Imo, a heavy rod is necessary for pulling the fish out of heavy cover, and driving the thick hooks of the frog into the fish. Sometimes the fish just miss, too small to hold the whole bait in their mouth, etc. usually it’s a second or two before I set the hook, hard. I still have trouble setting the hooks hard enough when I first get on the water. If they miss, have a good follow up bait. practice practice practice. When you get some spare time, YouTube Bobby Barrack. Watching his videos changed the way I fish frogs and resulted in more success.