Frog fishing for pike

For a toothy inhabitant of a reservoir in her habitats there are many different delicacies. Some she prefers in the spring, others attract her only in the heat, and some can lure her out almost before freezing. Proceeding from this, anglers choose baits, of which there are a lot these days. Pike fishing on a frog can take place under different weather conditions and in most cases does not depend on the season, this bait can be said to be universal.

Features of catching

For beginners, such a lure as a frog may seem like a joke option at first, but this is only at first. The frog on the pike has been used for a long time and successfully, especially this bait works great in summer and autumn. The fact is that the frog is a kind of delicacy for this predator. Pike regularly come out to the shallows in the summer at dusk and at night, as well as in the autumn, just to treat yourself like that.

In the spring, the pike will not react to the frog in most cases; this bait will interest it a little later.

Fishing is carried out with some features, a frog as a bait has some of its own features:

• you can catch both live and rubber;
• for casting use fly fishing, spinning rods, vents and zakidushki;
• You can fish both in stagnant water and in the current;
• bait on single hooks, doubles, tees.

For catching pike with such a bait, backwaters, bays of large rivers and reservoirs, small lakes with water lilies and reeds are chosen. It is in places overgrown with grass that the frog as bait for pike often turns out to be the most effective at any time of the day.

Catching a live frog

Before you catch a pike on a frog, you need to decide what type of bait to use. The most common and long-known is the capture of a live amphibian, having previously studied some of the subtleties.

Tackle formation

Usually, for catching pike on a live frog, they use vents, hooks or spinning, for many it is the last tackle that becomes the most catchy. In order to properly hold the bait, you must first collect the tackle, it must have certain characteristics.

It is advisable to put a leash, but this condition is not mandatory.

Catching frogs

An important point will be the bait, or rather its production. It is best, of course, to use frogs from the same reservoir in which fishing is planned. To do this, in the coastal zone, preferably in the thickets, with the help of a rag or net with a fine mesh, a sufficient number of amphibians are caught. You can find the bait under the trees and branches lying in the pond, as well as stones.

It should be understood that one or two frogs are not enough for a full-fledged fishing. To make fishing successful, it is worth stocking up at least 8-10 individuals.

If it is not possible to catch frogs in a pond, then you can use garden frogs, but a toad is not suitable for this business at all. The distinctive features of the frog are:

• longer hind legs;
• smooth skin;
• bright color.

It is necessary to store the bait in a bucket or other container with a lid, and a large amount of wet grass is placed there. In this way, frogs can be preserved as long as possible.

We plant frogs correctly

Fishing is carried out both for a living individual and for a previously killed one. The attention of the pike will be able to attract both options equally, but for this you need to plant it correctly. Live, there are two options:

1. A single hook is driven into the hind foot so that the body can move freely. This is the most common option, but the possibility of losing the bait during the cast is very high.
2. It is considered more reliable to use three single hooks, each of which is located on a separate leash. Hooks lead into the back of the frog, while the sting of each should look out.

In order not to additionally damage the skin of the frog, the stings are covered with small foam balls.

A dead frog is equipped a little differently, most often this is done with the help of a double. The hook is threaded through the mouth of the amphibian so that the stings come out on the back behind the front legs. Experienced anglers advise hooking one of them to the tip of the hook, then the frog will play more attractive to the pike and additionally create a specific noise in the water. This will not interfere with the cutting, and the catchability of the tackle will only increase from this.

Technique of fishing

Catch a pike on a frog regularly, the main thing is to know how to do it. For the dead and the living, completely different techniques are used:

• Live bait, planted on a single hook by the foot, is usually thrown into the windows between the vegetation, along the border from the thickets and stretched. Once in the water, the frog begins to actively twitch and squirm, which attracts the attention of a toothy predator. Pike immediately attack the proposed prey and the main thing here is to make a notch.
• A dead frog is carried out in the same places of the reservoir. The coil is rotated at an average speed, periodically making pauses, then the frog in the water will go in jerks. In addition, the blank of the rod will help to create a game, it is enough to twitch the tip of the spinning during the pause.

Both one and the second type of bait can be used not only near thickets and grass, wiring in clean places of the reservoir can bring much better results. In the water column, sometimes neither a lure nor a wobbler will be able to interest a pike, and a frog will attract the attention of even the most passive predator.

Catching an unhooked frog

With the help of spinning, pike are caught on an unhooked frog, the bait is a great success throughout the summer. Its catchability is confirmed by many experienced anglers, as well as beginners in this business.

Tackle formation

Catching pike on an artificial frog is carried out with a spinning blank, usually from the shore. A rod length of 2,4 m with a test of up to 20-25 g will be quite acceptable, you will also need to add a high-quality reel here, a spool size of 2000 will be quite enough. There must be at least 3 bearings, but the gear ratio is 5.2:1. As a basis, it is better to take a braided cord, its thickness is up to 0,12. It is imperative to put leashes, and you need to choose from soft and strong ones.

In order for pike fishing on an unhooked frog to go perfectly, you cannot put a hard or thick leash. Such a part of the equipment will jam the work of a light silicone bait.

Among other things, you need to be able to choose the bait itself, because the market is simply full of different options. The most catchy are products with the following characteristics:

• color of bright green or salad color;
• obligatory presence of a tail;
• high-quality hook when snapping.

Variants of silicone baits of this type from Manns are popular, but a do-it-yourself frog on a pike sometimes beats all records in terms of catchability. They are engaged in the manufacture of a unit, as this is a very complex process that will require certain skills and dexterity.

Technique of fishing

Catching pike on an unhooked frog most often takes place in shallow water, it bites in the summer, but in early autumn this bait is used no less successfully.

It is desirable to catch backwaters, beaches, shallow bays of rivers and lakes. After casting, it is worth waiting a few seconds for the bait to fall, then select one of the wiring options and proceed. Rubber bait will respond well to:

• basic wiring with narrow blank movements and pauses;
• it will play unusually even with a twitch, a sharp jerk and a parallel winding of the warp will attract the attention of even a very passive pike;
• swinging the rod and pulling the base will also help the frog open up.

Do not get hung up on one animation option, experiment.

Often an active pike attacks the frog immediately after entering the water, so immediately after casting it is worth waiting for 10-20 seconds.

Correct undercut

When catching a predator on a frog, you should understand that it will not be possible to achieve the desired result without hooking, but not everyone knows how to do it correctly. This process has its own nuances and subtleties, only by applying them every angler will always be with a catch.

There are unwritten rules to follow:

• hooking is not carried out immediately after the first blow, usually the pike just hits right away, and then only swallows the bait;
• a predator can simply miss, it is advisable to pause for a few seconds;
• making sure that the bait is in the mouth, it is necessary to make a sharp jerk with the rod.

If the bite turned out to be idle or the pike simply did not have time to swallow the proposed delicacy, it is worth continuing to actively pursue the bait. In the absence of further strikes, the bait is most often changed or a different type of wiring is used.

There are a lot of baits for catching pike, the use of live material has always attracted more attention of the predator, non-living artificial options. How to make a frog an excellent bait, we found out that the right equipment and a variety of postings will not leave anyone without a catch for sure.