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 Welcome to
the 7th edition of the Frog Addicts Newsletter.
Each month we will be reviewing up to the minute frog and bass fishing related news plus
recapping the previous months "Best Of" when it comes to social media, frog videos and more..
Here is what's happening in the world of frog fishing.
One of the first releases at ICAST 2018 was the Strike King Gurgle Toad, a soft plastic toad designed to deliver a steady kick and bubble trail.
The Gurgle can be fished by itself or threaded on the back of a buzzbait,
and features a horny toad style body and two J-shaped feet that generate a gurgling commotion as it shoots across
the surface. Although we touched on this bait last month, it is now available
in stores so I thought it deserved a second mention in the newsletter.
Officially released at ICAST 2018 is available in 10
colors. First impressions are that the Tip Toad should
churn some serious water and may see some work under a
flipping skirt or on the back end of a jig. There is not a tougher frog on the market.
’s all about matching the hatch, lol. Here they are,
BassJunkies favourite frog videos from April 2018 (we may have cheated a bit here and there).
As always be sure to check out our YouTube Channel for frog unboxing
reviews, action on the water as well as
a collection of our favourite frog fishing videos including the ones below.
The biggest challenge you face when pulling
up to a massive grass mat is determining where
bass are located.
Wired2Fish intern and competitive high school angler Kobie Koenig talks about the types of bass-holding irregularities he
looks for, and how to targets them with hollow body frogs.
He adds several pointers ranging from when to downsize to smaller
frogs, top color choices for the conditions, casting techniques
and more in this action-packed video. There are some GREAT new
frogs on the market that you need to try out! Tim shows some of his newest additions and explains what he uses them for.
From open water to thick matted vegetation, there are a bunch of great new frogs on the market.
I suspect there will be a dramatic uptick in carp fishing as the fish will
begin to feel a need to feed as a sense of fall arrives with cooling days and colder
nights leading to cooling water. In the past, some real big carp have been taken by RI CAG
members in mid to late September. The good fishing
should extend into October and November. Last
year I landed three thirty pounders here in RI in the fall while fishing in the
daytime. So, I am really looking forward to fall fishing again.
Hey, who knows, maybe a RI 40 lber.
As you guys may have read, I published a
post about two weeks ago about the future of
this fishing Blog. As mentioned previously, the Extreme Philly Fishing Blog
had finally hit rock bottom! I was (and still am) pretty much 4 months behind the publishing schedule here, which was
truly a heart blow. Think it this way -- it really really sucks when you have so much wonderful
content (and knowledge) to share with folks; however, you
don't have the time or availability to do so! That was pretty much what
happened here. I was really ready to just give up my "Blog Project" and just focus 100% on my Facebook Page and YouTube Channel.
However, I know that I have a lot of very dedicated fans
who love and follow the fishing Blog. Thus, I just couldn't leave it alone!
I opened a Patreon account for support.
You can check my page here. As a content creator,
the Patreon Page helps me spend more time on my fishing based social media.
As a matter of fact, a goal there is to revive this fishing Blog and hopefully I will be able
to accomplish that one day. As you guys know, I have always been about sharing and teaching; however, let's be realistic -- a married individual with a full time job just can't be superman! 100%
of donations will go towards fishing. Results will be portrayed
on my different social media platforms. P.s.
Once again, big shoutout for my friend Rob Z. and Martin K..
You guys have donated to the Blog and you have my gratitude!
It means a lot, folks. Tight lines and FISH ON! As much as I love to write about those and share the knowledge about
location and techniques with everyone, I don't really have the time to do so.
Once my goal is reached on Patreon (hopefully one day),
I will start writing full reports again. No didactic posts or event
posts anymore. The Catfish Tourney on the Banks has been put down for now as well.
Those will also come back if I ever reach my goal on Patreon or if my YouTube channel grows to a point where I can actually spend
the time to write and organize those. Posts that are incomplete
on the Blog will remain incomplete. Once again -- I apologize
for all the mess here and there.
I am currently at 98 Species of fish and counting! Don't
forget to watch it in HD quality (1080p50)!
If you like watching my videos, please support my YouTube Channel by liking and subscribing.
Florida Trip: Part 2. Blue Runner, Mojarra, and
Squirrelfish. Don't forget to watch it in HD quality (1080p50)!
If you like watching my videos, please support my YouTube Channel by liking and subscribing.
