Froggin' rod

[bassin bruce]

Why would someone need a separate froggin rod instead of just using whatever rod you use for your plastics like TX rigs, Carolina rigs, etc., which for most folks is a 7ft+ MH or H with an extra fast tip? [Honestly, I'm not trying to second guess anyone with this question]

You don't. It's the new fad having rods matched to the type of fishing you are doing. The only specialty rod you would need, in my opinion, is a crankbait rod.

[Hershey102]

You don't. It's the new fad having rods matched to the type of fishing you are doing. The only specialty rod you would need, in my opinion, is a crankbait rod.

In defense of a separate frog rod, I keep a 7' fast action rod spooled with 17# test for this purpose. My other rods are spooled with 10#. Will 10# work? Sure. But it's convenient to have a rod setup for a special situation and my hunch is that most froggers also use heavier line than they would otherwise because of the abrasive cover and challenge of turning the fish before it buries itself in the slop. Is it a "new fad"? If 40 years of carrying a frog rod counts as a new fad, then I plead no contest.

[Ky 520]

i think that there is definitely a need for a specific frog rod.. maybe not so much for around here but especially if you go down south or north and fish hydrilla or grass mats.. i mean you can definitely use a rod that is also used for other things but a technique specific rod is a good way to fine tune your approach. sometimes i use 65lb braid and you cant hardly use that on a MH rod cause it will snap it. just my opinion that if you want to seriously fish a frog have a pretty much technique specific rod..

[offdtop]

In defense of a separate frog rod, I keep a 7' fast action rod spooled with 17# test for this purpose. My other rods are spooled with 10#. Will 10# work? Sure. But it's convenient to have a rod setup for a special situation and my hunch is that most froggers also use heavier line than they would otherwise because of the abrasive cover and challenge of turning the fish before it buries itself in the slop. Is it a "new fad"? If 40 years of carrying a frog rod counts as a new fad, then I plead no contest.

I don't use braided line for anything but frogs, I almost exclusively use flurocarbon and it does not work for a frog, so I don't keep a "special" rod just for frogging because the length and action are the same as other rods I have - it's because of the line and reel speed I keep a frogging set-up

[bassin bruce]

In defense of a separate frog rod, I keep a 7' fast action rod spooled with 17# test for this purpose. My other rods are spooled with 10#. Will 10# work? Sure. But it's convenient to have a rod setup for a special situation and my hunch is that most froggers also use heavier line than they would otherwise because of the abrasive cover and challenge of turning the fish before it buries itself in the slop. Is it a "new fad"? If 40 years of carrying a frog rod counts as a new fad, then I plead no contest.

You misunderstood what I was saying. I have a rod just for frogging, but is it a frogging rod? No. I have a 7' loomis IMX MH with a fast tip. It could be used for many applications, not just frogging.