BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. 4-Pack - Compact Selects
Four BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. popping frogs and a four-slot tackle tray you keep — over a $30 value in one grab-and-go box. Bullfrog, Leopard Frog, Cricket Frog and Shad Frog cover natural, clear-water looks, each a 2-inch hollow body with a cupped mouth that spits and walks and a weedless 2/0 double hook. Drop it in a pocket and go find pond bass.
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Description / BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. 4-Pack - Compact Selects
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About the Compact Selects 4-Pack
Four popping frogs and the tray that holds them
This is a four-pack of the BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr., a 2-inch hollow-body topwater frog with a cupped, popping mouth, packed in a four-slot tackle tray you keep. Every frog in the tray is the popping model — the little brother of the full-size Poppin' Pad Crasher, in a downsized profile that matches the smaller frogs and bluegill bass actually eat on pressured water.
The cupped mouth is the whole point. Twitch it and the frog spits and chugs water the way a popper does, throwing sound and a visible surface disturbance that pulls fish up through matted grass and calls them across open water. Because the body is hollow and soft, it collapses on a strike so the double hook drives home, then springs back; a flow-thru design drains the water it takes on so it never sinks or fouls.
What comes in the tray
Four frogs and the four-slot tackle tray that holds them — a kit that runs over a $30 value if you bought the frogs and a tray separately. Each frog carries a 2/0 weedless double hook and trimmable spinnerbait-style legs you can shorten to change the action. The tray drops into a jacket pocket or a bank bag, which is the point: this is the box you grab to walk a pond or hit the nearest shoreline without hauling a full kit.
Why a Four-Pack Instead of One Frog
The frog box most anglers never finish building
Frog fishing punishes anglers who own one frog. The bite changes hour to hour with light, wind and cover, and the single most important variable is how much noise the fish will tolerate that day. Buy frogs one at a time and you end up with four of the same color and none of the range you actually need on the water.
A popping frog answers the loud half of that problem. When fish are buried in slop, scattered across a flat, or simply have not found your bait, the cupped mouth throws sound and water that a silent frog cannot. This tray leans natural, so the day you need noise you also have a believable look, not just a loud one.
What it does not do is cover the silent end. On slick, clear, heavily pressured water even a natural popping frog can be too much, and that is the day to reach for the silent Pad Crasher Jr. instead. Owning both is the point of the family.
How to Fish It
Fish a Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. on a low, slack-ish line and work the rod tip in short downward twitches. A hard twitch makes the cupped mouth spit and chug; a softer one lets it walk side to side. Alternate the two: pop it to call a fish, then walk it in place to close the deal. Over matted grass, crawl it slowly to the openings, then pop it in the holes.
Recommended gear setup
Use a shorter spinnerbait-class rod in the 6- to 8-foot range rather than a heavy full-size frog rod. The lighter blank loads on a 2-inch, quarter-to-three-eighths-ounce frog so you can actually cast it, and it still has the backbone to pull a bass out of grass.
Braid around 30-pound test is the pairing here. It floats, so it keeps the frog's nose up for a clean walk or pop, and it has zero stretch, which is what drives a wide 2/0 double hook home through a soft hollow body on a long cast. Lighter braid than a full-size frog setup suits the smaller bait.
Each frog comes rigged with a 2/0 weedless double hook, so it fishes straight from the tray. Trim the spinnerbait-style rubber legs shorter to speed the walk up or leave them long to slow it down. On a strike, wait until you feel weight before sweeping the rod — setting on the splash pulls the hook out of an open mouth.
From the brand manager
BOOYAH brand manager Dustin Elder fishes the junior frogs on lighter gear than a full-size frog. He has recommended dropping to a shorter spinnerbait-style rod in the 6- to 8-foot class with lighter braid around 30-pound test, noting the 2-inch frog is very castable but fishes best when you scale the rod and line down to match it. His own favorites in this family run to the darkest and the brightest patterns — a night-train black or an albino — which is the light-extremes logic the color table below follows.
Choosing a Color
Pick the pattern by light and water, not just by looks
On a topwater frog, color is mostly a silhouette-and-visibility decision. The four patterns in the Compact Selects tray were chosen to give you four proven natural patterns, chosen for the days bass want a small, noisy target they still recognise as food. Match the darkest patterns to low light and the brightest to bright skies or dirty water, and let the table below carry the condition logic when specific patterns rotate out of stock.
Green-and-brown mottled back over a pale belly, the classic bullfrog pattern bass see and eat everywhere.
Clear to light stainBright green body broken by dark leopard spotting, a high-visibility take on natural frog coloring.
Clear water, sunDark, olive-and-black speckled back that reads as a small cricket frog against the surface.
Overcast, low lightSilver-and-green shad tones instead of frog coloring, for bass keyed on baitfish rather than amphibians.
