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Pop FrogZ Barra

Robbie Wells

Robbie Wells from Sun2Sea UV protection clothing contacted us to let us know that he was having a ball on the salty barra with the ZMan Pop FrogZ. Robbie loves chasing barra and when he can catch them on surface lures, even better.

The ZMan 6" Pop FrogZ in White colour caught his eye on a recent northern trip and it wasn't long before he was rigged and the Pop FrogZ was happily doing its thing on the surface. That was until the water exploded and a Barra climbed all over the FrogZ, the rod buckled and a slab of silver took to the air.

"A well-presented frog is a delicacy to a barramundi and the Pop FrogZ has an awesome action. I was flicking it across to the fast flowing water and working it back to the slow water and eddies created by rocks just under the surface. I also had good success flicking the Pop FrogZ behind some of the larger rocks where there's no current and popping it right in the face of barra that were holding in the eddy waiting for a feed."

Robbie rigs the Pop FrogZ on a TT Lures ChinlockZ jighead and the buoyancy of the ElaZtech material allows the lure to ride high and pop well, even in turbulent flowing water. Pop FrogZ will float and maintain a horizontal profile, even when motionless. The ElaZtech material is also extremely durable, so the frog doesn't tear as easily as a standard plastic can when rigged weedless.

"The soft feel of the ZMan is a lot more natural to the fish and they will have a second go at it if they just hit it on the first strike." Thanks to Robbie for dropping us a line and sharing his success. The Pop FrogZ is now one of Robbie's favourite surface plastics and it is available in ZMan 4" Pop FrogZ and the larger 6" version in a range of colours.