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9/29/09 Check out this bass that FROGman Chris Burke just caught out of this FROG Heaven in a Maryland State Park creek. Chris has been fishing the FROG in Maryland for almost a year now, and he has been very consistent at catching bigger bass on the FROG all year. The day he caught this bass, he also caught about 40 more, and he kept on catching them under a full moon that night until the mosquitoes drove him off the water. Chris has a large selection of Designer Bass FROGs, but he caught this one on a Golden Pickerel FROG. Check out Chris's FROGman Page and all the other FROGmen who have done fantastic with the FROGs this year. Many of them have gone out and caught their personal best bass with their FROGs in the first season, and many of them on their first trip with a new FROG.
Caught on a Golden Pickerel FROG by Chris Burke in a Maryland State Park. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9/27/09The lakes are very slow, but you can catch a few, especially just before dark, and I got another one just after dark. But the previous four hours I cast a variety of lures for four hours out in the hot sun , catching only a small bass on a Banjo Minnow. However, I knew where I had to be with the FROG just befoore dark. Apparently, it was an appointment. This bass quietly followed the FROG out of the padfield and into open water. His nose quietly broke the calm surface as he quietly but solidly seized the FROG. He had only submerged about a foot, and sat there near the kayak munching the FROG when I set the hook very close to the kayak. I didn't have a clue he was that big, and he didn't have a clue I was there. A very nice battle. FROG fished quietly on a hot quiet evening.
This bass caught by Capt Ken on a Cloned FROG prototype body with a set of Detailed Natural Legs on 9/27/09. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9/23/09 I took a break from fishing the FROG to make some improvements on another lure that I have been making & fishing for many years. The temperatures are easing just a bit from summer highs, and the lakes are very slow, but the action in the rivers and lakes along the rivers is pretty good.
This bass was caught on a very special lure that I have not yet shown anyone. But, I will soon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9/11/09 Fifteen minutes of testing with his new California Red-Legged Original Series FROG in a local pond nailed a big bass for FROGman Joe Agrillo in California. He promised to take the FROG to the California Delta which is famous for Big Bass and FROG Fishing. Joe had confidence in his new FROG and promised a Big Bass on the FROG. He kept his word .
Original Series California Red Legged FROG and 8.5 lb California Delta Bass Check out Joe's other bass and all of the other FROGmen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8/25/09 The FROGs are fighting the good fight in Vermont. Now, you all can follow the adventures of "Team SharkBait" as they make the transition from "live bait frog fishermen," who formerly prowled the shores of many Vermont lakes & ponds to capture live frogs to fish with, into a crack team of FROGmen. These guys are "hardcore". and they have discovered Capt Ken's Designer Bass FROGs.
They have volunteered to allow everyone to share their experiences and adventures as they learn to " Be" the FROG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8/6/09 Keary Mattison has been a gourmet collector of my FROGs since I started to sell them. He is about the same age that I was when I started to make them, and he is just as enthusiastic about them as I am. He was one of my first FROGmen. In addition to big bass, he also catches some big pike, and he doesn't let the harsh winters up there stop him from fishing even through the ice. He is off to a great start fishing the FROG for some awsome bass. Check out this Lake Champlain beast he caught fishing along an offshore weedline.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7/23/09 I have some good news, and more good news.The GOOD NEWS--- Once the Bass FROG Clones are available (very soon), there will be no more waiting for that Series of FROGs. You will not have to wait for me to make one. They will be available immediately. And I will continue making the Replicant & Original Series FROGs, because I like doing it. Also, I like the stories and photos of the bass you are catching on them. Very soon we will begin to post your photos, stories, articles and tips on FROG fishing with CaptKen's Designer Bass FROGs. MORE GOOD NEWS---We are working on a new website dedicated just to the FROGs which will have many more features and much more help and information on FROG Fishing. We will also add some new features just for fun ! Such as:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7/19/09 In spite of the appearance of good fishing represented by the big bass from the report on 7/9/09 and this new big fish caught on the FROGs, the fishing has not generally been good. The water temperatures are very elevated - - - often holding at 89-91 degrees. However, when there are thunderstorms, and especially rain to cool the shallows, the bass do tend to bite much better. But several days without rain turns them off almost completely. On several trips last week, I caught a dozen bass, including that big bass on 7/9/09. But this week its been tough to catch even small bass on any lures you try. The big bass below was the only fish to hit that day after many hours of casting. Several small thunderstorms passed on either side of the lake about an hour before dark, inspiring the big fish to move shallow where she met my FROG for an evening snack. I was testing the new Clone Series Legs again, but this time I tried them on one of my Original Series FROGs. She put out a monstrous wake coming for the FROG. Hungry, I guess. The new Clone Legs are awsome.