Shad-focused fishCondition-based selection
| Water and cover | Frog to pick | Retrieve | Best window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thick slop | Popping Jr. | Pop and pause | Summer heat |
| Open pockets | Popping Jr. | Walk, then pop | Morning calm |
| Matted grass | Popping Jr. | Slow crawl | Post-front |
| Shad activity | Shad Frog | Pop, then walk | Fall |
What to Fish It With
A frog tray is a starting point, not a finished box. The frogs this kit raises are not always the frogs that land the fish, and the tray refills faster than any other bait you throw. A few things worth keeping alongside it:
When the water goes slick and clear and the popping gets refused, switch to the silent Pad Crasher Jr.. Same size, same tray-friendly profile, no cupped mouth — the quiet answer to the loud frogs in this box.
Frogs get chewed. Refill the tray with single colors of the Pad Crasher Jr. and Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. so your best-producing pattern is never the one you just lost to a bass in the grass.
Round out the setup with 30-pound braid and a 6- to 8-foot spinnerbait-class rod. Browse the full frog selection and the BOOYAH lineup to build the rest of the box around this tray.
Specifications
| Kit Contents | 4 frogs + 4-slot tackle tray |
| Kit Value | Over $30 value |
| Frog Model | Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. |
| Frog Action | Popping / walking |
| Mouth | Cupped, spits water |
| Length | 2 in (5.1 cm) |
| Weight | 3/8 oz |
| Hook | 2/0 weedless double |
| Body | Hollow, collapsible |
| Legs | Trimmable |
| Techniques | Walk the dog, popping, slop |
| Water Clarity | Clear to stained |
| Best Conditions | Slop, grass, open water |
Frequently Asked Questions
What comes in the BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. Compact Selects 4-Pack?
The BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. 4-Pack in Compact Selects includes four 2-inch Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. hollow-body frogs in Bullfrog, Leopard Frog, Cricket Frog and Shad Frog, packed in a four-slot tackle tray you keep. Every frog is the popping model with a cupped mouth, and each carries a 2/0 weedless double hook. The kit runs over a $30 value.
What does the cupped mouth on the Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. do?
The cupped mouth is what makes the BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. 4-Pack a popping frog. Twitch it hard and the frog spits and chugs water like a popper, throwing sound and surface disturbance that pulls bass up through matted grass and calls them across open water. Twitch it softly and it walks side to side instead, so one frog gives you two actions.
Are the Compact Selects colors better for clear or stained water?
The four patterns in the BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. 4-Pack Compact Selects lean natural, which suits clear to lightly stained water where bass inspect a frog before eating it. Bullfrog and Leopard Frog shine in clear water and sun, Cricket Frog covers overcast and low light, and Shad Frog is the pick when fish are keyed on baitfish rather than amphibians.
What size and hook does this frog use?
Each frog in the BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. 4-Pack is a 2-inch (5.1 cm) Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. weighing 3/8 ounce, rigged with a 2/0 weedless double hook. It is a topwater hollow-body frog with a cupped popping mouth and trimmable spinnerbait-style legs.
What rod, reel and line should I use for a junior frog?
For the BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. 4-Pack, drop to a shorter spinnerbait-class rod in the 6- to 8-foot range with a fast-retrieve baitcaster and about 30-pound braid. The 2-inch frog is very castable, but it fishes best when you scale the rod and line down from a full-size frog setup. Braid floats and has no stretch, which drives the wide 2/0 double hook home.
How do I keep a bass from missing this frog?
When a bass blows up on the BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. 4-Pack and misses, do nothing at first. Setting the hook on the splash pulls the frog away from a fish that has not eaten yet. Leave it dead still for a two-count, let the legs settle, then twitch it once in place. Most missed frog fish come back and eat it sitting still.
Does this frog stay weedless in heavy grass and slop?
Yes. Every frog in the BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. 4-Pack is a hollow-body design with the hook points riding tight to the back, so it slides over matted grass, lily pads and surface scum without fouling. The soft body collapses on a strike to expose the 2/0 double hook, then springs back, and a flow-thru drain keeps it from taking on water and sinking.
Is the tackle tray any good, or just packaging?
The four-slot tray in the BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. 4-Pack is a real, reusable box, not throwaway packaging. It holds the four frogs with dividers and drops into a jacket pocket or a bank bag, which is the point of the kit: it is the grab-and-go tray for walking a pond or hitting the nearest shoreline. Refill it with single frog colors as you lose them.
Does this frog contain lead, and are there shipping restrictions?
The BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. 4-Pack frogs use an internal weighting system, and BOOYAH publishes a California Proposition 65 lead warning on this frog family. Because some states restrict lead tackle, confirm the current warning text and any shipping limits before you order. The approved wording is set by the manufacturer and appears with the product.
How do I store the frogs and keep them fishing?
Let each frog from the BOOYAH Poppin' Pad Crasher Jr. 4-Pack drain and dry before it goes back in the tray, since trapped water shortens the life of a hollow body. Store them without crushing the rubber legs, and check that the hook points still ride clean against the back. Trim the legs to change the action, and rinse after fishing dirty water.