good because it is sinking. It sinks into the water slowly, after another jerk, and this attracts fish.

How to catch a frog?

When passing bait through thickets, it is important to jerk the spinning rod correctly - short but sharp.

You can do jerks either single or double, but it is better to alternate them. Don't forget about a 3-5 second pause between jerks.

A predator watching a frog waits for this exact pause to attack its prey. Having grabbed an artificial frog, the fish does not immediately realize its mistake and tries to gradually swallow it.

You need to hook the predator slowly so that it has time to swallow the bait.

Where to fish and when?

It is better to use non-hooking baits in shallow water areas, the depth of which is up to a meter or less. There may be thickets of sedge or reeds, as well as algae and duckweed.

In such hard-to-reach places, an artificial frog is the best bait; it simply jumps over all obstacles - be it a water lily or grass. Fishing places should be chosen not where real frogs live, but not far from them.

This is probably why July and August are considered to be the “frog” season. More bites occur when real frogs are hunting for insects, that is, in the evening. According to the observations of anglers, pike react to real frogs before real frogs begin to appear.

With the help of an artificial frog you can catch any predatory fish. On river reservoirs it is mainly: pike perch, pike, perch, catfish. But as experienced fishermen say: “You need a live frog. He’s not a fool, he follows the scent.”

Fishing with a live frog

In summer, the easiest time to catch a live frog is in the evening or in the morning, before the dew has dried. During the day, especially in the heat, frogs hide in thick grass. When it gets cold, you need to look for frogs in shallow water, where they hide under stones and logs near the shore.

For bait, take small or medium-sized green frogs, it is better if the frog is young.

Frogs are caught and collected in a fabric bag. If it is difficult to catch with a net, then you can use a simple fishing rod. You can attach any blade of grass to the hook.

Seeing the bait near its muzzle, the frog rushes and swallows it. Instead of bait, you can use flies, which are stored in linen bags with fresh grass.

There are examples where fishermen themselves breed frogs in the garden.

To do this you need:

1. Collect frog eggs.
2. Place it in a shallow container with water.
3. Place the container in the sun.
4. After 2 months, the frogs can be used for bait.

How to plant?

It's a shame, but live frogs are not used; they must be killed before hooking.
Usually the frog is mounted by two lips and a hind leg.

Two hooks are sometimes used for the bait. In this case, the back is pierced with one hook, and the soft part of the hind leg with another.

According to experienced fishermen: the more hooks, the better. The same goes for fishing with a frog.

The frog can be strung on three hooks, having previously connected them together for rigidity. In this case, the hooks are inserted into the front legs and head, and the hind legs are bandaged and connected to the fishing line.

Fishing with a frog- an entertaining process during which the angler watches how the fish hunts and catches bait.

The fisherman must know and be able to:

1. How to choose the right bait, taking into account the fishing location and the type of fish.
2. How to correctly create the appearance of a living jumping frog by twitching a spinning rod.
3. How to properly hook a caught fish by waiting a few seconds.

If you have been fishing with a frog at least once, you will love this activity!

The frog is the main hunting object of large catfish. This bait is especially effective when targeted fishing for this fish is carried out. Despite the fact that large catfish practically do not hunt during the daytime, if you deliver bait directly to the hole, a bite can follow immediately.

Medium and trophy-sized pike can be caught well with a frog. In shallow shallows overgrown with aquatic vegetation, you can catch a large number of grass pikes. In this case, it is necessary to select a small bait, otherwise the bites will not be very frequent.

Chub and perch feed much less frequently on this type of amphibian inhabitants of reservoirs, but in the absence of other food they willingly eat small frogs.

Asp fishing can be done with a small frog, but this method of fishing is chosen if this type of fish is widespread in the reservoir where fishing is planned.

Having laid out the rod, you need to unwind enough fishing line so that the hook reaches the other end of the rod. Next, you need to hook the frog, preferably through the back to the belly and back, so the frog will last as long as possible on your hook.

And we begin to throw the frog over the duckweed, lifting the rod with sharp movements, imitating the jumps of the frog. Carefully, slowly, patting the frog all over the duckweed, increase the amplitude of vibration of your rod.

This will increase the clapping of the frog on the duckweed. As I already said, when it’s hot, a pike going into the shade under the duckweed will hear and see these sounds and jumps and will certainly attack your frog.

If you catch a pike, do not stay in the same place, move further along the shore, because all the fish will be “scared off” and swim away. However, pike cannot always attack the tackle; perch can also attack.

