This season I started fishing buzz frogs. I like the sonic action of the rotary prop. Unfortunately, if the frog turns during a cast, the wire and hook eye can temporarily lock up and hence ruin the action of the frog on the retrieve. I hence modify my buzz frogs with heat shrink tubing to keep hook inline with the wire. This hook modification only requires some simple tools and heat shrink tubing.
First, remove the frog and the bait keeper from the hook. Carefully thread a 3/4″ length of heat shrink tubing (3/16″ diameter) over the hook until the hook eye/wire joint is reached. Bend the wire so that it’s inline with the eye of the hook. Apply heat to shrink the tubing. Let the tubing cool.
Second, make a hole in the tubing on either side of the hook eye; for example, with the point of another hook
Third, re-secure the bait keeper to the hook eye.
And lastly, re-secure the frog to the keeper and then the hook.
A bad cast can cost you a fish! I highly recommend this buzz frog hook modification because it will improve the bait’s castablity, action, and hook up rates.
