Snag Proof Zoo Dog

The Snag Proof Zoo Dog by American Baitworks takes the side-to-side action of a traditional walking topwater and puts it into a soft, weedless hollow-body design built to fish through heavy vegetation.

Part of the Snag Proof Zoo Series, the Zoo Dog is designed for anglers who want to walk a topwater across hydrilla, lily pads, matted grass and other heavy cover where the exposed treble hooks of a traditional walking bait would constantly snag.

At 3/5 oz., the Zoo Dog has enough weight for long casts and covering water, while its super-soft hollow body and integrated hook design allow it to work through some of the thickest bass habitat.

A Walking Bait Built for Heavy Cover

Traditional walking topwaters are excellent at triggering aggressive bass, but exposed treble hooks severely limit where you can fish them.

The Zoo Dog changes that.

American Baitworks and Snag Proof took the classic walk-the-dog presentation and built it into a hollow-body platform designed specifically for grass and vegetation.

That means you can throw it into areas where you normally wouldn't risk a conventional walking bait.

Walk-the-Dog Action

The Zoo Dog is designed to move aggressively from side to side with rhythmic rod-tip twitches.

Change your cadence and you can completely change the personality of the bait.

Slow Walk

Use short twitches with controlled slack to make the Zoo Dog move slowly from side to side.

This keeps the lure in the strike zone longer and is particularly effective around openings in vegetation or when bass aren't willing to chase aggressively.

Aggressive Walk

Increase your cadence and snap the rod more aggressively to make the Zoo Dog cut sharply from side to side.

This is an excellent way to cover water and trigger reaction strikes from active bass.

Super-Soft Hollow Body

The Zoo Dog uses a super-soft hollow-body construction that helps create its distinctive walking action while allowing the body to compress when a fish strikes.

The integrated hook system keeps the hook positioned close to the body while the lure is moving through vegetation.

Once a bass commits and compresses the soft body, the hook is positioned to engage.

Built for the Aquatic Jungle

This is where the Zoo Dog separates itself from a conventional hard topwater.

Fish it around:

• Hydrilla
• Lily Pads
• Matted Grass
• Duckweed
• Reeds
• Kissimmee Grass
• Shoreline Vegetation
• Laydowns
• Docks
• Openings in Heavy Cover
• Open Water

You can walk it over open water, move it across vegetation and then pause it directly over a hole in the grass.

That ability to transition between open water and heavy cover with the same lure makes the Zoo Dog extremely versatile.

Made for Florida Bass Fishing

The Zoo Dog is an especially good match for Florida largemouth bass fishing.

Many of our lakes, ponds and canals contain exactly the kind of heavy vegetation this lure was designed to fish.

Cast it across hydrilla, work it around pads or walk it parallel to a vegetation edge. When the bait reaches an opening or pocket in the grass, slow it down or pause it before continuing the retrieve.

Those transitions between heavy cover and open water are prime ambush locations for bass.

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Zoo Dog vs. a Traditional Hollow-Body Frog

The Zoo Dog isn't simply another frog with a different body shape.

A traditional hollow-body frog is generally designed around hopping, chugging or pulling across surface vegetation.

The Zoo Dog places greater emphasis on side-to-side walking action.

Choose the Zoo Dog when you want:

• More walking action
• A baitfish-style topwater presentation
• The ability to cover open water and vegetation
• A weedless alternative to a hard walking bait
• A topwater capable of changing direction with each twitch

Part of the Snag Proof Zoo Series

Snag Proof has a long history in hollow-body topwater fishing, and American Baitworks has expanded that concept with the Zoo Series.

Instead of limiting hollow-body lures to traditional frog actions, the Zoo Series takes presentations normally associated with hard topwater baits and recreates them in weedless hollow-body designs.

The Zoo Dog is the walking-bait member of that family.

That makes it particularly useful for anglers who love walking topwaters but fish lakes where grass and vegetation make exposed treble hooks difficult to use.

Features

• Snag Proof Zoo Series design
• American Baitworks product
• 3/5 oz.
• Super-soft hollow body
• Aggressive walk-the-dog action
• Fully integrated hook design
• Designed for snag-resistant performance
• Can be worked slowly or aggressively
• Built for heavy grass and vegetation
• Excellent around hydrilla and lily pads
• Effective in both heavy cover and open water
• Multiple baitfish and forage-inspired colors
• Designed for freshwater topwater fishing

Best For

• Largemouth Bass
• Florida Bass Fishing
• Topwater Fishing
• Hydrilla
• Lily Pads
• Matted Vegetation
• Kissimmee Grass
• Reeds
• Grass Edges
• Heavy Cover
• Open-Water Walking
• Weedless Topwater Fishing

Why Choose the Snag Proof Zoo Dog?

The Zoo Dog solves a very specific problem.

You want the side-to-side action of a walking topwater, but the fish are living around vegetation where exposed treble hooks make a traditional walking bait frustrating or impossible to fish.

That's exactly where the Zoo Dog fits.

Its hollow-body construction and integrated hook system let you put a walking presentation into areas that normally belong to frogs and other weedless topwaters.

And because it still fishes effectively in open water, you don't have to change lures every time you move from a grass mat to an open pocket.

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The Snag Proof Zoo Dog by American Baitworks is a very good fit for Florida bass fishing.

We have plenty of water where a traditional walking bait would be effective if it weren't for the hydrilla, pads and surface vegetation. The Zoo Dog gives you a way to bring that same style of presentation into the grass.

We'd work it across hydrilla mats, around lily pads and especially along the edges and openings in vegetation.

One of our favorite ways to fish this style of bait is to walk it aggressively across open water, slow it down as it approaches cover and then pause it when it reaches an opening in the grass.

If you like walking topwaters but spend a lot of time fishing vegetation, the Zoo Dog fills a legitimate gap between a traditional hard walking bait and a hollow-body frog.

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