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fully sealed nose to reduce water infiltration, a true down for a hollow-body. It can be thrown on open water or in heavy cover. At Fisherman’s Warehouse we carry nine colors and currently they are all in stock for frog season. Those color patterns are:
• Black
• Green Pumpkin Orange Throat
• Green Pumpkin Pearl Belly
• Pearl White
• Tiger Black
• Tiger
• Sexy Frog
• Leopard Frog
• Stump Jumper
Other frogs in this category available at Fisherman’s Warehouse are the Scum Frog Launch Frog, Optimum Furbit the Frog, Z-Man Leap Frog, River2Sea Phat Mat Daddy Frog, Jackall Kaera S2 Beat, G-Ratt Con Frog and of course Bobby’s Snag Proof Frog.
In August, anglers will get to continue their frog competition with the Snag Proof Open presented by Best Bass Tournaments. Snag Proof offers a host of lures for the Snag Proof Open, there is not only the veteran Bobby’s Perfect, but also the Phat Frog and the poppin’ frog we mentioned (Smashmouth), and a couple of other topwater lures that Snag Proof has brought to market, the Zoo Pop and the Zoo Dog.
CRAW RIGGING
Of course, summer bass don’t live on frogs alone, and topwater is only one way to tempt them, there are also
the craw imitators for pitching, flipping and punchin. Not the only, but definitely a fishing favorite of Fisherman’s Warehouse pro staff Ish Monroe is the Missile Baits D Bomb, a four-inch, tapering, ribbed body plastic. Fisherman’s Warehouse carries many colors including some of Ish’s favorites:
• Watermelon
• Peanut Butter And Jelly
• California Love
• Diablo
• Candy Grass
• Bruiser Flash
And the exclusive Delta Red and Rotten Tomato
A Delta local and former Bassmaster Elite Series pro, Ish has found huge success with his Missile Baits D Bomb technique of “Droppin’ Bombs”. He rigs this with:
• 65- to 70-Pound Daiwa Samurai braid
• River2Sea New Jack Flippin’ Hook 5/0 or 6/0
• 1 1/4 - ounce River2Sea Trash Bomb
• Bobber Stop of Punch Punch Stop
He fishes this setup on a Daiwa Elite Series Ish Monroe Signature Series Punch rod and a Daiwa Tatula Pitch/Flip Reel.
Along with Missile Baits, other craw replicas for these tactics are the Reaction Innovations Sweet, Spicy or Double Wide Beaver, Strike King Rage Bug, Berkley Pit Boss, and the Yamamoto Flappin’ Hog.
SOFT STICK BAITS
And speaking of Yamamoto Baits, no list of summer baits or any season baits for that matter, would be
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