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Academy H2O Express Frogs?
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05/14/15 12:58 PM
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CNewton1372
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What are your thoughts and opinions for the Academy brand Frogs? Academy has them on sale right now for $2.99. Are they worth it? Or should you spend the few extra dollars for another brand?
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Re: Academy H2O Express Frogs?
[Re: CNewton1372]
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05/14/15 01:08 PM
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timwins31
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Garbage. I really like most of the H2O stuff too, but the frogs really are just crud. Spring for the SK or the Spro frogs, it's worth it.
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Re: Academy H2O Express Frogs?
[Re: CNewton1372]
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05/14/15 01:10 PM
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Barn
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They are okay for $3. But I would spend a little more and get a Booyah Pad Crasher or even a little more for KVD or Spro. Your not going to loose it if you are fishing it on 65# braid. And if it gets torn up from catching too many fish then you have gotten more than your money's worth.
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Re: Academy H2O Express Frogs?
[Re: CNewton1372]
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05/14/15 01:12 PM
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CCTX
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mapquest
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For $2.99, they are worth it. The frog body is soft/collapses well and some of the color patterns are good. The hooks aren't the greatest and they take on some water, but I've caught plenty of big bass on the Academy H2O Xpress frogs.
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Re: Academy H2O Express Frogs?
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05/14/15 02:11 PM
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buda13
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IMO they dont have even close to the same action as the premium brands. Thats fine if your just dragggin it over slop, not so much in other applications.
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Re: Academy H2O Express Frogs?
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05/14/15 02:20 PM
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Hitch
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Re: Academy H2O Express Frogs?
[Re: CNewton1372]
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05/14/15 07:45 PM
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bucsfan69
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They are alright for the price. ive caught lots of bass on the but they get destroyed after a couple trips
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Re: Academy H2O Express Frogs?
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05/14/15 07:51 PM
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musiclife_7
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spend the money and go with Spro...best in the game for a reason.
If you want to go cheap....get some Ribbit or Zoom Frogs and go with a single EWG hook rather than frog hooks.....Again...in this case it's worth the money to go with the cream......65-80lb braid and stiff rod with fast tip....
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Re: Academy H2O Express Frogs?
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05/14/15 10:19 PM
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JCBfromTHF
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I have never had any issues with them other than the low hook up ratio but that's pretty much true with all hollow body frogs like that.
Now days I don't even use hollow body frogs. I just use soft plastic frogs like the Zoom Horney Toad, Ribbit, and the old Mister Twister Hawg Frawg. Hook up ratios are 10 times better with the soft plastic frogs.
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Re: Academy H2O Express Frogs?
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05/14/15 10:43 PM
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mach316
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For causal fishing, they are fine. Hooks are good size and the action can be tweaked by taking a bit off one of the skirt legs. Hard to beat that price.
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Re: Academy H2O Express Frogs?
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05/14/15 10:52 PM
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Samuel Ragle
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They aren't worth it, I bought one and it retains too much water
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Re: Academy H2O Express Frogs?
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05/15/15 02:48 AM
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BassinHawg
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The larger ones are not as good as other name brands but the small ones work really well for me especially when they want a smaller profile.
And don't let their size fool you, I catch some big fish on them.
Not many companies make a small frog like that.
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Re: Academy H2O Express Frogs?
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05/15/15 03:27 AM
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Mark Perry
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I wish they had a better hook in them. I have seen some with a bit of slag on the hook tips. They bend too easily for me as well. Decent enough frog otherwise.
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Re: Academy H2O Express Frogs?
[Re: BassinHawg]
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05/15/15 07:21 PM
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Marooned
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The larger ones are not as good as other name brands but the small ones work really well for me especially when they want a smaller profile.
And don't let their size fool you, I catch some big fish on them.
Not many companies make a small frog like that. I like the Booyah Pad Crasher Jr. better, but I've also caught good bass on the smaller size H2O.
In memory of my childhood friend Dan Sterling, who taught me at an early age how to catch bream with a hand-line, and who unknowingly hooked me on fishing for life.
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