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Having trouble with the Ribbit
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10/14/09 07:14 PM
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going deep
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Just started using the Ribbit's and they seem to run upside down. How do you corrected this?
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Re: Having trouble with the Ribbit
[Re: going deep]
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10/14/09 07:21 PM
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Jkf96a
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Bothers the fisherman more than the fish, IMO. I ignore it 100% of the time. I use the plain watermelon red ribbits, so it doesn't matter whether the "belly" is down. I've even been know to turn them upside down on the hook when they're too torn up to hook right side up.
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Re: Having trouble with the Ribbit
[Re: Jkf96a]
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10/14/09 07:28 PM
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Texas Fight
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Re: Having trouble with the Ribbit
[Re: going deep]
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10/14/09 07:29 PM
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CHUNK-N-WINDING
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rig them upside down, lol. just kidding, You can't just pick any hook and stick them on, you need to get a wide gap hook and insert the hook at an angle to make the frogs nose point upwards a little is what I do. Still on occasion if I reel too fast it will turn over. I simply stop reeling and let it turn over and slow down when i begin reeling again. The Lake Fork Tackle frog doesn't turn over near as bad, but that's my opinion. As far as the size hook, just take your frog and find a hook that is as long as it't body. I don't hook the point through the body, I just set the hook between its legs. I lose more frogs that way but I hook up more often than if I bury the hook. Still JMHO.
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Re: Having trouble with the Ribbit
[Re: CHUNK-N-WINDING]
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10/14/09 07:32 PM
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SnakeEyes
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if you hook the back side a little deeper this creates a little "bend" to the frog and it should run a little better for you.
�Harassment of a law-abiding fisherman is a crime punishable by fine and/or imprisonment,� ~Boyd Kennedy TPWD legal counsel
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Re: Having trouble with the Ribbit
[Re: Jkf96a]
#4047807
10/14/09 07:32 PM
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going deep
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Thanks Jkf96A, I'll just play around with different colors. I have been using a watermelon red/ pearl, most of the time the watermelon red is down. Have caught a few on it.
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Re: Having trouble with the Ribbit
[Re: going deep]
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10/14/09 08:11 PM
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SkeeterRonnie
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wieghted hook, and jerk the bait a couple times to make it turn right side up.
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Re: Having trouble with the Ribbit
[Re: SkeeterRonnie]
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10/14/09 08:45 PM
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Ryon D.
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owner 4/0 1/8oz screw lock hook. Tried 10 different hooks, this one works the best.
Ryon Donaldson
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Re: Having trouble with the Ribbit
[Re: Ryon D.]
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10/14/09 08:57 PM
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Barrett
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owner 4/0 1/8oz screw lock hook. Tried 10 different hooks, this one works the best. +1, works like a charm.
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Re: Having trouble with the Ribbit
[Re: Barrett]
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10/14/09 09:54 PM
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Matt McClellan
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Frogs don't work...just throw a spinnerbait.
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Re: Having trouble with the Ribbit
[Re: SkeeterRonnie]
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10/14/09 11:02 PM
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elm creek
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wieghted hook, and jerk the bait a couple times to make it turn right side up. +1
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Re: Having trouble with the Ribbit
[Re: SkeeterRonnie]
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10/14/09 11:21 PM
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FootAndAHalf
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wieghted hook, and jerk the bait a couple times to make it turn right side up. +1 had same problem
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Re: Having trouble with the Ribbit
[Re: FootAndAHalf]
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10/14/09 11:37 PM
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Bigron119
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Try the Stanley frog hook. It has the weighted keel head that keeps it right side up.
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Re: Having trouble with the Ribbit
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10/15/09 09:13 PM
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Bo Bass
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Charley
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Re: Having trouble with the Ribbit
[Re: Bo Bass]
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10/15/09 11:11 PM
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CapN Ron
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First off, you DO NOT want the frog running upside down, your goal when you set the hook is to hook the fish in the top half of the mouth, with the hook upside down the hook will (most of the time) hook the fish in the bottom part of the gills or the tounge. Get some suspendadots or suspendastrips and wrap a few around the shank of the hook, this will keep the hook down, and as the guys before said you can jerk it a couple of times!
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