horny toad

[ILfishinman]

well my horny toads got some action today but i had about a 50% hookup rate is that normal? i also tried buzzfrogs but i only caught one fish with them so i went back to the toads, also i was real pissed off one time cause i had a hit a second after it hit the water then then he spit it and the about halfway in another did the same thing i yelled a very bad word lol

[KenDammit]

no, normal for me on a horny toad is about 85-90%. I fish them mostly underwater, though.

[kenkinser]

Yea you have my hookup rate with horny toads fishing them on top, do alittle better with grass frogs by strike king

[bassking22]

My hooks always ride on top, how do you jook them, and how do you fish them?

[ILfishinman]

i have a 5/0 ewg horny toad hook with the spring thing, and i screw it in and cut between the legs about a 1/4=1/2 in. and just set the hook in the cut and the point on the back. it rides hook point up. i fush iot just below surface and bringing it on top as slow as posible and i jerk it and let it sink.i vary it up

[flfireman]

Are you waiting to feel the weight of the fish before setting the hook. I usually give them 1-2 seconds before setting the hook. Also, are you using a straight up hookset or a sweep. I usually sweep w/ hooksets and was losing a bunch on my horny, sizmic. Now I concentrate on a straight up hookset, have increased my hook up rate a lot.

[ILfishinman]

i wait to feel weight of it before just like all other topwater. i usuually do an unwarp set but i will do sideswipe if i have to

[KenDammit]

I just don't think the toad hooks(the ones with screws) are all that effective. I believe that keeping the frog down on the hook when the bass strikes actually contributes to not hooking up as often because the plastic has no way to "get out of the way". WHen I catch a fish on a horny toad, the frog slides up the line so I have the whole hook to stick in the mouth, not just an inch if I'm lucky. It also doesn't take a very strong hookset, not with sharp hooks. Is it possible that you're pulling the hook out of the mouth?

[crankybait]

hey, on the icast review on bassdozer, check out mustad. theyve got a hook with some weight right before the bend to keep rigs straight up!

[ILfishinman]

well the way i hook it by cutting the crotch the frog comes off the hook exept fot the part screwed in so it doesnt get in the way

[zooker]

il stop using the horny toad hooks zoom makes. i have had better hook up with just plain ewg 4/0 worm hooks..

with the 4/0 cut the slot in the crotch rigg weedless keep your rod tip at 11:00+ that way ya give them time to get a better bite on them.. a high rod makes you come down with the rod -while reelin- before the hook set..

zooker

[ILfishinman]

yea i keep my rod tip up at about 10-11. i will have to get some of them hooks next time i go to the store, thanks guys

[KenDammit]

I tried to tell ya..lol. EWG HOOKS FOR FROGS, NO SCREWS! I can buy a 1.50 bottle of superglue and use a frog all day long..and it never gets in the way of my hook. I'm tellin ya, you should be hooking up with about 85-90% of the fish who bite a horny toad, so long as you give it time and set the hook the right way...oh, and get rid of those rip-off screw hooks.

[DeadManwalking92]

Try the rig here.

http://www.bassfishin.com/bassfishin...ad.php?t=12371

It incresed my hook up ratio

[Southern_Angler_#1]

Does anyone have a pic of the regular ewg worm hook rig please get me one I missed a massive bass the other day on a frog and I beleive the cork screw hooks are part of the reason.

[zooker]

Originally Posted by Southern_Angler_#1

I beleive the cork screw hooks are part of the reason.

they are part of the problem.. regular t-rig with a 4/0 or 5/0 ewg hook

zooker

[flippin4it]

Last Sunday I only missed 2 with a Horny Toad. The trick for me is a stout enough rod and braided line. I was throwing them on a 7'6 Grandt heavy action rod w/ a CU200 Curado and #50 braid.
I fish this bait with my rod tip straight up in the air, when the strike comes. I just point the rod tip at the fish while reeling down and set the hook like I'm trying to rip it's head off.