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

Thanks for your input Mack. I wasn't that nice to my rig the first couple years I had it. By the time I put something on to protect that area it was to late and the product I used (which was a keel guard from one objective) I wore through in a short period of time. I am thinking the kydex patch job is what I am going to go with. BLAT turned me on to a gator guard product so I am going to research that next.

Thanks, I have seen the name of that product in my research, don't know much about it, I like the idea that it's sandable, I'll take more of a deep dive at it!