Don’t be surprised, because this is also a predatory fish.

After throwing the bait to the frog, you need to make the right movements, creating the effect of a floating animal. And also make the movements of a jumping individual; between jumps you should take a break for 2-3 seconds.

The pike, observing its behavior, waits for the moment to attack. When the fish grabs the bait, you should wait until it finally swallows the frog.

Where to fish and when?

For pike fishing, it is better to choose shallow reservoirs with dense thickets. Silicone baits that do not cling to plants are great for this. You need to fish not where a group of frogs is sitting, but away from them.

About a meter away from the fish, you should throw the rod and wait for a bite. Everyone knows that frogs gather in flocks in the evening, when mosquitoes circle over the water. It is at this time that you should start fishing for fish.

Every evening, the pike knows where the frogs will gather and hides in the thickets several hours earlier. Therefore, it is not necessary to come fishing late in the evening. Having seen the first prey, the pike will not wait for the whole flock, it will attack it.

Fishing for pike with an artificial frog is done in much the same way as fishing with poppers. It doesn’t matter what material they are made of, the main thing is that they pass through the thickets and closely resemble the behavior of real frogs.

Almost everyone has seen a croaking frog on a pond. Let's be honest, this is often annoying when we fish with a feeder or a float. However, it makes sense to observe how she behaves already on the water, what movements she makes when she swims. The bait should swim approximately the same way.

Sometimes you can see how the frog pauses in its swims. She can stand motionless for a long time, examining the surroundings and croak loudly.

At these moments, she becomes a sweet bun for hungry pikes. One has only to gape for a moment before an aggressive attack by the fanged one follows.

This is a very important point that must be taken into account when we are guiding an artificial non-hooking frog onto a pike. That is, you need to make pauses of different lengths, several times during one wiring.

Finding Quiet Overgrown Places

There's no need to get carried away when choosing a frog color, he says. It is enough to have three colors.

First we need to prepare the tackle with which we will catch our fish. We will need the most ordinary bamboo, plastic 3-5 meter fishing rod as we will fish from the shore. The fishing line is at your discretion, but the thickness is not less than 0.24 mm, hook No. 6-8.

We don't need anything else in our gear - no float, no sinker, nothing. Also, I advise you to take several spare hooks with you when fishing, as pike can bite your fishing line.

So, having arrived at a river or reservoir, we choose places where we will throw our tackle. I’ll note right away that there is no point in fishing for a frog in one place, this fishing is in all places along the coast where there are thickets of duckweed and algae. It is most convenient to fish in small reservoirs or rivers where the bank is flat.

Undoubtedly, larger reservoirs, lakes, and rivers contain larger, trophy pike, but the complexity and effectiveness of fishing with this particular pike tackle increases significantly.

Catching pike with a frog

It gains momentum in the fall, when the bite is not too intense, but stable. It is most convenient to fish in shallow reservoirs, the banks of which have become covered with algae over the summer months. Undoubtedly, larger lakes and rivers contain a larger number of large individuals, however, the difficulty of fishing increases significantly.

The main factor influencing the success of fishing is the technical knowledge of the fisherman, including information about the features of the underwater terrain of the selected body of water. Equipment for pike fishing is important, but first of all you should take care of the right bait.

When catching pike with a frog, spinning rods with a length of 2.1 to 2.4 meters are used. Since fishing is mainly carried out in small bays and quiet backwaters, long casts are not required, this length will be quite enough. The lower test is 5-10 grams, and the upper one is 20. Perhaps a medium with a medium-fast test is suitable.

Where to find a frog and how to prepare it

To catch frogs, you can use a landing net with a wide hoop. To catch these amphibians, the tactic of suddenly lifting the landing net out of the water is used, at the moment when the frog is busy with some kind of “business”.

You can take advantage of the interesting feature of frogs to pounce on a large multi-colored float. If you cast a fishing rod in a place where there are a large number of these amphibians, having previously placed a wide landing net on the bottom, then at the moment when the frog “sticks” to the float, it is necessary to sharply lift the landing net out of the water along with the prey.

There is a more effective way to catch frogs, but to do it you need to visit the pond at night. At night, amphibians come out of the water and stage “concerts” on the shore of the reservoir.

If you are careful, then by carefully sneaking up to the place where these amphibians are located, you can pick up the “songbirds” with your bare hands. The frogs are placed in a plastic bucket, the bottom of which is covered with fresh grass, and covered with thick cloth.

If fishing will be carried out during the daytime, then it will be necessary to place the container with bait in the shade. Amphibians do not tolerate high air temperatures very well and can die if the bucket is placed under the scorching sun.

