Pacman Frog

Small Profile. Explosive Surface Strikes.

The Stormborn Baits Pacman Frog is a specialized hollow-body topwater frog designed to target aggressive freshwater predators hiding deep within heavy vegetation and surface cover. Inspired by the vibrant coloration of exotic South American horned frogs, this compact frog combines a highly visible profile with a weedless design that excels around lily pads, spatterdock fields, laydowns, and matted vegetation. Despite its smaller footprint, the Pacman Frog creates impressive surface disturbance through its integrated blade system, helping anglers call fish up from beneath the thickest cover.

Key Features

• • Pacman Frog Color Pattern — Distinctive high-contrast coloration inspired by exotic horned frogs creates a unique visual profile on the water.

  • Hollow-Body Construction — Soft body collapses easily during strikes to help expose the hook gap and improve hook-up opportunities.

  • Integrated Blade Design — Single-blade configuration generates surface disturbance, vibration, and water displacement throughout the retrieve.

  • Heavy Cover Performance — Weedless body architecture is designed to move through lily pads, duckweed, spatterdock, timber, and matted vegetation.

  • Walkable Topwater Action — Responsive body design allows anglers to work the frog through open pockets with short rod twitches.

  • Flat-Floating Profile — Designed to sit naturally on the surface while creating a subtle bubbling and churning trail during slow retrieves.

Specs Table

Best Use & Conditions

• • Matted Vegetation: Designed for fishing over lily pads, spatterdock fields, duckweed, hydrilla mats, and surface grass.

  • Shallow Cover: Effective around timber, laydowns, shoreline vegetation, and backwater areas where predators ambush prey.

  • Reaction Strikes: Surface disturbance and bubbling action help draw aggressive strikes from fish holding beneath cover.

  • Target Species: Northern snakehead, largemouth bass, chain pickerel, and other freshwater predators that feed near the surface.

Rigging & Tips

• • Walking Retrieve: Use short rod-tip twitches to walk the frog through open pockets and edges within vegetation fields.

  • Slow Crawl Method: Retrieve slowly across matted vegetation to create a bubbling trail and maintain the bait within the strike zone.

  • Cover Transitions: Focus on holes, edges, and transition points within lily pad fields where predators often stage.

  • Gear Pairing: Heavy-power rods paired with braided fishing line are commonly used when extracting fish from dense cover.

  • Maintenance: Periodically squeeze excess water from the hollow body and inspect hooks after fishing heavy vegetation.

Brand Origin & Maker

Stormborn Baits is a specialized American fishing lure company focused on developing innovative predator-focused lures for anglers targeting species such as northern snakehead, bass, and other aggressive freshwater game fish. Historically associated with the Targaryen Baits branding, the company has built a following through distinctive lure designs, bold color patterns, and products engineered specifically for fishing heavy cover. Stormborn Baits is particularly recognized for its topwater frogs and specialty lures designed to provoke explosive reaction strikes from hard-fighting predators.

Pack Count / Variants

• • Package Contents: One Stormborn Baits Pacman Frog.

  • Color Pattern: Pacman Frog exotic-inspired colorway.

  • Configuration: Single-bladed hollow-body topwater frog.

Care & Storage

• • Allow the frog to dry after use and periodically drain any water retained inside the hollow body.

  • Store away from prolonged heat exposure to help maintain body flexibility and shape.

  • Inspect hooks, blade hardware, and body integrity regularly after repeated strikes or fishing dense cover.