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Rattlin' Frog

Nymph · Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Intermediate · 1 version

Reference Recipe

  • Hook Wide-gap bass / popper hook, 2-6
  • Thread Chartreuse or olive GSP 100 or 210 denier

Materials

  • Closed-cell foam sheet Chartreuse over olive (1 strip a bit wider than the gap)
  • Marabou or craft fur Olive/chartreuse marabou or craft fur (1 tail clump)
  • Flash Pearl flashabou (few strands)
  • Barred round rubber legs Green/black rubber legs (2 pairs)
  • Glass rattle Clear glass rattle (1)
  • Doll or stick-on eyes Yellow/black eyes (1 pair)

How to tie it

  1. Lay a thread base over the rear two-thirds of the shank.
  2. Tie in a splayed marabou or craft-fur tail one shank length, olive over chartreuse, with a few flash strands.
  3. Bind a glass rattle along the top of the shank at the midpoint with figure-8s and a drop of glue.
  4. Fold a foam strip over the shank and bind it in 3-4 segments working forward, pinching a pair of barred rubber legs into the sides at two of the tie-downs so a pair kicks out each side.
  5. Leave a stub of foam projecting over the eye as the blunt frog face, then whip finish tight behind it.
  6. Trim the face flat, snip the legs to a shank and a half, and glue a doll eye onto each side of the head.

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