Frog Bass Fishing Article

Yum Buzz Frog

Anglers commonly use several different types of lures to draw bass to the top from beneath the grass. A BuzzFrog, which can be hopped or skimmed across even the thickest grass but offers a buzzbait-like leg action in open water, is a modern favorite. Another hot bait for fishing the thick stuff is a BOOYAH Swim’n Jig, tipped with a YUM Wooly Hawgtail and fished fast and furious.

At the opposite end of the “hot bait” spectrum, a Heddon Moss Boss is largely forgotten by modern anglers; however, old-timers know it is lethal atop the grass. A Moss Boss will slide over virtually any mat and tends to attract strikes from the biggest fish around.

Great soft-plastic baits, fished weedless and weightless, include a 6- and 7-inch YUM Dinger, 4-inch Mega Tube and 4-inch CrawBug. A Dinger can be walked across the grass and then allowed to drop through holes. The MegaTube and CrawBug are usually worked quickly and steadily.

Whatever primary bait you choose, keep one rod rigged with a wightless YUM Houdini Shad, ideally in a color that matches your main bait. When a fish blows up and misses and doesn’t come back on the same retrieve, cast the Houdini Shad to the spot where the fish hit and let it drop. More often than not, that fish will nab a Houdini Shad almost as soon as the bait begins sinking.

Although fishing the tops of grassbeds is a fast style of fishing that allows you to cover water and search for fish, it’s more precise than many anglers realize. Fish often won’t travel far to blast through the grass, so it’s important to run baits right over key spots. Watch for holes in grass, points along grassy edges, extra-green spots, thicker mats, places where different types of grass are mixed inÉ, and hit every oddity.

Mix up your offerings, types of presentation and types of spots you cast toward. Also, duplicate every cast that produces a fish. Where there is one bass, there may be more. Finally, pay attention to every detail every time a fish strikes and look for other spots that match the settings that produce.

Hit the Mats for Explosive Bass Action

Seeing your YUM BuzzFrog come to life as it hits a pocket of open water is almost more than you can stand – and you know it’s more than a bass will be able stand. Sure enough. A fish erupts as the bait hits the edge of the pocket, knocking the BuzzFrog 2 feet in the air. Then it returns with a less violent but more decisive strike to finish the job.

Few styles of bass fishing serve up bigger thrills than working weedless lures quickly across surface vegetation. Strikes are explosive and come unexpectedly, and the real challenge starts when you set the hook. You have to react quickly to get the fish out of the slop, and often you have to go in after your prize.

Anglers commonly use several different types of lures to draw bass to the top from beneath the grass. A BuzzFrog, which can be hopped or skimmed across even the thickest grass but offers a buzzbait-like leg action in open water, is a modern favorite. Another hot bait for fishing the thick stuff is a BOOYAH Swim’n Jig, tipped with a YUM Wooly Hawgtail and fished fast and furious.

At the opposite end of the “hot bait” spectrum, a Heddon Moss Boss is largely forgotten by modern anglers; however, old-timers know it is lethal atop the grass. A Moss Boss will slide over virtually any mat and tends to attract strikes from the biggest fish around.

Great soft-plastic baits, fished weedless and weightless, include a 6- and 7-inch YUM Dinger, 4-inch Mega Tube and 4-inch CrawBug. A Dinger can be walked across the grass and then allowed to drop through holes. The MegaTube and CrawBug are usually worked quickly and steadily.

Whatever primary bait you choose, keep one rod rigged with a wightless YUM Houdini Shad, ideally in a color that matches your main bait. When a fish blows up and misses and doesn’t come back on the same retrieve, cast the Houdini Shad to the spot where the fish hit and let it drop. More often than not, that fish will nab a Houdini Shad almost as soon as the bait begins sinking.

Although fishing the tops of grassbeds is a fast style of fishing that allows you to cover water and search for fish, it’s more precise than many anglers realize. Fish often won’t travel far to blast through the grass, so it’s important to run baits right over key spots. Watch for holes in grass, points along grassy edges, extra-green spots, thicker mats, places where different types of grass are mixed inÉ, and hit every oddity.

Mix up your offerings, types of presentation and types of spots you cast toward. Also, duplicate every cast that produces a fish. Where there is one bass, there may be more. Finally, pay attention to every detail every time a fish strikes and look for other spots that match the settings that produce.

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