Funny as heck..bullfrog fishing

[Duster]

Went up to my buddys pond late yesterday. Fish were not on a good bite but I kept hearing a large bullfrog in one corner where some cattails grow. It took a bit of searching but I found him. Lowered a cricket down and bopped him on the nose. He jumped on that cricket and the fight was on. I have had fair size fish that didn't put up as much of a fight but I managed to get him landed and in hand. I found out bullfrog lip's are very tough, I had to use a pair of needle nose to get the hook out and bent it beyond futher use. I set that frog down in the grass and it took two jumps and hit water. Maybe I will go frog fishing again someday...:D

[Killroy]

A friend of mine sits around a farm pond in the summer and will cast topwater mice up on the bank:confused:. Wears 'em out too:eek:. You can almost hit them in the head and they still attack it. I am going to try to catch a few next time I'm at my neighbors pond..:D

[quackrstackr]

I've seen them fishing for frogs on TV.

They were using a crappie type pole with a fly made from a hook and piece of red yarn.

Lower it down in front of a big ol' bullfrog and it was all over.

[keith meador]

a cane pole, 12 feet of 20lb line and a piece of red rubber worm works great. just dangle it in front of them and hang on....:D

[thunderchicken09]

Ive caught several on those plastic frog bates made by zoom. They will try to eat them its crazy.

[MsgMills]

I've used plastic worms dragging them across the moss and catching the bull frogs this way.

[wademup]

I have gigged them before that had 12" snakes and huge crawdads,once got one with a barn swallow half way swallowed,still aint figured that on out yet!

Wademup

[gobblergetter]

when i thought i've thought of everything! LOL :D I've never heard about frog fishing.:D I've crawdad fished with a hotdog tied to piece of string and dropping it in their holes but I've enver frog fished. Never even crossed my mind. :D:D I'm gonna have to try that but do you really need 20lb line? LOL

[redneck1377]

20 lbs test line will be too light if the frogs are able to get into cattails

[notimlmit]

I got into that years ago as a teen one day while fishing - I was casting close to the banks of a pond using an old ABU spinner when I cast across a limb which a frog was setting under - not meaning to do nothing but retreave my bait back, when I reeled up tp the limb the frog jumped out and nailed the spinner then hit the pond - believe you me a hooked frog fights as hard as any fish - I then started doing that on purpose throwing my bait close to frogs and slowly move it in front of them - it's an absolute blast - I still do that some along with gigging and bowfishing - it's not as hard as it sounds to bowfish for them either - just use an older bow, fish arrows fitted with the tip that has the w shaped wire and anywhere you hit a frog it sticks like leather - only trick is holding the light between your legs while you draw and shoot but now there is headlamps for that

[redneck1377]

I bowfish for bullfrogs and after a couple of times and the frogs got smart and would swim to the middle of the pond when they saw me coming too close to the water

[philipfleek]

They wont swim to the center if ya hit them!

[redneck1377]

you are so right but the ones that do not want to be shot will put distance between themselves and the danger,hitting a target the size of a bullfrog at 40' was not for me to do

[philipfleek]

lol yea not sure i could even do it anymore!

[daking]

A big popper on a fly rod