Additionally, a new feature of my YouTube videos is the "Fish Identification Guide" at the end of them.
Fish identification is a crucial skill that every angler should have.
Knowing how to differentiate different Species of fish, an angler can know the different between a native and an invasive Species
of fish, a "legal to take" or "out of season" fish.
Thus, I have decided to add an identification portion to my videos,
so that the viewer can actually be pro-efficient as well.
Don't forget to watch it in HD quality (1080p50)! If you like watching my videos, please support my YouTube Channel by
liking and subscribing. Congratulations to Stephen F.
and Dan L. for winning the Daiwa Spinmatic ultralight rods.
The 4.000 Subscribers Contest/Give-away will be on my YouTube Channel in a couple days!
Note that anyone can send photos for the Public Album on Facebook.
Before sending your photos in, make sure to read about rules and regulations here.
You can access my Patreon Page here. Many subscribers and followers have been asking me
if I offer 1-on-1 fishing lessons.
The answer is yes. 25 every month and I will give away a 1
hour planned lesson on a topic of interest of the Patron (monthly).
1. Fishing with Humanities. 2. Fishing with Sciences.
3. Fishing with Environmental Conservation. 4.
Hands on fishing only. The same goes for additional questions and
information requests. P.s. for kids, rest assure -- I have all clearances in check: Child Abuse, PA Police, and FBI Check.
We had a total of 34 votes. The results were quite shocking to me;
however, I guess it was expected. Hah. Personally, I voted on spillways -- that is the place
where I am mostly comfortable fishing at. My second choice in the list would be dams.
Then deep pools. Then eddies. I chose those four environments because all four of them tend to hold
fish! New poll is up! More updates will come in the future (they will be posted here as well).
Expect plenty of incomplete fishing session posts in the next couple days.
I will admit that I was itching to get out fishing today so that's just what I did.
Damn the snow and ice; it was 40 degrees out and I was
going. I went to a spot I don't normally fish.
I had to trek through woods with snow up to my ears, and when I finally
got to the spot, the water in front of me was just about ice covered except
for a thin channel of fast moving water. I had no choice, That would be the place I would be
fishing. I planned to pinpoint my casts right along the ice sheet, the type of
spot that often produced in other places like this in early spring.
I will make a long story short. The fishing proved to be red hot for such tough conditions.
I landed 8 carp and had several more hits in just a few hours of
fishing. Sweet corn on the hair rig with a delicate approach did all the damage.
The fish proved sluggish on the take and on the fight, but
that is what happens when the water is cold as ice.
So, this proves once again, that carp will hit in the wintertime if you are in the right
spot and you are using the right approach. You need both to be successful.
Many fishermen will tell you that these fish
don't hit in the wintertime, but then again, my guess is that these same guys are not out trying.
You can't catch if you don't try. Let the spring games begin! There is three to four feet of snow on this bank.
Summer 2018 Trollers and drifters hook striped bass
up to 24 inches by working 80-100 foot depths with trolling lures and live minnows.
Others toss minnows from the dam, especially near the trash racks.
Californians like their lakes. They also like their striped bass.
The bigger the lake, the better the ï¬shing and the heavier the ï¬sh, the
happier the angler. The Merced County impoundment is the best
striped bass lake in the state as far as big ï¬sh go.
Last year, a Madera angler caught a 55- pounder trolling
a Rebel. DFG deserves absolutely no credit for the ï¬shery ,
the fish simply get sucked into the Forebay San Luis Reservoir was
built in the late 1960s by the Bureau of Reclamation and state Water Re- sources.
Water from the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers are
pumped into the O'Neill Forebay and San Luis Reservoir during the winter and spring.
With it comes thousands of ï¬ngerling (baby) striped bass
which get sucked into the pumps and tossed into the
lake. Some miraculously manage to make it through alive and those ï¬sh provide anglers with
some good recreational sport ï¬shing. It’s a Catch-22 situation, and a sad one when you consider the fact that striped bass runs are the worst ever in the Delta system.
Pumps like the ones at San Luis and Pittsburg are largely to blame, among
other things like pollution and poaching.
Nonetheless, let's focus on the available bass
ï¬shery and leave the bureaucratic water wars alone for the time being.
First, a few words about the fish.
All the stripers in San Luis and O’Neill Forebay come from the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, so you know you‘rc catching Delta ï¬sh.