Subtleties of wiring

Starting in July, you can hear complaints from spinning anglers that the grass interferes with pike fishing for a frog. To cope with this problem, you can use special oscillators that resist snagging.

Among the various baits, models made from molded silicone are an excellent choice. Where poppers and non-clinging vibrators no longer cope, sinking and floating versions of silicone frogs perform excellently. You can fish with them even in the most remote wilds.

There are a large number of ways to guide a frog. You can do this by copying the wiring of a popper, or you can evenly drag the tempting bait through the weeds, keeping the position of the rod tip slightly lowered towards the water surface. At the same time, the frog seems to push the leaf covering apart with its paws made of silicone.

In most cases, the bite occurs at the moment when the bait plunges into the water with a loud and juicy slap. The main thing here is not to flinch from surprise and not to start cutting prematurely, otherwise you will not avoid periodic derailments and idle work. Only by maintaining a short pause after the bite can you count on a good result.

If an artificial frog is used as bait, then the behavior of a real frog should be copied as much as possible, except in cases where the bait is deliberately made to be different from its real prototype. Success when catching pike with a frog is determined by correct behavior when hooking.

It is important to wait a little before swinging the rod. The bass method of delayed hooking is very useful here.

Briefly, the algorithm of actions can be described as follows: when the pike rushes towards the bait or almost takes it into its mouth, you should wait a little and resist the urge to pull the bait out of its voracious mouth.

After loosening the cord for a couple of seconds, you need to give the pike time to adjust the frog in its mouth and turn around.

After this you can do

a quick hook - the pike was caught!

Anglers often complain that dense thickets interfere with a good catch. In such cases, it is best to use a silicone frog. She moves freely through the thickets without clinging to them.

When catching pike with an artificial frog, a slow retrieve is usually used to replicate the swimming frog as accurately as possible. During the postings, be sure to take pauses. We calculate their length experimentally. Sometimes it makes sense to lightly twitch the rod tip. In this case, the frog will imitate hunting for small aquatic insects.

Fishing with a frog - live and artificial, non-hooking, bait for pike, catfish and other fish

It is easiest to catch a live frog in summer; they live along river banks or hide in shallow water under rocks. Some fishermen try to catch them using a net or bait. For bait, use a blade of grass, lowering it in front of the frog.

When she sees the grass, the animal will try to swallow it. At this moment you need to pull out the frog. Young individuals should be selected for bait.

There are other ways to catch frogs. For example, a piece of spicy lard or a red float. Hot pepper in lard gives a warming effect to the frog, which is difficult for him to refuse. Even the presence of a female cannot distract the male from the hot pepper.

The frog will not want to give up a piece of fat voluntarily, so the fisherman will have to tear it out of his paws by force.

All frogs love the red float; when they see it, they begin to show interest in it. If fishermen fish not with a bottom rod, but with a float rod, then a red float can ruin the whole fishing. Frogs will begin to attack him in flocks, interfering with fishing. At this moment you need to take a net and catch the bait.

How to plant?

While pike can be caught using artificial bait, catfish prefer a natural frog. Many predatory fish rely on their charm, so you won’t be able to fool them with a silicone bait. Once the bait has been caught, it should be attached to the hook.

This is done in different ways:

• fastening by foot;
• mouth fastening;
• hook attachment through the body.

A live frog should be placed on a hook, hooked onto its thigh. In this position, she will be able to move underwater and will not die.

Another method is to attach it with a double hook to the lower jaw. In this position, the amphibian will move in the direction the fisherman points. But this method has a drawback: a frog with such fastening does not live long.

In addition to living amphibians, dead individuals are also used. To do this, you need a large hook, which is pulled through the mouth, piercing the tummy. After casting a rod with dead bait, you should make short jerks, imitating the movement of a frog.

When we talk about summer fishing, we imagine the bank of a river and a sleepy fisherman hunched over his fishing rod.

One of the important parts of fishing, or rather, its successful outcome, is a competent and correctly selected bait; you need to choose it especially carefully when preparing to catch predatory fish. Thus, many fishermen, even with extensive experience in the aquatic craft, believe that predatory individuals of the water element feed exclusively on organisms of their own kind.

However, they are not at all averse to feasting on amphibians, among which there are frogs known to everyone since early childhood. Therefore, in today’s article we will talk about a very interesting and fascinating process - frog fishing.

