Walking Frog vs Pushing Frog - Iaconelli
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Major League Fishing bass fishing tournament pro Mike "Ike" Iaconelli loves to fish topwater frogs. They produce explosive bites, so they're fun, but they're also great for casting and fishing in places where other lures aren't an option. Some vegetation severely limits your lures selection, but topwater frogs, with their hooks on top, can be worked effectively over some of the thickest vegetation. Since many of these areas naturally look like great frog habititat, it's also a natural presentation.
0:23 When to throw a walking frog vs a pushing frog overview
1:06 Why and when to fish a topwater frog
3:08 Overview of a walking frog, like the Molix Sneaky Frog, the movement you're looking to achieve, what helps with walking a frog, and where you want to fish it
7:07 Overview of a pushing frog, like the Molix Supernato Frog, the movement you want, weight position in the bait and where to fish it
11:10 Rods - 7'4" Medium heavy, like the Abu Garcia IKE Power Series Casting Rod
15:47 Reels - Quick line recovery, like with the 8.0:1 Abu Garcia REVO IKE Casting Reel
16:14 1 type of line 100% of the time for fishing topwater walking and pushing frogs
18:03 Fishing a walking frog effectively for bass
21:51 Fishing a pushing frog over thicker vegatation
25:45 When and where these 2 different types of topwater frogs catch bass
27:57 Mike Iaconelli's favorite knot for tying topwater frogs
29:51 Walking frog fishing demonstration and examples of good areas to fish this style frog
37:02 Why switch to the pushing frog, demonstration of how to fish it and examples of good areas to fish a pushing frog
47:17 What do you do when they are biting at a frog, but they aren't eating it well? Finesse topwater frog fishing!
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