As most of us know, Delta stripers are voracious feeders,
tough ï¬ghters and good eaters. That’s why we love hooking, battling and eating them.
Because these bass eat just about everything that moves, they grow rapidly.
The state record striped bass came out of the San Joaquin River in 1951.
It weighed 65 pounds. The new record could be lurking in San Luis or O’Neill Forebay.
Tales are told about stripers up to 100 punds that have been netted by commercial Sacramento black ï¬sh anglers in the main lake.
We do know that trophy-class stripers are available in both
impoundments and that’s evident by all the 40-pounders caught
every year. ’ve got to be lucky. Instead, plan on catching lots
of bass in the 5- to 10-pound class because there are certainly plenty of those linesides in the lakes.
Fish in the 10- to 20-pound class are common, and targeted by the
anglers who ï¬sh it most frequently. Limits are liberal at
San Luis. Typically, smaller ï¬sh can be caught from the
surface down to 25 feet, while the big ï¬sh lurk in 80 feet of
water or more. Local experts agree that bigger ï¬sh come out
of the main lake, while O’Neill Forebay has, perhaps,
more but smaller ï¬sh. How do you catch ‘em? Trolling is the way to go, and
plugs like Rebels or Rapalas are the most effective bass catchers.
Trolling a yellow Hair Raiser on one side and a broken-back, blue 7-inch Rebel on the other on a spreader.
Besides Rebels, large silver Kastmasters are productive because they imitate the lake’s natural food source — thread- ï¬n shad.
Krocodiles and 2- to 3 ounce yellow or white Hair Raisers should be included in your tackle box before
heading to San Luis. Rods should be short with
a heavy butt for extra ï¬ghting power. Rig
up with at least 14-pound test line. Some go
with 25 in case they hook that monster. Boaters equipped with ï¬sh ï¬nders have the added, and necessary, advantage over those who don’t .
Boaters rigged with ï¬sh ï¬nders can save a lot of time if they locate ï¬sh,
then set their downriggers, leadcore line and lures at the proper depth.
It’s not uncommon to troll Rebels in 80 feet of water or more.
The technique is to troll at various depths until you ï¬nd a school of ï¬sh.
Thenl concentrate on that spot until you are sure the bass have stopped
feeding or have moved. The east shoreline of Portuguese Creek
and Lone Oak Bay for trolling. Willow Spring Bay in the south end for boaters and bank fishermen. The Dinosaur and
Basalt launching ramp areas for bank fishing. The Romero Outlook.
O'Neill Forebay Under the powerlines, on the approach to Highway 152 from the
bank or a boat. Along the deep canal just inside the levee for trollers.
Skirt the buoy line, make a U-turn and come back along the face
of the dam. O’Neill Forebay is no slouch with its 12
miles of shoreline and 2,700 surface acres
Stripers are schooling ï¬sh so where you ï¬nd one, you’ll undoubtedly ï¬nd two or more.
Location: San Luis Reservoir is located between Los Banos and Gilroy off Highway
152 which runs perpendicular to Highway 99 and Interstate 5.
The lake is 15 miles from Los Banos and 40 miles from Gilroy.
Size: The main reservoir features 65 miles of shoreline and has 12,700 surface acres when full.
O'Neill Forebay has 12 miles at shoreline and 2,700 surface acres of water.
Species: Striped bass, catfish, some black bass.
Facilities: Boaters will find two ramps on the main reservoir, one at Dinosaur Point
and the other at Basalt. At O'Neill Forebay, there are launch ramps on the
west and south shores.
With a true passion for all of the different fish found in Wisconsin,
me and Neal are always ready to chase a new species no
matter where they may reside. This past weekend we spent not one,
but two days chasing whites on the vast expanses
of frozen water found just outside of Dyckesville Wisconsin. With
our very first few steps on to the frozen bay, it was easy to see where the congregation of people were setting up camp.
Hundreds of shanties grouped together in a semi
circle, some set up just a few short feet from one another, formed a new city on the ice.
With big group fishing on community holes not really being our scene,
we set up about a half mile outside of "shanty town" more towards the shallows.
To say that the fishing was easy would be a lie.
With everything new there seems to be a healthy learning curve with
catching whitefish. With a high sun and blue bird skies, the consensus
from the people we talked to was that the bite was tough all around.
The two greatest equalizers we had were staying mobile and fishing tip downs.
