Firstoutfisher wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 11:56 am
Finally got my target sniper in. Now I'm just waiting for a reel to pair it with. Probably going to wait for the new zillion HD. Question for those of you that have used it. Would this rod be suitable for smaller frogs? Like the jackall kaera? I got this rod mostly for skipping plastics and jigs but just got in my head that it would be fun to skip docks with a small frog and also use it to skip into places a typical topwater won't reach. Plus I am new to skipping and thought a frog may be a good way to learn. Would mostly be in open water or light cover, we don't have a lot of heavy cover round these parts. Plus I have a airdx heavy as a dedicated frog rod.
Can it skip a small frog? Definitely... but personally I don't think the action is optimal. Really if it's in the weight range of the rod you can use a rod for whatever you want.
Now for skipping jigs, the rod is a beast. I've had mine most this season and it never has anything, but a 3/8oz jig on it.
You can do 1/2oz, but starting out at 3/8 is better. I don't even really throw 3/8 on mine, I chuck those on a Megabass P5 X-bites.
You want to get good at skipping, just practice with a jig because if you can skip a jig with various trailers a frog will be nothing.
If you want to practice and get good at it, get a SK skipping jig or any 3/8oz ball head jig and a flat bottom trailer like a Dbomb or SK rage bug and just go out with only that rod.