ive caught allot on it. obv you get excited when the bass hits the frog which causes most ppl to strike too soon. just wait a little bit then strike hard. at first i also used to strike too soon but then i caught on and my hookup ratio improved allot. and with regards to the frogs filling up with water it can be good and bad depending on the conditions. when it has some water in it you can cast further and it seems to have better action but ye all you do is give it a squeeze and the water is gone. i even had a bass hit my spro frog so hard once that when i got i landed him the frog was down his throat and when i took it out it was inside out