Crash Course: How to Fish a Buzz Toad Bass Lure

If you were to combine the surface disturbance of the old-school bladed buzzbait with the weedlessness of the hollow-bodied frog, the outcome would be the soft-plastic buzz toad. It’s an exciting way to fish, as bass tend to crush the steady-moving buzz toad with reckless abandon.

Featuring two kicking legs that gurgle across the surface on the retrieve, the buzz toad creates less surface action than the bladed buzzbait. We can take advantage of the noisy buzzbait in low light or when there’s some slight surface chop on the water, as the turning blade helps the bass find the lure in those conditions. The softer action of the buzz toad, however, allows it to excel when...

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