Toad Lures are surface contact lures typically selected when:   

• Targeted Depth is:
  • Shallow: Common 
  • Deep(Offshore): Not common.
• Fishing Speed is:
  • Fast: Commonly considered a fast fishing lure. The actual speed is defined by the toad soft plastic as the right speed maximizes the lure action. If looking for a similar but slower presentation, some suggest using the frog lure as a toad sinks when paused.
  • Slow: Not common, as the lure will sink on a pause. The one exception would be when targeting the lure to sink in the gaps in floating/matted grass.  
• Lure Visibility is:
  • High Lure Visibility: Common
  • Low Lure Visibility: Less common.
    • Engaging Lateral Line: Top water vibration, which is referred to as sound, varies from subtle to load based on the size of the legs.
    • Engaging Hearing: The leg action does provide a top water thump-like sound. Sound is a primary attribute as compared to a frog lure and due to the sound the toad is often compared to a buzzbait with some calling the toad a weedless buzzbait.
    • Engaging Sense of Smell and or Taste: Some soft plastics do provide odor and taste but not generally a major consideration due to the faster fishing speed.
• Targeting Cover: Some suggest all lures are good near cover where toad lures are used when contacting:
  • Grass: Common, as a weedless lure, it is often fished similar to a frog lure on floating/matted grass and in some cases submerged and emergent grass typically near shore where a frog would likely reside.
    • Weedless: Either a single hook or a double hook texas-rigged.
  • Rock: Not common. 
  • Wood: Less common. 
  • Dock: Less common. 
  • Off Cover: Not common.