We rotated holes frequently and revisited the same holes that produced over
and over again. While most people were hunkered down we spent the entire day shifting gear and blazing trails.
Above and beyond fishing our butts off, not one other group we came
across was fishing tip ups or tip downs.
It seemed like they were married to their jigging rods.
What a shame, the tip downs fished with rosy reds just off
bottom resulted in nearly one third of all our fish and put us just
shy of our two person limit.
All the Info You Need. Application, Fees, Regulations and More Info
about How to Get A Fishing License. Find the
best fishing gear and equipment deals online.
Learning how to cast is one of the steps of mastering how to fish.
However, casting is a technique that requires practice and involves several factors.
For instance, you must learn how to make fishing knots, which includes passing a line through the eye of a hook and wrapping excess line in the
form of a loop. Also, you must attach a bait to your
hook in order to lure in fish. In addition, you must set your drag to 25 percent of the weight of your
line.
Furthermore, there are various types of fishing knots, hooks and baits to choose
from, all of which serve different purposes and work in different situations.
Many items even provide an edge to beginner fishermen. Live bait,
for example, is especially helpful for new fishers as it moves on its own to attract fish.
To get simple tips on how to fish, including steps for performing all of the main fishing tricks, read the
sections below. How do you cast? If you are learning how to cast as a beginner, you must
first master the overhead cast. Hold the rod with your dominant hand and check that your surroundings are empty.
Press the release button on top of your reel to allow line to come off the spool.
Begin the backstroke motion by bringing your rod overhead.
Then, immediately begin the forward stroke by bringing your rod forward
and in the direction of your target. Finally, let the lure or bait splash down the water, which is a signal that you have successfully cast your
line. In addition, depending on the size of fish you are trying to catch,
you must choose a specific reel. For instance,
you should learn how to cast your spinning rod reel if the fish you are going to catch
requires smaller bait or a smaller lure.
Conversely, if you are fishing with a heavier lure, you should learn to cast with bait-caster reels.
How do you set drag? The fishing reel drag
mechanism is the system that creates resistance on a reel.
The easiest way to learn how to set a drag is
to adjust it according to the weight of your line. In general, a drag must
be set at 25 percent of the weight of a line. However, a drag setting can vary depending on the weight of
each line. Set your drag to 20 percent when using lines that weigh
up to 20 pounds. Set your drag to 25 percent when using
lines that weigh between 30 and 50 pounds. Set
your drag to 30 percent when using lines that weigh between 80 and 130 pounds.
You should set your drag before your first cast of the day, as fishing reels are not meant to be adjusted while you fish, and doing
so may damage your rod or reel. If you are uncertain about how to set your drag, make sure to set it looser
rather than tighter. Application, Fees, Regulations and More Info about How to Get A Fishing License.
Find the best fishing gear and equipment deals online.
How do you choose bait? Deciding how to choose a fishing bait depends on your level of expertise and what fish you are trying to catch.
For instance, a live bait must be securely attached to a hook, such as a circle hook or octopus hook.
On the other hand, choosing the right fishing lures requires you to tailor the color, shape and size of the artificial lure to the fish you intend to
catch. Given the additional considerations of artificial lures and the high effectiveness of
live baits (due to their constant movement), beginner fishermen typically prefer using the latter.
What bait color to use - Baits of bright colors are more effective in murky waters, whereas baits of muted
colors are more suitable for clear waters.
What bait size to use - A small bait can easily fall off an extra wide gap hook.
Conversely, a bait can also be too big for a small circular hook.
What fish you want to catch Â- A catfish is typically very
attracted to smells that come from a live bait.
However, a trout is often more attracted by a lure
that has bright colors. For more information on how to choose fishing bait,
you can explore all of the different aspects of bait in our fishing guide,
available here. How do you attach bait? How do you tie fishing knots?
 Tying fishing knots typically
involves using a rope to form loops, then passing the end of a rope through the loops.
However, varying knots are best suited for different lines and types of hooks.
To learn how to make fishing knots and explore the five best knots for beginners, view our infographic below.
The Palomar knot is one of the strongest fishing
knots used to attach hooks to a line, thus being optimal for catching large or heavy fish.
This knot is easy to tie and can be used on multiple types of line, but is best suited
for a braided fishing line. 1. Double around four to six inches of line and thread it through the eye of your
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