Big Bass caught on 7/19/09 by CaptKen on an Original Series Pickerel FROG with the Clone Series Legs. The photo on the right shows what you can do with the new Clone Series Legs and a couple Sharpie Permanent Marking Pens. This photo is a closeup of the Clone Series Bass FROG used to catch the big bass below on 7/9/09. The big bass on the upper left didn't care that the seductive legs didn't have any markings.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7/9/09 Okay, we are getting very close to releasing the Clone Series of Capt Ken Daubert's Designer Bass FROGs. Both pictures below feature the FROG #1 : Light Green Pickerel FROG. The new package below gives a very good view of the all important LEGs. We worked all year to produce this new style of LEGs. It has the best action of any style of Legs that I have ever produced, and I have designed hundreds of styles. And as you can see from the photo of the Big Bass caught on 7/9/09 by CaptKen , the Legs can be given any style of markings such as "bars" or "spots" that you want for that day. If applied the night before fishing with various colors of Permanent Marking Pens, they will last all day before fading, and fresh new and different markings can be applied for the next day's fishing.
Big Bass caught on 7/9/09 by CaptKen on the Clone Series: FROG #1 - Light Green Pickerel FROG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6/16/09 Would you tie on the FROGs below to cast for big bass ? Perry Barber & Chris Burke both did. Perry tried this Bubble Gum Tree FROG on the left below for the first time and nailed a 9 pound bass from his kayak in a North Carolina pond. I sent it to Perry to try after Chris Burke had a bass of approximately 10 pounds right up to his kayak on his first try with his Splendid Leaf FROG, pictured below on the right. Chris's bass got off while he reached for his lip gripping tool, but he has caught bass over 7 pounds on the FROG before, and has caught 8 lb bass on other lures. So, he knows what a ten pounder looks like ---- even in his home state of Maryland.
Perry's 9 lb. bass killer Bubble Gum Tree FROG on the left and Chris's 10 lb. 'er retriever Splendid Leaf FROG on the right ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6/6/09 I would like everyone to know that the Cloned Series of affordable Bass FROGs are nearly ready for the market. They are due out this summer. You can get a preveiw of them on the Cloned Series of Bass FROGs webpage. Some of the legs are substituted while they are still in development. Let us know which FROGs you would purchase in a tackle shop when available. We value your input. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5/27/09 Well, the bass were safe from me for most of the month as I got out only a couple times this month. I was too busy making little FROGGIES, but I do enjoy making them and hearing all of the stories about folks that are catching fish on them. I did finally get out on Wednesday the 27th to make the acquaintance of these two beauties below. I also hit several more almost as large on soft plastics, and ended up catching quite a few fish. It was a good day. I have to get out more!
Both bass caught on 5/27/09 on a Replicant Series ... Medium Green Pickerel FROG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5/10/09 Chris Burke continues to slay the bigger bass in Maryland ponds using CaptKen's Designer Bass FROGs.
This beautiful bass caught on 5/10/09 by Chris Burke on the FROG in a Maryland pond.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5/7/09 I would like to announce a whole new series of Designer Bass FROGs. These new FROGs are the same bodies, but they have a totally different type of coloration and markings. They are a kind of very detailed "High Definition" FROG design. They have incredible detailed markings. There are a few already made up and available for sale with no waiting for me to make them. So far they are available in various shades of Pickerel and Spotted Leopard FROGs. Keep your eye on the HATCHERY for more photos.
