alwaysfishking wrote:
Rich is right about hooksets on the Horny Toad, thick bodied rubber bait
will require a stiff rod and a solid hookset, MH if not a heavy rod, braided
line will also help, Try different hooks until you find one that works well.
I like the Matzuo sickle hooks or J bend hooks
Slid the frog up and down the the hook after you poke it through, this will
make it easier to get through the bait when you set the hook
"RichZ" wrote in message
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avid wrote:

I was having trouble with horney toads balling up on the hook so I got
superglue (tried several, locktite gel is best IMO) But I notice that
my hook rate percentage has decreased. I think the bait being glued to
the hook interferes with the hook setting power. Also I had a line
break where some glue had dried. It seems like it weakened the line.
Whats your experience?


superglue and its ilk do not harm monofilament, fluorocarbon or the
superlines (dyneema or spectra based fused or braided lines). I glue
almost every knot and haven't any breakoff due to it. In know a lot of SW
fly fishermen who fish for everything from stripers to tarpon and glue
every blood knot in their hand tied tapered leaders with no ill effects.

As far as interfering with hooksets, it shouldn't. Then again, the toad is
notoriously tough to set the hook with to start with. Are you doing the
"texposed & tucked" routine, or actually burying the hook point in the
thick body?



Those matzuo hooks are nice aren't they! I pour a ton of tube head
jigs, as well has round head jigs for both bass and steelhead, and use
all matzuo and daiichi hooks, but the matzuo give me a wider gap. Very cool

Chris