Hareline Stp Frog Foam Body Cutter

What it is

Hareline’s STP Frog Foam Body Cutter is a foam frog body cutter with sharp stainless steel cutting edges and a lightweight handle. At the bench it’s a simple tool that punches out clean, precise frog bodies so you get the same shape and size every time. The grip is comfortable and the cutter is built for durable, repeatable cutting performance.

What to tie with it

Use it to cut foam frog bodies for topwater frog patterns, then tie them in as the main body to create the profile and buoyancy. It’s a straightforward way to speed up production when you’re stacking, trimming, and gluing foam bodies, or when you want multiple frogs that all sit and push water the same.

Flies and the fish they're for

This cutter is made for STP Frog-style foam frog patterns, which are fished as surface bugs for trout, bass, and panfish. Foam frog flies are a warmwater staple for largemouth and smallmouth around banks, pads, and wood, and they’ll also pull eats from panfish in ponds and lakes. In trout water, frog and small-creature foam bugs can be a fun late-season or low-light topwater option where fish will look up.

How it compares

Cutting bodies by hand often leads to uneven, misshapen foam pieces, especially when you’re trying to repeat the same profile across a box of flies. This cutter keeps the bodies consistent so the finished frogs match each other in shape and size.