That rack is money. They won't slip off and will make it super fast and easy.
As far as fishing the Toads...
I honestly think it is the most versatile bait I have fished. Even more important than the versatility is how well it excels in each area. I am not trying to "hop" the toad up, but I would honestly consider it a go to bait in each of these areas:
1) Top Water Buzz Frog: rig like any other buzz frog and fish on top. Only drawback in this area is extreme surface vegetation (the Croaker will come through this cleaner).
2) Top Water Frog Popper: Same as #1 but adding foam. This allows the toad to float in place and really aggravate the Bass.
3) Flipping Bait: Use an appropriate worm weight and flip it like any other creature bait. Using it this way it is basically a twin tail flipping bait with the profile of an adolescent Bluegill. It has a real upside beyond the initial flip (covered under Swim Toad below).
4) Swim Toad: I normally use 1/4 oz worm weight because it is still light enough to work on top, but also heavy enough to work subsurface. This is my favorite way to fish it because it gets totally jacked on the strike, and my hookup ratio is really high. Think of this technique like a swim jig. You can work it so many ways under water, just let the fish tell you what they want.
a) Constant retrieve (fast or slow), maybe drop your tip from time to time. Just like a Swim Bait.
b) Retrieve / Pause: Reel a few cranks and let it die and just sit there for a few seconds. PAY ATTENTION - if there is a fish around you will get bit on a regular basis when it is just sitting there. This technique obviously is imitating something the Bass really T-off on because it is very effective.
c) Almost like a regular jig / craw setup. Basically dragging it, or just getting it a touch off the bottom. Pausing from time to time. This is a slow presentation.
This is a bait you would want to take out and fish exclusively for periods of time to force yourself to learn all it can do. It's absolutely worth the on the water time investment.
I know this is a very biased review. I try to leave the reviews to the community and normally wouldn't be so vocal about a particular bait because there's not a lot of upside for me if you don't experience the same success. Translation: you respecting my opinion is worth more to me than hyping a bait. With that said, as a fishermen, I can't emphasize enough how much I love fishing the toad.
Jason