Golden Spotted Leopard FROG of the Replicant Series of FROGs We now have three different series of FROGs. We have the Originals, the Replicants, and the Clones. The Clones are not yet available, but they will probably be ready this summer. The Originals and the Replicants are handmade entirely by me personally, and the Clones are being mass produced in China. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5/1/09 Well, I got stuck indoors for the whole month of April. I was too busy making FROGs for a bunch of guys who were trapped indoors all winter and were suffering from severe symptoms of "Cabin Fever". But I finally escaped today, and I ran straight into a large concentration of spawning bluegills (brim).
If there is anything that can make me set my FROG rod down, its a five weight fly rod and a bunch of monster bluegills pouncing on a topwater popper. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4/30/09 Chris Burke in Maryland is off to a good start this season by nailing two bigger bass on his Designer Bass FROGs today.
Both bass caught on 4/30/09 by Chris on the FROG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3/27/09 This monster bass gobbled that Golden Southern Leopard FROG, and it is showing the signs of a late stage spawning season. I got the whole thing on video. I will post it soon. It should give all the FROGmen out there some confidence. It was the only fish that day. Okay, Okay, I'll get back to making " your" FROGs !!!
This 28" plus Monster Bass caught on 3/27/09 on the FROG. It was probably over 12 lbs and should have been much heavier, but was post-spawn.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Okay, check it out in High Definition. It looks much better that way, and try it Full Screen also. Should give some inspiration and confidence in the FROGs.
Not just another FROG Lure ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3/25/09 The big bass is showing the signs of a late stage spawning season. they are very aggressive at this stage because they are usually protecting small fry. Eventually, they often turn on their own fry which actually helps because the ever present predators keep picking them off until they finally disperse and take their chances on their own.
Bass caught on 3/25/09 on the FROG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3/23/09 The bigger bass continue to smash topwater FROGs as the weather continues warm and cloudy through the tail end of this spawning season. Not much time left in spawning season. Most of the bass will be done in the first two weeks of April. So, we've got about 2-3 weeks to go. Then they will continue blasting FROGs on their normal feeding periods, especially into late spring and early summer. As the weather warms up even more, days with rain showers will be especially productive.
Both bass caught on 3/23/09 on the FROG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3/19/09 The change in the weather contiues to improve with higher humidities and more cloud cover throughout the day. And the weather continues to be warm. The bass have already been spawning---so they are in the shallows --- and they are now hungry and responding bigtime to topwater lures, especially the bigger fish that can't resist a FROG Lure.
Both bass caught on 3/19/09 on the FROG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3/17/09 I escaped for a few hours to swim the FROG again. It was a slow start for the FROG this season due to all of the extreme cold over the winter. The bass just didn't want to respond to topwaters. And when it warmed up, it was all high pressure and blue bird skies with no humidity--- not good FROGGIN weather ---even though the bass were spawning. But finally, there's a change in the wind, and you don't need a worm on the bottom to get your bigger bass.
Caught on 3/16/09 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1/30/09 Check out this Bass eye view of my Designer Bass FROGs underwater, and you'll begin to understand why they catch so many Big Bass
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1/28/09 Check out this pair of Tropical Tree FROGs
Splendid Leaf Frogs (Cruziohyla calcarifer) These Tropical Tree FROGs are from central America. I had originally planned to post them for sale when I had a chance to take this picture. Unfortunately, they are already sold. We'll make some more after we catch up on our Southern Leopards. Pickerel, and Baby Bull FROGs which are our most popular species. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1/25/ 09 Update
Check out this cool Poison Arrow FROG. This is an actual species. Click on the picture for details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1/15/ 09 Update
Check out some recent video action I shot to demonstrate some nice strikes on the FROGs. I hate shooting video, and I especially hate to stop fishing to take still photos. But, I do love to show off the fun and excitement of FROG fishing, especially from a kayak ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check out my new Bass FROG video. It shows a big bass that attacks my FROG three times before getting hooked. But, he doesn't dive down, creating slack line, and instead he explodes at the surface, straightening the hook and gets away. Nice quiet evening encounter with a big one. Very typical of the kinds of experiences you get with these FROGs.
