[Chucko]

any one know any good ways to make the spear for frogging???

 

[pennsyltucky]

a broomstick, three 10 penny nails, and about 10 feet of cordage. or just use cb caps in the 22 pistol :biggrin:

 

[BigBend]

buy a 4 foot broom stick and and cut a piece of 3/4 inch conduit 3 1/2 feet long. slide the broom stick down into the conduit. it will be a little snug so sand the broom stick so that it can slide into the conduit . The broom stick should go about four iches inside the counduit.sink a bolt through the part where the conduit overlaps the broom stick, it should fit together nice and tight but the crew just ensures it will work. Screw the gig head into the broom stick.

 

[captainduckhead]

On the rare occasion that I spear them I use a very long gig, twice as long as I am tall. I buy the commercial spear heads, they are cheap and sharp.
Usually when frogging, we shoot them with .22 shorts. It's much faster and you get to point and laugh at your family and friends when they miss, or if they shoot one too close and get splattered with a mixture of marsh water and frog gore.

 

[BigBend]

Here is a pic if thats helps

 

[cjc]

They make poles for roller brushes that are like plastic broom sticks that are extendable, so you have a multiple situation tool. Very very useful. just screw the gig from walmart on the end of that. :thumbsup:

 

[shorehunter]

Instead of a gig, use small foot trap. Screw the trap underneath the pan. Set the trap and just tap him on the nose. You can use any pole and place a trap on each end. It works great and IMO much more effective.

 

[captainduckhead]

Shore hunter, don't the frogs dive when you come at them with a trap? I like the "idea" of your idea, but doesn't it scare frogs off?

 

[pennsyltucky]

never heard of that but i bet it would work. frogs let you poke at them with a stick...

 

[Smackaduck]

So long as you keep the light in their eyes I can see it working. Frogs are temporarily blinded by the spotlight allowing you to get close enough to gig, or grab them. The trap thing sounds interesting. I use a boat paddle myself. :wink:

 

[shorehunter]

As long as you keep the light on them they stay still. the trap will hold them and amazingly doesn't kill them. If you go on say a friday night and don't get many just leave em in a feed sack or whatever you want go again sat. That way you have enough for a meal. This works great give it a try and let me know. If you want i can try to load pictures of mine

 

[Chucko]

i built a gig out of streaghten fish hooks and did very well

 

[frogslayer]

love the pistol. i have one myself

 

[clemaire2]

we never gigged frogs always used our hands

 

[Indaswamp]

Looking forward to the opener for frogs here in SE Louisiana...Last season my cousin and a few buddies caught 564 frogs in two nights on the family lease... I'll be there this year for sure!!! :biggrin: I'll post up pics. in June :thumbsup:

 

[Thedozer]

there are actaully seasons on frogs?

 

[Tealer]

564? Wt_ you do with that many frogs? Let me guess frog soup, frog gumbo, frog cocktail, BBQ frog..........

 

[Botiz630]

I have a question about the idea of using a 22. I have never gone frog giggin, but I was always taught never to shoot at water due to the danger of ricochets. Isn't it dangerous to shoot at them with a 22? Or is it fine as long as you use the shorts?

 

[clemaire2]

the only season they have on frogs is that you cant frog in the months of April and May rest of the year is open and when the tempiture gets over 65 for the high we start froging we have had 100+ nights already

 

[Smackaduck]

We havent seen a whole lot yet. They dont seem to start getting real thick until the end of april or so.