Favourite frogging + topwater reel?

Reels are the hottest topic for TackleTour. Everyone wants to know what the latest and greatest is and how they compare to the old guard. What's the best for light stuff, or what's your suggestion for heavy cover. Do we really need different retrieve ratios? It's all in here.
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Favourite frogging + topwater reel?

Post by Matt_3479 » Mon Apr 16, 2018 2:31 pm

What’s your favourite frogging reel and gear ratio? Do you use a higher speed gear ratio for topwater as well?

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Re: Favourite frogging + topwater reel?

Post by Fishing4Fun » Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:08 pm

High speed is usually a good bet. Reason being long cast...fish blows up...you swing and miss...need to get back after the fish before he vacates the area. Another reason is if you are covering water

I have two frog setups. One reel is a T3 1016 and the other is an Esxcence DC. Both can get after it for distance and are high speed. I run braid on both and love em.

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Re: Favourite frogging + topwater reel?

Post by spookybaits » Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:36 pm

OG Zillion Type R's & J dream 7.9's are what I use. Both running Ize HLC spools. Both perform flawlessly.
(For smaller 1/4oz topwaters I run alphas platform reels).

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Re: Favourite frogging + topwater reel?

Post by TommyG » Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:46 am

The 1516 Zillion 9.1 with the HLC spool is a great frogger on a 7-6 H3.

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Re: Favourite frogging + topwater reel?

Post by johnD » Tue Apr 17, 2018 7:47 am

I'm frogging with a tatula ct type R 7:1 , 50 lb power pro..my favorite reel for other topwaters is a curado 70 hg , 15 lb big game.

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Re: Favourite frogging + topwater reel?

Post by BigG » Tue Apr 17, 2018 9:15 am

I use a MB IP 68 with 6.8:1 ratio. Fast enough for me with a little more power than the 7.9:1. Great on Guntersville grass mats.

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Re: Favourite frogging + topwater reel?

Post by Matt_3479 » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:51 am

Awesome, thank you everyone for your response. Been trying to look other places as well and daiwa seems to be most popular specifically the tatula ct or sv. I currently have a tatula sv on another rod and Iove it so might get another one of them. The other reel I was looking towards is a 13 fishing concept A. Nice small reel, palms excellent and 22lbs of great. Figured it might make a nice compact yet a work horse of a reel.

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