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Title: Dahlberg Frog diver
Post by: Sweetwater on May 12, 2011, 11:57:08 PM: I picked up a couple of these River to Sea Dahlberg Diver Frogs from Charlton's tonight, will give them a swim in some cod water this weekend. The video looks good.... then again, they wouldn't put a video up that made them look bad....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrGL7-UUGE4

Have a large single upward facing hook that's great for weedy water. Where I'm going there's no weed ATM so I've rigged a downward facing stinger on the rear for a better hookup ratio.

The lure body is hard plastic, not soft as I first imagined it might be; feels like eurathane.
You get a spare set of legs & a wire to threat them through.
The clear soft plastic diving surface over the fave of the frog can be removed by the look of it so it won't be a diver, just a surface lure.

They're from River to Sea so they're probably not top shelf quality, but at $18 they're no el cheepo either.

See if I come back with a thumbs up :thumb or thumbs down :thumbdown on them.....

fitz..
Title: Re: Dahlberg Frog diver
Post by: Binder on May 13, 2011, 04:46:29 AM: Well it looks good in the video, be interesting to hear how you go.
Title: Re: Dahlberg Frog diver
Post by: StevenM on May 13, 2011, 07:04:39 AM: Lots of mice around at the mo so a better bet would be to get one of Dales ugg boots and cut a bit off and then some of his wig and glue them together.

Might not work but would be fun taking the piss out of Dale :thumbsup
Title: Re: Dahlberg Frog diver
Post by: Novice on May 13, 2011, 07:31:39 AM: Steve,

Your suggestion could work , he'd have no problem reaching the ugg boots but what if Dale's wearing the wig at the time? :walkplank
Title: Re: Dahlberg Frog diver
Post by: bushwacker on May 13, 2011, 10:22:16 AM: Looks pretty good Fitzy, if there any good i might give one a whirl at Hinze .......

Steve
Title: Re: Dahlberg Frog diver
Post by: aussiebasser on May 13, 2011, 03:07:15 PM: Quote from: Member on May 13, 2011, 07:31:39 AM
Steve,

Your suggestion could work , he'd have no problem reaching the ugg boots but what if Dale's wearing the wig at the time? :walkplank
He'd need a brave tall mate!
Title: Re: Dahlberg Frog diver
Post by: Sweetwater on May 18, 2011, 06:00:42 PM: Gave it a fair swim on the weekend. Stopped at one spot on the way out to the Dumaresq River. First cast got a bow wave follow on the surface, next cast got hit when retrieved subsurface but threw the hook. Nothing more from another dozen casts.

Firshed with it for a couple of hours early morning on the Dumarseq River. Was pretty breezy so not ideal for surface work. It didn't get a follow or hit, but then again nothing anyone else was throwing got hit either. Switched to spinnerbaits later & ended up getting a few.

I like the lure & will definately fish with it for cod in the future. Recon Barra & Saratoga would take it as well.

Fitz..
Title: Re: Dahlberg Frog diver
Post by: elops on July 13, 2011, 10:59:57 AM: Got one of these myself have used it a couple of times for Toga locally in a very weedy/heaps of lilys spot, removed the plastic bib/weed guard though, no stinger.
Like it a lot 3 Toga from 4 strikes one came back for a second go after having a good hold of it.
Only one Bass though a lot of little guys had fun trying to eat it.

cheers
Steve
Title: Re: Dahlberg Frog diver
Post by: bushwacker on July 13, 2011, 08:24:09 PM: Steve, Thats good to hear the toga dont mind chewing on them :youbeauty

Steve
Title: Re: Dahlberg Frog diver
Post by: Apollo on July 14, 2011, 06:29:13 AM: I got some these in from the US for $11 and have given them a swim. Awesome action. Would love a smaller version as well.
Title: Re: Dahlberg Frog diver
Post by: Gerard on July 31, 2012, 12:33:48 PM: I got this nice little guy on a Dahlberg Diver. I like the stinger hook cause I have found you get probably one fish in 5 hits actually hook up.