A trial run with Bobby's Buzz Frog changed the mind of a naysayer when the Snag Proof Perfect Buzz prototype filled the boat four times in one day. This topwater trial ran its course after running into the Frog Master Bobby Barrack this weekend, a beautiful, sunny, low-ninety degree day on the California Delta.
"This one's a game changer," said Barrack, "I've been fishin' somethin' like this for over ten years; we made them ourselves to get through the lily pads, back in Texas."
Barrack and his backseater Ryan Brewer each had three frogs tied on, two Bobby's Perfect's in differing colors and one each of the new Perfect Buzz.
With a late start on the water, the frog fishing didn't begin until late morning, shortly after tide change and it lasted roughly six hours.
Not totally convinced that the marriage of a buzzbait and a frog would be conducive to a hot bite, Brewer held fast to a Tweety. By the time Barrack had put four in the boat on the Perfect Buzz and Brewer had one on Bobby's Original, he began to change his mind.
Barrack's three bass in six casts was the final straw and both anglers began to throw the amphibious buzzer.
At the end of the day, bass bites equaled just over 20 on the Perfect Buzz and three for the original. Pictures available by clicking slideshow to the left.
The fishermen's focus was on open water and they found the Perfect Buzz to be an easy target for the hungry bass, even with the chop on the water. "This Buzz Frog makes all the difference in the wind, when a regular frog can't be as effective. Plus, it comes through the tules and the grass much easier than a buzzbait," commented Brewer.
Bobby's Perfect Buzz features a single metal blade, known Bobby's Perfect shades and paddle legs, instead of a skirt. He suggests a retrieve just fast enough to get the little limbs to kick.
Unlike a buzzbait, a the Perfect Buzz won't sink, allowing more of a stop and start cadence, if one chooses.
The Perfect Buzz isn't available to line tackle store shelves, as of yet; but it is expected to hit the market by ICAST in mid-July.
For more information on how to "turn frogs into toads" with Bobby Barrack, visit his website.
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