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produce better in plastics. The same way with frogs, some days black or white are all you need but

sometimes another color will get more strikes. You have all been in a boat where your partner is
throwing one color and you another and they are getting five bites to your one. These are the days that
color matters.

Here are a few ways to change or modify the color of frogs. Paint spots on the belly of your frog either
with lure paint or a Sharpie. Always keep a red and a black Sharpie in your boat. Paint red spots on the
belly and outline with black. I do this on all colors of frogs.

Snag Proof makes a clear, see-through frog called “cristyl” in the Phat Frog and the Poppin’ Phattie
styles. A bottle or bottles of different colors of dipping dye can turn this frog into any color you want or
need to reproduce. Simply take a small paint brush and paint your frog. Apply a coat of dye and let it dry
completely, then add another color until you get the desired color/pattern you want. My home lake is
Sam Rayburn. We have a perch or bream here that the old-timers call a river perch. This is the color that
can be duplicated with watermelon, brown, orange and red dipping dye. It exactly matches the natural

forage species and the results are awesome! So with a Sharpie and or dipping dye the possibilities are
endless.

2. Sound and vibration
Bass react to sound and vibration; this enables them to locate or zero in on your frog. The easier your
frog is for a bass to locate in a mat or laydown results in more strikes.

One way to create sound is by adding rattlers, split shot or bells to the body of your frog. Bells? Yes,