Popping frog

A hollow frog with a cupped mouth that spits and pops on the twitch — the frog for open pockets, sparse grass and calling fish up from a distance.

Soft plastics are the biggest family in bass fishing: 36 shapes, each designed for a rig, a depth and a mood.

• Shape = design purpose: fish, worm, craw, creature, tube, frog
• Finesse tier vs power tier: the same shape at 3.5 in and 7 in is two different techniques
• Tail type decides the action; body decides the fall
• Rig it the way it was designed to be rigged

1. What it is — A hollow-body frog with a concave face. Twitched it chugs and throws water like a popper; it still walks.
2. Designed for — Holes in the grass, edges, docks and calm open water where a walking frog is too quiet; stained water where the pop finds fish.
3. Trade-offs — The cup catches grass — over a solid mat use the pointed-nose frog.