Make sure you push up the YOUTUBE volume dial to hear the Bass "suck in" the FROG on the 3rd strike. You can view a higher quality video setting if you"select" it on YouTube. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1/5 09 Update CaptKen Daubert's Bass FROG..... Clones are COMING SOON !!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12/26/08 Update Even with all of the warm weather before and after Christmas and after throwing the FROG all afternoon, I finally got this Mama just ten minutes before dark. It was the only strike. Sometimes it's just plain persistance and confidence in your lure that pays off big. I doubt that I would have caught many---if any other bass even if I threw some soft plastic worms.
Check out my new style of Southern Leopard FROGs below.
These FROGs will be available as Originals only--- not yet available as CLONES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12/15/08 Update I escaped for a few hours to swim the FROG in a small pond. Got this nice beauty right out in the bright sunshine and nice bunch of other good size bass. The strikes were very aggressive and loud on this day. Also got the whole thing on video, including the strikes. When I get a chance, I'll post the video.
This bass was caught on my new CaptKen Daubert's Bass FROG..... Clones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12/6/08 Update Finally had a chance to get out fishing myself. Its been very cold for so early in the season. We have been getting back to back cold fronts. But I escaped for a few hours on Saturday when a southwest wind brought in some warmth and a little bit of cloud cover.
I got these two bass and lost a bigger one that broke off a hook just behind the barb. I was testing a smaller size #1 Matzuo Shiner hook (they are very sharp) on one of my new CaptKen Daubert's Bass FROG..... Clones But in that size at least, the extra penetration was not worth the result. I have used larger sizes with good results. That was the first broken hook in that brand. After that I went back to the tried and true 1/0 Mustad #37140 with the rubber band weed guard and got these two nice bass and caught about a half dozen assorted lesser sized bass.
The bass this day appeared to be sunning themselves near the surface on this dramaticly warming day of mixed warm sunshine and cloud cover. They were very spooky and cautious. Sometimes hitting the FROG lightly, then returning to gobble it as it appeared to be escaping in the pads. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11/14/08 Update Well, enough about the fish I catch on the FROGs. It is time to start highlighting the fish caught by some folks who bought my FROGs. Even though winter is moving in up north, Chris Burke managed to catch this bass last Sunday on 11/09/08. The daytime high temperature was only 56 degrees !!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I haven't had a chance to update since the storms dropped all the rain that we really needed for the lakes to make a comeback from drought like conditions. You may remember from my post below back in June and July that the low water conditions were beginning to hurt the fishing conditions. The storms dropped enough rain to completely restore the inland lakes and ponds and they will probably begin a new cycle of fish population increases. The fish will be spread out for awhile on the high water, but they will grow quickly and reproduce greatly. The future looks good and the lakes themselves now look great!
Both fish caught on 9/21/08 The St Johns River and Lake George are still out of their banks, but the fishing is great where you can find weed beds in the shallowest water --- which is now pretty deep for Lake George. Hopefully, the high water will not stay up too long or it could threaten to kill off all the beautiful grass beds again as it did a few years back after all of the hurricanes.
