There are a few tips about FROG care & fishing I’d like to pass on to you. First is the care of your FROG legs. The legs will develop a “memory” according to what position you leave them in when not fishing. If you just throw the FROG into your tackle box, the shape and position of the legs can become warped. Instead, position the FROG’s legs naturally out to  the side of the body just as I have shipped it to you.  Set the FROG out on your desk with the legs out to the sides and the feet bended forward at a 90 degree angle. Also, there are pins in the butt of your FROG that hold the legs in position. The legs are replaceable. Always squeeze the water out of your FROG at the end of the day before storing in a tackle box. If possible, leave the lid open on your box so your FROG can fully dry. It’s really great to have a cubicle in your box that adjusts to the FROG’s size with the legs spread out in the fishing position.

Never leave your FROG sitting in a tackle box that is in direct sun light. Cover the box with another box or a towel or something. Sometimes it can get so hot inside the box that it can soften the materials, weakening your FROG.

I recommend that you use the #1 Banjo Minnow weedless hook as pictured on my website. You can either buy their hooks only or the whole Banjo Minnow Kit (www.banjominnowstore.com ). I designed the hook & the original minnow for which we received a patent, but I sold out  years ago and I have no association or contact with the company. I do recommend though that you use a thicker rubber band weed guard (Orthodontal braces). Talk to your local orthodontist. Mine sold me a lifetime supply for a few bucks. The brand I like is Creatures of the Sea Orthodontic Elastics. The style & size is the Manatee / Heavy 3/16 inch.

I also like the 1/0 Mustad #37140, but you must bend the hook with needlenose pliers to insure that the hook point is below and between the stretched rubber strands just like the Banjo Minnow hook. You use the same elastic weed guard as on the Banjo hooks. With the Banjo or the Mustad, check that the hook point is lower than the rubber on the topside. If not, adjust slightly with needle nose pliers to re-orient the point a bit downward to avoid catching a snag. You can even use 1/0 or 2/0 Eagle Claw standard Kahle hooks. With the Mustad and Eagle Claw Kahle Hooks you can usually slip the rubber band through the crack in the hook eye. However, the Banjo Minnow Hook was designed (by me) to be much more convenient at doing this. The 1/0 Gamakatsu 514 Shiner Hook bends fairly easily, and it makes a great sharper hook alternative when rigged with either latex orthodontal braces or with traditional  wire weedguards. If there is no space to slip the rubber weedguard into the eye of the hook, you can usually pry it open.

You can also use the Eagle Claw wired weedless hooks in Kahle & standard Sproat hooks in appropriate sizes for your FROG. They are available in most tackle shops and Barlow's Tackle online, as well as Bass Pro Shops.

       #1 Banjo Minnow Hook with latex dental brace weedguard                                                  1/0 Eagle Claw 37140 with home made wire weedguard

Both of these hooks below are available at Barlow''s Tackle (www.barlowstackle.com)

Matzuo Weedless Kahle Hook                                                                        Eagle Claw 151W

I recommend that you use at least 20 lb. Power Pro braided line with at least a 20 lb tippet mono leader on at least a medium heavy spinning rod between 6.5-7 feet in length. I often use 30 lb leaders here in Florida. I have broke twenty a few times. Flourocarbon line will help your FROG dive more if you let it (the leader) sink.

Go get ‘em ---- I want to see some pictures !