Frog bait: advantages and disadvantages

At first glance, the use of artificial frogs as bait seems to be the only possible way for fishing in reservoirs whose surface is covered with a dense layer of algae. If anyone can break through this green horizontal wall, it can only be such non-clinging creatures.

However, despite the apparent genius and ideality, this development also has its strengths and weaknesses. Anyone who is going fishing with artificial bait in a backpack should know about these features of using such bright rubber amphibians.

Fishing technique

To catch large catfish, quok fish are often used. With this device you can fish both during the day and at night. The frog is caught by the leg and released to swim freely near the boat at a depth of 2 - 3 meters.

As a rule, a sinker is not used in such gear. The boat moves freely with the current or is placed above the hole. The sounds made by a quok resemble the croaking of a frog. The catfish rises to the surface of the reservoir and swallows the bait.

Fishing enthusiasts use a variety of animal and plant components as bait for catching fish. This article will discuss in detail how you can use a frog as bait, how to attach it correctly, what types of baits there are, and much more.

When and where to catch a frog

The best period for catching fish with frogs is considered to be summer and early autumn, when these animals are just reaching their maturity. Of course, you can use frogs in winter, but, firstly, it will be difficult for you to find a fresh frog under the ice, and secondly, the fish will be less active in pecking at it at this time of year.

You can catch frogs both in rivers and in small ponds where they live.

Lures used

Natural, that is, live frogs are used as bait for catching predatory fish species, including:

• pike;
• asp;
• zander;
• burbot;
• perch;
• chub.

These baits have the following advantages of their use:

1. Live frogs live in the same environment as predatory fish, so they often become their food in the natural environment, which increases the chance of the fish biting on bait that is already familiar to it.
2. Frogs have a fleshy body that holds well on a hook, unlike bloodworms or maggots.
3. Frogs are an excellent bait for attracting large species of fish, in particular catfish and pike perch, which will never refuse such a delicacy.
4. A bait consisting of a frog can significantly revive a weak fish bite.

The disadvantages of using live frogs as bait include the following:

1. The frog must be killed before being hooked, which is sometimes difficult for compassionate fishermen.
2. Catching a frog in the natural environment can be quite difficult for anglers who have never done it before.
3. Live frogs cannot be stored for long, so this bait is considered disposable.

In order to catch a live frog, you should follow these tips:

1. During the summer season, the easiest time to catch a frog is early in the morning or after sunset. During the daytime, all types of frogs usually hide in thick grass or water.
2. In cold weather, frogs move to shallow water, where they lie down under stones or sheltered burrows.
3. To use frogs as bait, you should take small young frogs with a green color, since fish like them most.
4. Frogs should be caught using a net. They should be placed in a damp cloth bag, into which the herbs must be applied in advance.
5. If you can’t catch a frog with a net, you can use a regular fishing rod. To do this, attach a piece of grass or a fly to the hook. The frog will attack such bait and be caught like a fish.
6. There are cases when fishermen bred frogs on their own in their own garden. To do this, you just need to collect its eggs and place them in a container of water. After two months you will be able to hatch live bait.

In addition to live frogs, you can also use artificial imitators of these animals.

They can also catch predatory fish (ide, pike, perch), but not all of them, since the rubber bait does not have the desired smell.

The advantages of using artificial frogs include the following:

• Artificial baits in the form of frogs are more convenient when used in hard-to-reach areas where snags are possible, since they simply crush them, unlike live frogs.
• A huge variety of these baits can satisfy even the most original needs of anglers.
• Artificial frogs can be used many times.

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By most fishermen, the frog is considered exclusively a catfish bait, and is not used as bait when catching other types of fish. However, practice shows that spinning fishing for this amphibian can be very effective, and it is quite possible to catch both the same catfish and other predators with a frog - pike, chub, perch or asp.

You can fish with a frog in open water throughout the spring-summer-autumn period, but the most successful time is considered to be early spring and autumn, and in the fall the chances of taking a decent trophy are much higher. Sometimes a frog saves you from a seemingly complete lack of bite, when the fish are not interested in either artificial bait or live bait.

Frogs are found in almost any freshwater body of water - the only difference is in the number and size of individuals. If you are not lucky enough to stock up on bait in advance, you can easily catch it on the shore. The frog prefers to be in thick grass, hide in sedge, reed thickets, thicker coastal vegetation, under stones or tree branches that have fallen into the water. Most often, you don’t really need to look for it - the baby frogs either jump out at your feet when you walk along the shore, or report their location with a loud “kwa-kwa”.

