After testing several prototypes, I finalized my DIY Frog Trailer Hook this past May.  This month, I had the opportunity to field test my DIY Frog Trailer Hook in some froggy water.

I fan casted a large area in search of fish. I eventually hooked into a fish that put a serious bend in my rod. When it started towing my kayak, I imagined it to be a gator-sized pickerel. The fish swam into a wad of suspending weed. As I reeled, my kayak moved towards the fish. I used my Frabill Bear Claw Kayak Fishing Net as an extension of my left arm while I lifted the rod with my right arm to keep constant pressure on the fish. I pulled the fish and 3+ pounds of weed up into my kayak.

To my complete surprise, the fish was a largemouth bass! If the frog was not dressed with my DIY Frog Trailer Hook, then I would have lost the fish when it torpedoed itself into the wad of weed. If I did not have my Frabill Bear Claw Kayak Fishing Net, then I would have broken my rod trying to land the fish. Neither of these hypothetical results are good. Proper technique and proper gear are both required to land trophy fish consistently and safely.