Topic: Custom Frogs (Read 926 times)

HunterFB · « **on:** July 10, 2012, 02:02:50 PM »

Lately, I have seen the Frog blogs blow up like they were hit by a 9 lb mossback.
I would like to start a thread about how you customize your hollow body frogs.

How you level them in the water- some us solder wrapped around the hooks,
How do you get them to walk better- some trim the legs 1/2 inch and leave only 12 rubber strands..

How do you do it?

I will do some of mine and post photos.

pondboss · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2012, 12:35:08 PM »

Looking forward to reading the posts here. The only thing I do is trim the legs a bit and bend the hooks out a shade.

Steve Reed MFT · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2012, 12:43:52 PM »

It depends on the frog really.

I throw two colors primarily. A bluegill color that has a green/brown back and a white belly with a spot of orange on it. The other is a yellow headed black bird.

I like to added two 8mm glass rattles to the frog. The new ITT used by snag proof makes this virtually impossible, so I had to get a bit creative and do some surgery to the top of the frog to get those in. I'm still not certain that's the best way to go.

I also bend the hook out just slightly and trim one leg a bit smaller. One leg just a hair smaller will assist in the walking process.

For the white frog I draw a central line from the mouth to the end of it with squiggly lines ectending from that central line to the side at about a 30 degree angle. I truly believe in this and could never be persuaded otherwise after seeing the difference in strikes when fishes against one that was not doctored.

I don't do any color doctoring to the black/yellow frog.

In the past I've added some Gorilla Glue to the bottom of my frogs to give it a different texture - but that's because I'm a details junkie and I don't know if it really matters.

BassHunter_Hunt · « **Reply #3 on:** July 15, 2012, 09:34:41 AM »

Since Amazon sent me two orders of two frogs by mistake I think I might to add a rattle in one of them along with trimming the legs a bit.

stratos bandit · « **Reply #4 on:** July 15, 2012, 09:02:45 PM »

Quote from: pondboss on July 11, 2012, 12:35:08 PM

Looking forward to reading the posts here. The only thing I do is trim the legs a bit and bend the hooks out a shade.

Ditto for me. I also have a bottle of Mend-it on hand to do repairs.

Diggy_ · « **Reply #5 on:** July 16, 2012, 08:55:21 AM »

Once my frogs get beat up, I'll color the bellies with permanent markers and try different things. I made a custom cricket/black bottom booyah since they are all pale bellied

stratos bandit · « **Reply #6 on:** July 16, 2012, 09:54:19 AM »

Quote from: Diggy_ on July 16, 2012, 08:55:21 AM

Once my frogs get beat up, I'll color the bellies with permanent markers and try different things. I made a custom cricket/black bottom booyah since they are all pale bellied

Not all are pale bellied......they have a black one.

Diggy_ · « **Reply #7 on:** July 16, 2012, 10:52:06 PM »

Quote from: stratos bandit on July 16, 2012, 09:54:19 AM

Not all are pale bellied......they have a black one.

Black with red, but not cricket with black to my knowledge

HunterFB · « **Reply #8 on:** July 19, 2012, 03:27:24 PM »

I also like to take a sharpie and draw dots on the belly in balck and red. Set them in the sink overnight and after you use them for a while, the spots fade and bleed outward in a smooth fade-out so they look real like a frog's spotted belly. If I can find a brown sharpie, I will use that on my white bellies.

Interesting about the black stripe(s) on the belly mentioned earlier.

By the way, I still have photos to post, I haven't forgotten. I will get those ASAP.

Anyone figured a way to replace the tassle legs? I want to change some of mine out for other colors. I think a green pumpkin with green flake jig skirt sticking out of a Spro Natural green frog would be lethal. Maybe even dip the tips of a few of the legs in chartreuse dip n glo to look like translucent toes.

ydoc · « **Reply #9 on:** July 20, 2012, 09:17:12 AM »

Quote from: HunterFB on July 19, 2012, 03:27:24 PM

Anyone figured a way to replace the tassle legs? I want to change some of mine out for other colors. I think a green pumpkin with green flake jig skirt sticking out of a Spro Natural green frog would be lethal. Maybe even dip the tips of a few of the legs in chartreuse dip n glo to look like translucent toes.

I'm ALSO curious about being able to replace/change the "tassle legs". Although I know some that fish them WITHOUT ANY LEGS (just the bodies), and do quite well!

I had a couple of the Dahlberg Diver Frogs. You can't put them it with other plastics because the legs are made out of that elaztech material. I had a pair of legs that needed replaced... so glued a couple of ribbon-tailed worms together (head-to-head) with Mend It and pulled them through the hollow body. SEEMS to work OK...

But, still wondering about the "tassle", hollow bodied frogs... $:-\$

BassHunter_Hunt · « **Reply #10 on:** July 21, 2012, 07:56:50 AM »

Do anyone have any pictures of their Frankenfrogs? I too would like to change the legs. Also do you think it's possible to use jig skirts as tassles for the legs?

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