Kevin is right, I actually, over the last week or so watched two different pro fisherman/youtuber people do that procedure. I haven't done it but I am going to watch those over again after seeing that.. Thanks :( Hope that turned out ok.

It took every bit of 10 mins or so!! Good ol' spot lock on the motorguide helped, but still drug me at times.

I didn't see the 2nd photo, when I looked the first time, yeah that is a real nice one for sure, that over 40"?

Got to love the slime rockets!

What a chunky one that is! Nice, way to go on that one.

What a mess :(

Hope everyone is staying safe, looks like there's going to be weeks of some hard work ahead!

I hope you and everyone affected have a safe and speedy way back to normal.

I should state also that rod, reel, and line setup could be an issue also, but if you got that part figured out, go after making that frog better!

One thing I have learned is that all frogs are not created equal! I'd say if you are getting them to bite but are having trouble sticking them... on the frogs that you are able to trim the skirt "legs" on, try playing around with the length of them. Personally, I trim those legs to about 1.5 inches from the base of the frog. In my experience, when I miss a frog bite, I start trimming those legs! One more adjustment I do, is put a small amount of weight in the frog body, I use nail weights... you don't need much, just enough to keep the butt end of the frog down in the water a bit more than a stock frog. Try that out once! Good luck