Meanwhile the fishing is fabulous as you can see from the two fish in the photos from Sunday. There was non-stop action, and I'm sure I sacrificed something bigger to stop and take pictures during such a hot feeding binge as the bigger bass were blasting the mullet in the reeds behind me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8/22/08 Update
I will be meeting with the Tri-County Fly Fishers on Oct. 15th 2008 at the Oxford Community Center at 7:00 PM to discuss Kayak Fly Fishing oppurtunities in the Central Florida area, including techniques & tips for fly fishing by kayak. Topics will include wading, fly casting from kayaks, standing in kayaks, and kayak fly fishing accessories you can make yourself. Also, we will discuss capitalizing on special oppurtunities presented by water and aquatic vegetation cycles in fresh and saltwater environments. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8/2/08 Update I will be speaking at the Calusa Blueways Paddling Festival on Thursday evening,October 30th at 7:30 PM at the Support Services Facility-Eco Living Center at Rutenberg Park in Fort Myers. Details and directions can be found at their website----- http://www.calusabluewaypaddlingfestival.com/ev_speakers.html The subject will be
Joining the Kayak Fishing Revolution, defining, developing and refining your kayak
fishing style. For someone who has never kayaked or
fished before, for kayakers who want to begin catching a few fish from their kayak, for
fishermen who want to start using a kayak for the advantages to their fishing, or even for
veteran kayak fisherman with much experience. This seminar will help you to define and
develop your kayak fishing style for the paddling environments and the species you plan to
target. (Check out more recent big 'uns in Recent Kayak Fishing Catches) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7/2/08 Update I haven't had chance to fish for a couple weeks. We had a wedding for my youngest daughter, and then I had a nasty flu virus to get over. But finally back on thw water I found the fishing very slow even with ultra light tackle and finesse baits. So, I gave up just trying to catch fish and decided to go down swinging for a big one. I put the FROG on, hoping to get one more fish ------ and to make it a big one. An approaching thunderstorm with clouds and rain helped the cause and in ten minutes this fish below charged out of the reeds & lily pads to plunger the FROG.
Caught on 7/2/08 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6/17/08 Update This bruiser bass surprised me by hitting in the middle of the day with very little cloud cover and no approaching thunderstorms that day --- which just goes to show that there is always hope and that the best time to fish is------ whenever you can! But as you can see behind me, the water is getting very low, and it's getting tougher to find good lily pads and other weedcover in deeper water.
Caught on 6/17/08 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6/16/08 Update We finally have started to get some afternoon thunderstorms with rain and lots of beautiful clouds. The cloud cover and fast dropping barometer is creating some some great feeding activity in the middle of the day. On the left below, this nice looking bass took a Banjo Minnow on a light rod with 6 lb test monofilament on the outer grass edge just in front of an approaching thunderstorm. And the bass on the right took that FROG in the lily pads just before dark. It was a really big hit and a teriffic battle on the FROG bass. Plenty of other nice size bass were hitting throughout the cloudy day.
Caught on 6/16/08 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5/13/08 Update The constant high pressures, bright sunshine, and dry air finally gave way to some humiudity and cloud cover, but still no rain. But the improvement in weatherfronts was enough to catch this beauty. The fishing was fantastic on the St John's River & Lake George for a few days while the winds switched to the southwest as a front came through........... but "dry" again. The dry weather has caused quite a few brush fires in Florida. The sunshine has been so persistent that even smoke from nearby brushfires can block the sun and cause the fish to "turn on". Last year, on May 2nd, I caught a bigger bass over ten pounds on the FROG when a distant wildfire blocked the sun for a couple hours in the afternoon & dropped ashes on the water which excited the fish for awhile as they were interpreting the ashes as an insect hatch. I spent most of April fishing with a 5 weight flyrod because the "bite" was so lite with all of the high pressure. Two years ago in May I caught a 12 pound bass with the 5 weight fly rod and a small slider popper when we were also suffering with long term high pressure systems. If you can't get out on the few good weather fronts (cloudy, humid weather), fishing with finesse baits on fly rods or spinniunmg tackle will be fun, catch you a lot of fish and sometimes even a big one. This fish below came from that open pocket of water just behind me.
