Frogging & Punching Grass Mats - Roumbanis
Vegetation
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46m
In this remastered bass fishing video class seminar, Fred Roumbanis talks about the two ways he fishes grass mats. Frogging for attacking the surface of the mats and punching for getting a bait under the thicker mats. Fred breaks down the baits, colors and tackle he uses for each technique before getting into the finer details of generating bites, getting good hookups, follow up when bass miss a frog and answering student questions.
0:31 Grass mat frogging and punching
3:22 What is punching and the components of a punch rig?
6:10 Temperature considerations - should I be frogging or punching?
7:45 Observing nature to decide when to fish a frog
9:46 Mat density considerations
15:50 Choosing frog colors based on conditions
19:16 Styles of baits for punching and colors
21:21 Not disturbing the bass when punching mats
25:03 Selecting the right frog
32:25 Equipment for frogging & punching
38:08 When to set the hook on a frog
40:59 Should you throw back to a fish that missed a frog?
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