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Study a frog in the water. Does he swim steadily as so many anglers' retrieves might indicate? Not at all. He pauses frequently in his swimming, resting motionless on the water, legs outspread in a most undignified manner, then he kicks ahead in short jerks for a few feet and rests again, motionless, with only his eye stems protruding from the water. With a mouse, it's different. It swims slowly and steadily. A crawfish darts from one to three feet, pauses, then darts again. Isn't it obvious? To fish these fish-food imitators, the frog lure should be jerked a foot or so and then allowed to rest motionless on the water for several seconds; the mouse should be kept moving, slowly but regularly; the crawfish should be darted in an angular manner, action imparted by switching the rod tip from side to side during the retrieve; the minnow should twist, dart and wobble, or be retrieved steadily, or with pauses; or, as the fish follows it, speeded up slightly as though it's attempting a frantic escape. Futile, we hope. Instead of always casting the frog lure toward the shore, occasionally turn about and cast it into deeper water and retrieve it to simulate a frog swimming toward shore.
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