I used to use a 7'6" flippin stick, which got stolen and I replaced it with a powell 735.  Mostly because it's their dedicated frog rod and I like having a frog on the deck most of the year.  Honestly, part of me wishes I would have gotten a 765, all of my rods are typically a little longer than most people use and a 7' rod now almost seems short to me.  There really is not much difference, each rod manufacturer is going to make their rods a little different.  I know when frog rods were first being designed, people wanted a little shorter length for making sidearm casts into tight places and what-not.  Back east people seem to be more comfortable with shorter rods in those types of situations, and since thats where most of the bass fishing market is, companies have played to that market.  In all reality there is typically not going to be much difference.  Generally a frog rod will just have a little more "tip" than the older flippin sticks which they say helps with soft landings and makes walking the bait easier.  In my eyes I think a lot of it has to do with marketing, I know certain people who like an 8' rod for a frog and I know Bobby Barrack wanted his rod 8' but was told it'd have a hard time selling west of Texas so he settled for 7'10".  Just a little story I guess.  I am with you though, 7'6" is an awesome length for a frog rod

I used flippin' sticks as frog rods in the past.  Still do.  Honestly, I'm not good enough to know the difference between a "real" frog rod and a flippin' stick.  Same thing to me. 

I swear, fishing is so much like golf.  For the amateurs, what is the difference between a Pinnacle golf ball vs. a Titleist ProV1x???  Nothing.  You can get two dozen Pinnacles for $20.  Or, you can get a dozen ProV1x's for $60!!!   

Right on guys, thanks for the input. I dont see a need to buy a frog rod anymore, i've had one the whole time.

  For the amateurs, what is the difference between a Pinnacle golf ball vs. a Titleist ProV1x???  Nothing.  You can get two dozen Pinnacles for $20.  Or, you can get a dozen ProV1x's for $60!!!    [/quote]
and, for me, they both sink

The 765 is a tad under powered for fishing a frog in the nasty stuff imo. I have used a  766 quite a bit for frogging though. I do use a Dobyns 736 as my dedicated frog rod though.

I use a Shimano Crucial 7'6 for frogs. It has a lot of backbone and a good tip for better action. I know there are better rods going for higher prices, but this thing has come through without problems. It also doubles as a backup small swimbait rod. As far as Powell's go, I don't like any of them except for a couple of their lighter finesse rods, and that's only because they're fairly cheap.

i always use a flippin stick for froggin, right now i am trying out my S/R  flippin stick on the frogs it is 8 foot and works like a dream so far, oh and the color of the rod matches my go to frog (tweet tweet)