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PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

I paddled the lower (i.e., north) pond at Nod Brook for an hour this morning, from about 10:00 am to 11:00 am, until thunder cracked overhead. Shocked

Then I got the hell off of the water! Before I did, though, I threw a Rage Tail craw on a 5/0 hook and dragged it over the weeds like a frog. I got a half a dozen hits, and missed two hooksets, but got a good hookset on the best hit of the morning. Unfortunately, I had been too lazy to retie my hook directly to braid and had a 20 pound test fluoro leader that snapped when the fish pulled to the bottom and into the weeds. Sonofab!^@# I have to admit that TurtleKiss (aka Kira) had told me I would regret using anything but straight braid. And, yes, she was right! Embarassed

However, I had an hour to kill this evening while my kids were at their karate class, so I went back to Nod Brook to fish from the shore from 6:35 pm to 7:35 pm. Instead of the Rage Tail craw, I threw a bullfrog colored Zoom Horny Toad on a 4/0 hook. I got only one hit, but I counted to three, set the hook and landed it:

It wasn't a big fish, but it was totally worth the soaked feet and mosquito bites. Very Happy

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SeaDog1 · Joined: 21 Dec 2009 Posts: 2629

Hey Phil !

I just have to buy you a new hat Exclamation

Here are your choices -> 4 with your favorite color in them Very Happy

#4 would work well since DD has gotten you into camo ! Wink

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DirtyDawg10 · Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT

Froggin is fun but also frustrating at times because the fish don't always cooperate.

PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

Stephen

I'm a fan of the White Sox, not the wrong Sox! Laughing

Phil
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SeaDog1 · Joined: 21 Dec 2009 Posts: 2629

Hi Phil!

Your way East of Chicago now there Buddy !
Time you put on a new color pair of Sox Exclamation

What do you think DD ? Razz

SeaDog1

DirtyDawg10 · Joined: 27 May 2009 Posts: 2238 Location: Granby, CT

I prefer Red myself Razz

jonnyfly00 · Joined: 08 Nov 2010 Posts: 104 Location: Simsbury, CT

Did you throw the rage craw weightless? I usually use those for trailers. I swear by all the rage tail stuff and almost use them exclusively for topwater soft plastics, but the rage shad and rage toad perform unbelievably because you can cast them a mile rigged weightless, whereas the craw is a little small for that purpose. The rage toad especially is a brilliant bait because the material is sturdy- I can get 10+ decent fish out of one bait if I'm using a keeper. They also stir up a ton of commotion with the tail design.

Nothing beats this color at nighttime rigged weightless with braid on a 5/0 hook.

PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

Hey, Jon! Yeah, I rigged it weightless and couldn't cast very far with it. But I've gone over to the dark side and just picked up a couple of baitcasting reels and rods. Plus, I've downsized from 50 pound to 40 pound test PowerPro braid and should be able to throw frogs a mile now.
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