jkbirocz
Well-known member
I have been using Reaction Innovations Swamp Donkey's for over a year now. I cannot tell you how much I love these topwater frogs. Froggin is my favorite way to catch LM, so I have used just about every frog on the market.
A few years ago Spro came out with the Bronzeye Frog, this is a great frog, but the Swamp Donkey kills the bronzeye every time. Even though, both frogs feature Gamakatsu hooks, the swamp donkey has upturned gammy's that outhook the regular wide gap superline gammys on the bronzeye every time.
I have used every snag-proof, scum frog, and other mainstream lure companies frogs, and the swamp donkey's beat them all. Just lasnight I was fishing a bronzeye frog and got several hits, with no hook-ups, I switched over to the swamp donkey, and landed 4 fish. I rarely miss a hookset with the donkey.
These frogs sell for about $8, which is kinda pricey, but absolutely worth it. The soft body of the frog also helps with hook-ups. It sounds weird considering the upturned hooks and super soft body, but the donkey picks up way less weeds than the bronzeye frog.
I have not used a Furbit or a River2Sea Bully Wah. I have seen the bully wah in action and to me it looks like trash for the price. I have not bought a furbit because I can imagine the stink on the rabbit fur legs with some gross pond slime stuck to them.
The only drawback to this frog is that when you hook a fish, the frog body often moves up the hook. To me this is not a problem because I am hooking a fish almost evey bite. The lead in the frog also broke out of the frog, but this was after atleast 50 fish caught, and countless missed fish. I also yank these frogs as hard as I can when I am snagged, I torture every bait on the end of my line.
Great frogs, and colors....buy some if you have sloppy slop, floating grass, and lilly pads.
A few years ago Spro came out with the Bronzeye Frog, this is a great frog, but the Swamp Donkey kills the bronzeye every time. Even though, both frogs feature Gamakatsu hooks, the swamp donkey has upturned gammy's that outhook the regular wide gap superline gammys on the bronzeye every time.
I have used every snag-proof, scum frog, and other mainstream lure companies frogs, and the swamp donkey's beat them all. Just lasnight I was fishing a bronzeye frog and got several hits, with no hook-ups, I switched over to the swamp donkey, and landed 4 fish. I rarely miss a hookset with the donkey.
These frogs sell for about $8, which is kinda pricey, but absolutely worth it. The soft body of the frog also helps with hook-ups. It sounds weird considering the upturned hooks and super soft body, but the donkey picks up way less weeds than the bronzeye frog.
I have not used a Furbit or a River2Sea Bully Wah. I have seen the bully wah in action and to me it looks like trash for the price. I have not bought a furbit because I can imagine the stink on the rabbit fur legs with some gross pond slime stuck to them.
The only drawback to this frog is that when you hook a fish, the frog body often moves up the hook. To me this is not a problem because I am hooking a fish almost evey bite. The lead in the frog also broke out of the frog, but this was after atleast 50 fish caught, and countless missed fish. I also yank these frogs as hard as I can when I am snagged, I torture every bait on the end of my line.
Great frogs, and colors....buy some if you have sloppy slop, floating grass, and lilly pads.
