The Slop Frog, Designed by Fishermen to Catch More Fish

Jim Torgerson was born in Madison, Wisconsin and has been fishing lakes and rivers in the Midwest since he was three years old.When fishing on the Wolf River using a standard top water frog bait, Jim kept losing fish. The fish would take the bait but setting the hook was a challenge. Jim started thinking of ways to design a better frog bait.Standard frog baits are hollow, causing them to fold up in a fish’s mouth. The hooks in most standard baits are not exposed and are off to the side. These design elements result in inconsistent hook-ups.Jim designed the Slop Frog to catch more fish. Slop Frog baits are made of solid material with an exposed hook placed in the center of the bait. The bait design mimics a frog in the water with an action different than any other frog bait on the market. The weight and weed guard allow for fishing in any kind of cover-lily pads, bulrushes, reeds, thick weeds and slop.Jim won dozens of tournaments using the Original Slop Frog including the Wisconsin Mr. Bass Tournament when he caught 19 pounds of fish in 15 minutes. In that tournament, he cast into weeds that “birds were walking on” and proved that the Slop Frog was effective where fish like to reside-under cover.After years of tournament success with Slop Frog, Jim is now fishing for fun and is sharing his top baits with other fishermenProduction TeamIn 2009 Jim met Steve McQuin when they worked in the same building in Madison. Steve grew up in Wisconsin and enjoys fishing. Jim and Steve teamed up to introduce the Slop Frog to more fishermen.By 2013, Steve’s wife Amy, who grew up fishing Wisconsin lakes and rivers, became Head of Production for Original and Floating Slop Frogs. She hand pours each bait and sends a note to Slop Frog customers signed “Slop Frog Mama”.The team is focusing on telling Jim’s story online and in stores. Jim continues to design baits and the Slop Frog team excited about sharing them with other fishermen. All baits designed and poured by the team have been made by Fishermen for Fishermen.Original Slop Frog: Still Jim’s favorite top water lure. Unique body type and hook placement designed to catch more fish. Weed guard allows you to cast into thick weeds, bulrushes and lily pads without getting snagged.Use a medium to heavy action rod with 12# or heavier line. Hold your rod tip up. Work the Slop Frog just fast enough, with short jerks, to keep the bait on the surface. You want to imitate a frog swimming.Floating Slop Frog: Same concept as the original, just made of lighter material so it floats. Unique body type and hook placement designed to catch more fish. Weed guard allows you to cast into thick weeds, bulrushes and lily pads without getting snagged.Use a medium to heavy action rod with 12# or heavier line. Hold your rod tip up. Work the Slop Frog with short jerks. The light material will keep the bait on the surface. You want to imitate a frog swimming.BenefitsThere are many benefits of the Slop Frog design. It has a single exposed hook results in more hook-ups when bait is in fish’s mouth and it's in the center of the frog and exposed in the back so the hook does not move within the bait. It's made of a solid body with hook embedded in the material so the additional weight creates a unique action and allows for casting farther. It also includes a weed guard that keeps the baits from getting snagged or covered in weeds and it also has interchangeable tails and skirts. Or, add your own trailer to customize the Slop Frog to work on your favorite body of water.This is a truly versatile frog bait that can be fished subsurface with the Original Slop Frog or top water with the Floating Slop Frog. Let us know what you think of the Slop Frog!