You can catch frogs with a net, your hands, or any rag you can find, simply throwing it over potential bait. It is most convenient to use a plastic bucket or basin as a container for frogs; a five-liter plastic water bottle cut off at the top will also work. The bottom of the container should be covered with fresh grass to make the amphibians comfortable, and the top should be covered with a lid or any flat object that will prevent the frogs from leaving you prematurely.

Fishing with dead and live frogs

There are many recommendations for preparing bait. Many fishmongers generally recommend not only killing the amphibian, but also letting it deteriorate a little or frying it over a fire - this way, supposedly, it attracts catfish more. In fact, everything is learned in practice, but two methods of catching can be considered the main ones: with a live or dead frog.

Tackle for frog fishing

Regardless of whether your bait is alive, a steel leash with a double hook (double) attached to it is used to catch it. The leash should not be very short, the optimal length is 30-40cm. It is attached to the main fishing line with a carabiner or, if you want to avoid twisting the tackle, with a swivel. Since a bite from a very large predator is possible, the main line you need to use is a fishing line with a diameter of at least 0.3 mm - this way you will be calmer. The fishing rod, accordingly, must be strong and elastic, equipped with a high-quality inertia-free (although this is not critical) reel and capable of withstanding the resistance of a powerful opponent.

How to hook a frog

The more naturally the bait moves in the water, the higher the likelihood that a cautious and experienced predator will be interested in it. The double is inserted into the dead frog through the mouth, bringing the stings on the back outward so that both points are on either side of the spine. A frog mounted in this way will “walk” in circles when retrieved, and should attract carnivorous underwater inhabitants.

A live frog is impaled differently - it will not tolerate a double passed through the mouth. Most often, they catch it either by the hind leg, or insert hooks into the skin on the back, trying not to touch the spine. A little trick: to prevent the points of the hook from damaging the skin of the frog (it will be mobile), you can put foam balls on them, pre-painted green, gray or brown: the skin of the amphibian will remain unharmed, and they will not interfere with detecting the predator.

Let's start frog fishing

With a dead frog at the end of the fishing line, do the same as with any other stationary bait: throw it in, let it lie on the bottom, and then start retrieving it. You can use the familiar step-by-step retrieve, but with the exception that the bait is moved with the tip of the rod, and not with the reel.

A live frog is also easy to use - you need to do everything as you would when fishing with live bait. We chose a place, cast it, and made sure that the bait did not crawl under a snag, hide in the grass, or settle under a stone. Since the frog will tug on the tackle much more actively than live bait, the load must be taken heavier than when fishing with live bait so that it does not move it from its place.

A bite is usually accompanied by a strong blow, but you should not immediately grab the rod and start reeling out the line. Wait a few seconds for the predator to better swallow the bait, and only then hook it. How to fish, you need to look at the place. If everything is clear and level on the bottom and in the surrounding area, you can give the fish a little slack, thereby tiring it and increasing your chances of success. If you know that there are a lot of snags here, there are dense thickets or other shelters nearby, you can force the reeling so that the trophy does not have time to hide in such a shelter from where you will never get it, but will simply break off the tackle.

Among experienced fishermen, catching catfish with a frog has become very popular, since using such bait you can get a good result in a short time. Catfish is a very large fish. Sometimes its weight can reach two hundred kg. He moves little, is passive and “lazy.” Catfish are voracious, feed on carrion and fish, but frogs remain their favorite delicacy.

How to catch a frog for catfishing

Frogs are too curious and agile, but catching them is not difficult. This can be done with your hands, a fishing rod, or a landing net. You can use grass or a leaf as bait.

There is another proven and effective fishing method. You need to dig a hole one meter deep a few meters from the water (10-15 meters). In a day there will be a lot of frogs here!

Where and how long are frogs stored?

They cannot be stored for a long time because, being in an unnatural habitat, these amphibians become less appetizing to catfish. Frogs in such conditions become inactive and their color fades. This will definitely affect the catfish bite.

The ideal option for storing caught frogs is a plastic bucket. You should pour some water there and place the frogs. Here they can be stored throughout the fishing trip.

Technique for catching catfish with a frog

To prevent the amphibian from dying, you must take it out of the water every 20 minutes and let it breathe. A catfish will not be interested in a dead frog.

The most popular fishing tactic is using a girder. The zherlitsa resembles a slingshot with a string tied to it and a large hook on a leash. It should be installed vertically in the ground in shallow water near holes (a favorite place for catfish). The frog should be baited behind its back so that it can move freely, because the sounds of its splashing attract catfish.