4.5” Scurry Toad – Topwater Buzzing Toad | Baitlicious

4.5” Scurry Toad — Smooth, Fluttering Ribbon Legs for Natural Topwater Action

A finesse-style buzzing toad designed for subtle surface movement and realistic glide.

The Baitlicious 4.5” Scurry Toad features ribbon-like legs that create a soft, whistling flutter across the surface instead of the loud churn of paddle-style frogs. This makes it the perfect choice when bass want a more natural, less aggressive topwater presentation.

On a slow to medium retrieve, the ribbon legs flick, pulse, and ripple the surface with a lifelike action that imitates small amphibians, baby ducks, shiners, or distressed bait skimming across the water. The streamlined body slides over pads, eelgrass, and emergent vegetation with ease, making this toad a must-have for Florida grass lakes.

When bass shy away from loud buzzfrogs, the Scurry Toad is the finesse topwater that still gets crushed.

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Why Anglers Love the Ribbon-Leg Scurry Toad

✔ Subtle, Natural Ribbon-Leg Flutter

Creates a gentle surface disturbance bass trust — perfect for calm water or pressured fish.

✔ Runs High and True

Ribbon legs keep the bait up without rotation or blowout.

✔ Silent but Deadly

Ideal for spooky bass, bluebird days, and clear-water lakes.

✔ Weedless and Cover-Friendly

Slides through eelgrass, hydrilla gaps, and pad fields effortlessly.

✔ Salt-Bagged Softness

Improves buoyancy and helps maintain a natural glide.

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Best Situations for a Ribbon-Leg Toad

• Slick calm mornings

• High-pressure or post-front conditions

• Spawning flats and fry-guarding bass

• Shallow grass lakes and pad fields

• Clear water topwater situations

• When a loud toad or buzzbait is too aggressive

This bait shines when fish want realism over commotion.

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How to Fish the Scurry Toad

1. Slow, Smooth Glide Retrieve

Let the legs flutter naturally behind — deadly on calm water.

2. Walk-the-Toad (Subtle Side-to-Side)

Ribbon legs allow small twitches to shift weight and glide.

3. Stop-and-Slide Pause

Pause next to holes in vegetation; the fluttering legs settle naturally into the water.

4. Skipping Presentation

Great for docks and overhanging bushes thanks to the streamlined body.

5. Texas-Rigged Weedless

Use a 4/0–5/0 EWG or toad hook to slide through grass.

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Color Recommendations

• Natural Green Pumpkin / Watermelon — Clear-water or pressured lakes

• Black — Low light & nighttime

• White — Bedding fish, shad imitations

• Junebug — Tannic or stained Florida water