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Old 12-23-04, 11:49 PM   #1
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Default tips for fishing the horny toad

Anyone have a favorite method or way to fish the horny toad? Just got some today. Thanks

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Old 12-24-04, 12:12 AM   #2
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Default Re: tips for fishing the horny toad

Bob, I haven''t fished then very much, but I use them over mats like hydrilla or pads just dragging them across the top. I rig them weedless with a 5/0 EWG hook and fish them like a scum frog or rat.
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Old 12-24-04, 01:06 AM   #3
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Fish them like above. Prefer black- only color Ive caught fish with. 8)
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Old 12-24-04, 01:54 AM   #4
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They were made to be fished on the surface. I just use a 3/0 EWG gamakatsu hook and reel it across the surface like a buzzbait.
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Old 12-24-04, 08:59 AM   #5
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Ran into a local fellow at the bait shop....he'd fished several lakes in Canada this summer.....4 in his party. Â*They quickly switched to the toad and were having days of averaging 135 bass (both large and smallmouth) per person per day. Â*He showed me the 5/0 round bend hook texas rigged normally in the front, but in the back, not penetrating through the plastic, but coming up behind the lure and skin hooking on top. Â*Very important not to have a lot of plastic at the point. Â*They fished channels, rivers, lakes, inside weed lines, weed mats and even on top of solid acres of weeds and did well in all. Â*Used several colors, the dark, medium and white. Â*He indicated they fished on top at all times, but I would also let it drop down at times...just my nature.

Because of the relative cost, I'd suggest having a pencil soldering iron from Wal Mart and wrap a piece of copper wire about the diameter of a pencil lead three times around the tip and let it stick out about 3/4 inch. With the wire heated, you can repair a lot of torn up toads easily and inexpensively.
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Old 12-24-04, 11:59 AM   #6
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thanks for all the tips guys..Merry Christmas to all.

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Old 12-24-04, 04:46 PM   #7
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Default Re: tips for fishing the horny toad

i use the melon seed if i use a frog that is if... but go with reb rigging only texasposed 5/0 no weight.


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psssh i love the way they fall down spiraling i always let it sink and then work it in ;D
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Old 12-25-04, 10:10 PM   #9
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Default Re: tips for fishing the horny toad

[quote author=HulaPopr link=board=news;num=1103856549;start=0#3 date=12/23/04 at 23:54:51]They were made to be fished Â*on the surface. Â*I just use a 3/0 EWG gamakatsu hook and reel it across the surface like a buzzbait.[/quote]

Hula, do you ever have any trouble with the hookset using a 3/0? As thick as they are I would thing even a 3/0 EWG would not be big enough for a solid hookset.
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Old 12-26-04, 03:53 PM   #10
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just ask BassPro69, uh,89. I am sure he will give u his opinion on it.Not that we want it.

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Old 12-29-04, 01:19 AM   #11
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Also people use it texas riged w/ a bullet weight. it produces a lot that way. another thing is since they are new through them on all rigs. i no a kid that did it and won the tourny that way


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Old 12-29-04, 08:53 AM   #12
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Default Re: tips for fishing the horny toad

[quote author=bassinbob link=board=news;num=1103856549;start=0#0 date=12/23/04 at 21:49:09]Anyone have a favorite method or way to fish the horny toad? Just got some today. Thanks

Bob[/quote]


Yes I do, I put it in the tackle box and fish a Lizard

Sorry couldn't help myself ;D, I would agree on changing the rigs you use, by trying, a t-rig, and a c-rig, sometimes changing the hook size or Brand can makes the fall different. Bassboss even stated he uses alka seltzer tablets to make Lizards fiz to mimick breathing, that MIGHT help also ???

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Old 12-29-04, 09:19 AM   #13
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so I take it these are worked best over grass and near the shore?Seems like it would be a good flipping lure also.I guess I need to make room in my tackle box for some ;D ;D
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