Caught by Capt Ken on May 10, 2008 (Check out more recent big 'uns in Recent Kayak Fishing Catches) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4/23/08 Update Still can't seem to get back to the water. Too many high pressure & clear sunny days. Anyway check out my FROG video on YouTube
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4/11/08 Update Can't seem to get back to the water. Too busy making FROGs for YOU. Also, we're working on the Fly rod version of the FROG to update it also. Seems a lot of folks are interested in it since it was seen on Dollar Wise Fly on Versus network. We've lost our cloud cover for awhile anyway (big high pressuremoved in) and a surprise late season cold front will hit next week. I guess we'll have to get some work done. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Caught by Capt Ken on April 5, 2008 (Check out more recent big 'uns in Recent Kayak Fishing Catches) I caught another big fish right after this one but I didn't want to stop fishing to take a photo. A thunderstorm was approaching and the big fish were all moving at the same time. I lost a third big fish. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Caught by Capt Ken on April 5, 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Caught by Capt Ken on Mar. 22,2008 This fish hit the FROG right next to the kayak, scaring the dickens out of me.It put up a wicked fight in heavy pads at close quarters. It wasn't raining for a change. I caught another big fish earlier bvt I didn't want to stop for a picture. Inset shows my new "best FROG friend". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Both fish caught by Capt Ken on Mar 6,2008 These two fish hit the FROG on a rainey evening. The second hit just before dark and was well over 10 lbs. See some more recent catches in Recent Kayak Fishing Catches ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jan 27, 2008 We just finished up shooting a TV show for the Versus Network with Stafford Films and host of the show Conway Bowman, formerly the star of "The Search for FlyWater " on ESPN. His new show on theVersus Network starting in February is titled " Dollar Wise Fly " The show I appear on will probably air in April. The subject will be Kayak Fly Fishing for bass in the Ocala National Forest. Conway also fished with Dr Aaron Adams for another show about Kayak Fly Fishing in the Matlacha, Florida area. Dr. Aaron Adams was one of the featured top experts in our video, Kayak Fishing the FLATS . Aaron has authored two books on fly fishing, including Fisherman's Coast and Fly Fisherman's Guide to Saltwater Prey. Jan 20, 2008 Check out our interview with Kayak Fisherman Magazine online in the January 2008 issue.
December 30 2007 The FROG strikes again. In the final minutes of light on a rainy, warm front, evening, this bass couldn't resist the FROG even though it was right on the quarter moon when they are usually less responsive. This photo light has been brightness enhanced . It was actually darker out than it appears. The next photo was taken with a flash.
September 30, 2007 I'd like to let everyone know that I have a new patent pending device that can drastically improve a kayak fisherman's fishing efficiency. It's called the One Arm POWER Paddler. It will allow you to paddle with one arm and fish with the other. You will never have to set your fishing rod down again while paddling. Click on the video below to see a demonstration. To learn more about the One Arm POWER Paddler CLICK HERE September 19, 2007 Getting lucky with the rainstorms. As a bonus there nhasn't been much lightening either. Had a chhance to get out and fish the FROGS on some prairie ponds. The big bass are always waiting for a shot at those FROGS, especially if its rainy, cloudy, or evening.
September 11, 2007 There was a lull in the bass fishing action through most of the month of August due to the lack of rain or cloudy weather. There were some fish in the evening for about a half hour before dark. But then on Aug 31st, we got some nice rain showers and cloud cover. I hit two fish about 10 lbs in the same day on the FROGS. Took some lousy pictures with the cell phone again. Then Tuesday night Sept 11th. I hit the fish pictured below just before dark on one of the FROGS. Oh yeah------ got a new camera !
July 8, 2007 There is a new FREE FROG contest starting up for a Labor Day drawing.
 
In this contest, all previous purchasers of the video Kayak Fishing for BASS are also eligible for the drawing. Click on the FREE FROG link below to get more details: Get a FREE Fantastic Frog Lure made by Capt Ken You can get a better look and learn more about the FROGS at the Back to HomePageJune 19,2007 Here's a better look at the FROG that caught that big bass on my Cell Phone photos last Thursday night.
This is the new look of my FROG designs. Of course, there are many styles and species. You can read more about FROG Fishing in my - - - FEATURES Link by Clicking Here
June 14,2007 Big bass in the lakes & ponds this year are keeping me from reaching the coast. I hit my biggest fish of the year so far this evening on one of my homemade frog lures. Incredible experience from a kayak. It's been a season full of big bass and this year the Frog has been responsible for most of them. I haven't been carrying a camera with me because I'm kind of burned out on photography after making all the videos. I just want to fish. Anyway, I did take a photo with my cell phone. I wish my arm was longer so I could show you a little more of the fish with me holding it. I don't know what this fish would have weighed
because it was released alive. But, based on experience, it was well over 12 pounds. These pictures turned out surprisingly well for a cell phone. I took a few cell phone pictures of some fish earlier in the season. I'll see if I can post those also.
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