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Post by indianacoon on Jul 22, 2011 12:43:47 GMT -5
Anyone else frog gig? I do and i think its great. Me and a buddie gigged 20 in one night last weekend. I gig a little diffrent then some people because i get in the water. I do it sometimes when the water is not higher then it usually is becuase then the frogs are up in the weeds. And if your in the water most of the frogs Iv saw face the water so you can blind em better from the water.
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Post by Furtrader on Oct 17, 2011 6:34:13 GMT -5
will someone please explain to me what frog giggin is.....
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Post by indianacoon on Oct 17, 2011 19:22:12 GMT -5
Frog gigging is where you take a 3 pronged gig, and a flash light and at night, going ang shining the frrogs in the eyes and gig them. Then later on you eat the legs.
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Post by toppredator on Oct 17, 2011 22:21:05 GMT -5
mmm sounds yummy ;D I think I may have to pick up a license next year and go gigging.
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Post by Furtrader on Oct 18, 2011 9:38:26 GMT -5
sounds fun! not sure about eating frog legs... but sounds fun... lol
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Post by toppredator on Oct 18, 2011 9:40:26 GMT -5
fur if you kill em you gotta eat em
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Post by dtraper on Oct 18, 2011 9:44:36 GMT -5
I always caught em by hand no dead ones that way-just watch for snakes-D-
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Post by deercreek on Nov 1, 2011 0:16:39 GMT -5
i like my lil .22. much easier and during the day. giged a couple times with friends though its not bad.
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Post by cmustard on Nov 16, 2011 19:02:15 GMT -5
indianacoon; ever use a clamp gig? For years I had one and loved it. Same as spear gig, you poked the frog with it but it had a trigger mechanism that fired when poked and clamped around the frog body. Giggin lots of fun and good eating here as well, but sure have to watch for cottonmouth when wading for frogs.
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Post by indianacoon on Nov 16, 2011 19:25:44 GMT -5
I have heard of them but never saw or use one. I have to watch for copperheads here, i see them alot in the water. Frog legs are one of my favorite things to eat.
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Post by mratman on Mar 31, 2012 10:20:19 GMT -5
Frog giggin is one of the best summer activities for me. I love it almost as much as bowfishing
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Post by cattrap on Mar 31, 2012 11:38:57 GMT -5
I like using a bb gun, the frogs make great catfish bait, last summer in 30 minutes with 7 frogs i caught and relaesed 46 bullheads one of wich was 14 inches long
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2012 13:42:31 GMT -5
I always caught em by hand no dead ones that way-just watch for snakes-D- yep and gators to!
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Post by davexx1 on Jul 13, 2012 13:03:09 GMT -5
It doesn't get any better than fresh fried wild caught bullfrog legs! I love'em. I used to gig them out of my airboat and even a canoe one time. The imported frog legs are OK, but not as good as wild caught frogs. Frogleg Festival is at Fellsmere, Fla.: www.froglegfestival.com/Dave
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Post by ronnie on Jul 13, 2012 23:57:41 GMT -5
I have not been gigging for years, this thread brought back a few memories. For those of you who have never tried bullfrog, your missing a treat. Usually you can only eat the hind legs, unless you get a jumbo. They skin just like a catfish, grab a pair of pliers, make a cut accross the back and on around the belly, then use pliers to pull the skin off, really easy. Put the legs in cold salt water overnight in the fridge, I use a fish fry dredge mix to coat them, but i add a little more salt and cayenne pepper to it. Fry in a deep skillet or deep fryer. Has a nice white meat, no fat, no gristle, just meat, some people say it tastes like chicken, but I think its like in between chicken and fish. Just so you dont get freaked out cooking them as they will kick a little in a hot skillet, cut the tendon at the back of the ankle, then your wife wont think they are still alive, ha ha. But if you have bullfrogs around try them, its some great eating. I havent gigged any for years, but I use a spinning rod with a floating plastic worm to catch them now, just tease them like you would a bass, he will gobble that floating worm down. Dangling a piece of yarn on a hook also works good, lots of fun.
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Post by bigtwinhd on Jul 14, 2012 7:01:18 GMT -5
I had some last fall on our trip west, think we were in Minnisotie at the time. They were good! Chicken-like but a little chewy. Ma enjoyed em as well.
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Post by dtraper on Jul 14, 2012 9:43:21 GMT -5
Yes Sir got me to thinking that place were I nailed them snappers sounds like I need to check it out for a few frogs-LMSAO- I soak mine out in salt water to , but when it comes to frying -bacon grease-flour-Tony Cheatchers and a shot of garlic now we talkin down right southern good eatin-D-
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2012 21:52:18 GMT -5
There's not many here anymore proly because of the huge population of coons and other predators. But my dad can tell ya some stories of all the frogs they used to catch. You can still find a good hole of frogs every now and then and its a lot of fun! Frog legs are a delacacy your missing out if ya havent tryed them!
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Post by adamh on Jul 17, 2012 13:38:31 GMT -5
I used to catch them with a flyrod or canepole by dangling a piece of porkrind in front of their nose during the daylight hours. Always caught enough for a good meal of fried legs-GREAT EATING.
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