Follow these expert tips on frog fishing for bass to get more explosive topwater bites from big fish all spring, summer, and fall.

From a frog and punch strategy to catch more slop fish, the best way to pair a rod and reel without overpaying, and must-have topwater bass baits.

Topwater lures are in a league of their own. Nowhere in the fishing world will you find a more eclectic, bizarre, and curious collection of tackle. Companies have spawned seemingly every conceivable ...

Topwater frog fishing remains one of the most effective and exciting ways to target bass in shallow, vegetation-rich areas. Mike McClelland shares how topwater frogs allow you to reach fish where ...

There’s simply no experience in fishing like a topwater strike. Whether it’s a violent eruption of water or a subtle “gulp,” the strike is what keeps anglers coming back. Besides the fact that ...

California angler Bobby Barrack has seen only two live frogs ever hit by largemouth bass, and in both cases the frogs were immediately spit out. That hasn't stopped the Delta guide and tournament pro ...

Another skill you’ll need to master here is setting the hook. What? Everyone know how to set a hook, right? Topwater fishermen need to set the hook harder that any other anglers. To properly set ...

Every once in a while, someone asks me, “Why do you like fishing so much? Isn’t it boring?” My first impulse is to put them in a Homer Simpson-style chokehold for even thinking fishing could be boring ...

For as long as I am able to go fishing, the charming song recited by a long-time fishing buddy will be rattling between my ears every time I am rigged up with a topwater frog for largemouth bass.