12-23-04, 11:49 PM | #1 |
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tips for fishing the horny toad
Anyone have a favorite method or way to fish the horny toad? Just got some today. Thanks
Bob |
12-24-04, 12:12 AM | #2 |
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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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12-24-04, 01:06 AM | #3 |
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Re: tips for fishing the horny toad
Fish them like above. Prefer black- only color Ive caught fish with. 8)
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12-24-04, 01:54 AM | #4 |
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Re: tips for fishing the horny toad
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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12-24-04, 08:59 AM | #5 |
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Re: tips for fishing the horny toad
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. |
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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12-24-04, 04:46 PM | #7 |
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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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12-25-04, 02:12 PM | #8 |
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Re: tips for fishing the horny toad
psssh i love the way they fall down spiraling i always let it sink and then work it in ;D
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12-25-04, 10:10 PM | #9 |
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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. |
12-26-04, 03:53 PM | #10 |
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Re: tips for fishing the horny toad
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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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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12-29-04, 08:53 AM | #12 |
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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 ??? Lizards |
12-29-04, 09:19 AM | #13 |
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Re: tips for fishing the horny toad
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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