I haven't thrown frogs consistently in a few years, but I can tell you, I have a lot of confidence in the Sumo Frog. The Sumo is a consistent bait, fishes good in the slop and open water, comes with Owner hooks, and has a great profile and color options. I do think there a lots of good frog options out there. The Spro and River2Sea have been given good ratings from a few guys I know.

I would trim the legs down an inch or so, just so the frog "walks" in open water a bit better. I bend the hooks out slightly to make them a bit more open to hookset, and slightly less weedless.

Add a rattle or two inside the bait for added noise and weight. Black or white frogs is all you need.

I think braided line and a fast action 7 foot rod, and fast reel is key. I never had big issues hooking and landing frog bites, once I got the right gear. Ocassionally you miss of course, but braided line on fast action rods and quick reels is lethal.

You can get trickey and add stinger hooks in the legs of your frog by using braid and hiding single open hooks facing up in the legs of your frogs. Obviously, this is for more open water, or not so sloppy frog fishing.

Frogs skip cast extremely well, and your ability to put frogs in places your can't put other baits is often overlooked, IMO.

MP