65 pound braid to a 25 - 30 pound leader usually does the trick. If the fish are a little shy, perhaps 15 or 20 pound fluorocarbon leader will do it for you. The fluorocarbon leader will give the line some invisibility, giving the frog a more natural presentation.

You will need some fairly beefy line when fishing with frogs look to use at least 50 lb braid as your main line. You may run a lighter leader if you wish but I always stick to heavy braid right to the lure.

The FG is without doubt the best way that I have come across so far to attach braid to a fluoro or mono leader. It's not hugely easy to tie, but take your time and do it correctly and it's just about impossible to break.

The renowned hollow-belly frog specialist opts for frogs in light shades of brown, green or shad patterns for clear water and black, white or bright, bold hues for dirty water. Color choices can also be based on the type of bass forage you are trying to imitate.

It's a pretty unanimous decision that you're going to want a heavy power rod. The reason for this is because you'll generally be fishing a frog around grass, pads, and other cover (more on this later). Due to this, you need a rod with enough backbone to be able to wrestle those fish out of the cover.

The SpiderWire Stealth Blue Camo-Braid and Berkley Vanish Fluorocarbon take the top spots for their maximum strength. While the 20-lb SpiderWire line we tested takes the cake for the toughest fishing line, proving to be nearly impossible to break, the Berkley Trilene Big Game also ranks high in this category.

If it's rocky, I'd go heavier on your leader, but if it's open grass flats you could go lighter. I have always went equal or heavier on my leaders. 6lb braid to 8-10lb flouro for ice fishing lakers. 4lb braid to 4-6lb flouro for other smaller freshwater species.

Bright neon flashy colors attract mostly trout, while bigger darker-colored lures attract largemouth bass. Fly fishing flies attract all species of fish and resemble nature the most. Colors do matter so having the same lure or bait in a different color is a good idea.

When looking broadly at all the larval species studied, black is the most commonly preferred, followed by no preference for color, and then blue. Blue and white were more preferred by adult fish, but many species also had no preference.

A fast 7:1 gear ratio reel and a heavy-action frog rod provides the power and control needed for frog fishing. When fishing in shallower areas, consider using an 8:1 reel to help cover more water and improve hookup ratios.

The renowned hollow-belly frog specialist opts for frogs in light shades of brown, green or shad patterns for clear water and black, white or bright, bold hues for dirty water. Color choices can also be based on the type of bass forage you are trying to imitate.

6-10lb braid RECOMMENDED GEAR FOR CATCHING FLATHEAD Braided line is highly recommended. 6-10lb braid attached to a fluorocarbon leader of 10-16lb is the ideal range.

fluorocarbon leader In our humble opinion, any angler using braided fishing line should also be using 100% fluorocarbon leader.

Some of the best freshwater fishing bait include worms, leeches, minnows, crayfish, crickets and grasshoppers. Select good saltwater baits including sea worms, eels, crabs, shrimp, strips of squid, and cut-up pieces of fish. You can purchase live bait, or better yet, find your own to save money.

Water completely absorbs (or attenuates) different colors of light at different depths, affecting which colors are visible to a fish. Water attenuates red light from the spectrum first, oranges and yellows next, and blues and greens last (see the chart below).

Green Light is the most popular color of light we sell because it not only does a great job of attracting fish but also looks nice at night and attracts less bugs than white light. Blue Light is less bright than green but is calming and very pretty to look at.