How did you come up with that idea??? I know a ton of people that throw frogs with braid all the time and none of them use the rod you suggested.

An Ugly Stick will hold up to “that kind of use”.....but I use a Dobyns Champion 736 cus it feels way better😁

I had an SVFXBD. It used to retail for $410 and I bought mine on sale for $200 +\- at Southwestern Service. It is a great frog rod. Kinda tip heavy, but extremely strong. Has a moderate tip to help with walking, but a fast backbone for digging the fish out of pads. It is rated (and warrantied) for use with 80lb braid. That’s worth the price alone.

As mentioned above pay attention to the reel handle length. in my opinion 14-14.5" is optimal

I use a Dobyns extreme 705 for walking the dog frogs and a Dobyns Extreme 745 for kicker leg froggs. I can walk the dog with a 7ft rod better than a longer one. On both I have a Lews Super Duty in an 8-1 gear ratio with 65# test braid.

Best skipping rod I've owned is the 6'10 Cajun baby bucoo. The 7'3 cara swimbait is awesome too for more heavy cover. If in thick pads I go up to an 8ft x-heavy

I would say that you probably should use a heavy action rod that you have confidence in bringing large fish out of cover. One with a tip makes it easier to skip the bait as well.

I know I'll get slayed for this...but I prefer a MH rod w/ 50lb braid for froggin'

I have an older Team Diawa rod that is 7' MH paired with a older Revo SX. This combo has brought in many many many big bass using a frog. Whether it's a hollow body or soft plastic reel in type frog.

Most rods will hold up and last an extremely long time if there only used 1 maybe 2 times a month... but if you go almost 4-5 times a week and throw a frog 6 months out of the year. When you go that much you def want to have good rods and reels that can go everyday and not break after a few years. I have a couple different frogs rods, falcon 7’10” frog rod, power tackle frog rod, gloom, and dobyns...but by far the best and my favorite rod, the one I thrown almost every day for 6 months each season is the Steez frog rod...The best aspect to the Steez frog rod is you can go from open water walking a frog to heavy cover or even lilly pads without having to switch rods. It is extremely light for a frog rod, has a great tip and the 7’4” length is enough to set the hook 200’ out in pads or thick grass but still short enough you can skip or make short precision cast around docks or cover.

That particular rod has been discontinued for several years now. If you are getting 200' on a cast you .use be using a hell of a reel.

I think the broom sticks / really heavy action rods pull the frogs out of the fish more than a little lighter action. When a fish blows a frog up, most people instinctively set the hook really hard, with braid and heavy rods, you will lose some fish that way IMO

Duce Rods Cliff Crochet signature series 7’3 Heavy