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Summer 2018
Angler Eric Allee. Jeremy Cassidy
My go-to toad is a Strike King Rage Tail Toad rigged on a TK 140 Trokar Swimbait hook. I rig the toads on a swimbait hook as attaching the baits via screw lock – instead of directly onto a EWG hook – gets more fish per bait and its seems to swim better when rigged this way.
When it comes to my hollow-bodied frogs, I almost exclusively fish LiveTarget’s frogs in a green/ brown color pattern, which imitates bullfrogs in the west – almost perfectly.
FROG GEAR: Since at this point I’ve streamlined my gear, I throw both my toads and frogs on the same setup – a heavy-action rod paired with a high- speed reel, spooled with heavy braid.
JIGS FOR CRAWDAD IMITATORS: When I come to a barren bank, with a downed tree in the water,
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