Registered: Jan 2010
Location: SE Ok
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boy this brings backs some old memories, my hunting buddy and I used to gig frogs and then have a frog leg fry. man that is some good eaing. Here in Okla. if you gig you have to have a fishing license but if you shoot them with a .22 or a bow you must have a hunting license. go figure.

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Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
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well we are up to 70 frogs total this year.. first night out we got 28( no pictures of these). we would have had alot more but our gigging skills were not up to par..
went out last night and got 42 in 2 hours.. again would have had another 25-30 if we could gig worth a crap.. we saw a bunch more but let alot of the little ones live to gig next year..
found a couple more good spots for this weekend. i cant wait.




ended up with 24.5 (.3 pounds for the basket )
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any one else doing any of this, this year?

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DID YOU KNOW THAT A FROG IS NOT DEAD UNTIL ITS TOUNGE STICKS OUT?? I DIDNT BELIEVE IT EITHER, BUT ITS TRUE!

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Used to carry a pr of ladies panty hose & over the knee boots in shallow creeks always caught a mess of them....

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USED TO DO IT ALOT. LIKE TO CATCH THEM BY HAND, THEN IF IT WAS REAL LATE WHEN YOU GOT DONE, YOU COULD CLEAN THEM THE NEXT DAY. I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE REGS. LATELY, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A 15 FROG LIMIT IN ILLINOIS, NOT SURE IF THATS THE RIGHT NUMBER, BUT USUALLY IF THERE IS A BAG LIMIT, YOU CAN ONLY HAVE TWICE THAT MANY IN POSSESION. <v>

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we do lots of gigging down here in the swamps. went last week and come in with 54. yummy good eating

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For us it is one big family outing as soon as it opens! We all gig like crazy and them we have a huge fish and frog leg fry on the 4th. I'm always inviting friends to come out with us. It always ends up with funny stories and good times!

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Registered: Oct 2006
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8 frog limit in illinois with possession of 16....

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Registered: Mar 2009
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We been quite a bit. This was one nights haul. 3 of us got our limit in SHORT order!


This is about our average leg size

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Registered: Jan 2010
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Now that is a great set of legs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only way to improve on that is to have em' fried, on a platter, and me sitting at the table ready to eat them. LOL

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Registered: Jun 2011
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man we go frogen about 3-4 times i love to gig its funny to me they taste so diff from the restraunt frogs i wont eat the restraunt frogs dont like the taste but u give me a wild frog best eaten other than gator had gator once n it was really good fried it jus like frog legs both r very good i guess all guys talking about giggin i am going to have to get around n go

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Never went, always wanted to, though. But someone told me it is illegal to do that now in PA, is that true? They are good eaten though!

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Registered: Jan 2011
Location: Carroll Co. TN
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Me and my buddy shoot them with a twenty two havent been much this summer but wore them out last summer the most we ever got in one night was like twenty five. You have to be careful where you shoot them or theyll jump in the water and be gone forever. Sometimes we just keep the light on them sneak up and catch them. Fun stuff.

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Registered: Jul 2007
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yeah we frog gig here we got a tropical fish farm that we go to alot alot alot of frogs . We soak the legs after cleaning in milk overnight then mix up some seasoned batter deep fry them jokers they are good

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i've been wanting to do some gigging but there aren't many frogs here. also, where can one buy a gig. we have flounder gigs but not the smaller frog gigs. i recall, way back in the day, frogs were everywhere. if you drove on a swamp road you could here them popping as you drove over them. i wonder if there are so few because of the use of insecticides for so long

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Registered: Mar 2009
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I bought 3 gigs last summer at the hardware store for around $2 each. This is what they look like


I took some hardwood saplings from a creek and attatched them to the gigs. I gig mostly in ponds and have permission to hit about 23 ponds. We have ponds we hav not touched in 2 years because we have so many producing spots.

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i've been wanting to do some gigging but there aren't many frogs here. also, where can one buy a gig. we have flounder gigs but not the smaller frog gigs. i recall, way back in the day, frogs were everywhere. if you drove on a swamp road you could here them popping as you drove over them. i wonder if there are so few because of the use of insecticides for so long

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Registered: Mar 2005
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Wow just saw my post got pulled up from last year. I need to go again. I haven't been all year. How long is the season this year I haven't even looked.

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Registered: May 2009
Location: Nineveh Indiana
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Man this post has me wanting to get the gig out again! I bought a pole that will extend out to different lengths, that really helped for those frogs sitting back under the willows. Have fun guys!!

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man i miss grabbin frogs with my pops,,,,,, he'd run the motor and spotlight and id be on the front grabbin them,,,,,,, he would get so tickled, ever time id grab one the pee half way up the bank,,,,,,,only lost one all the years we grabbed,,,,,,,, down on a small creek one nite below a lake i was in frog heavan..... saw a nice one ina circle of reeds,,,,,,, used the trollin motor layed out and was reachin for the frog,,,,,,, heard a deep hiss,,,, eased the lite up,,,,,,,,gator mouth,,,,,,,,i just pushed backwards in the sand and raised up and eye balled the gator,,,,,, maybe 7 ft,,,,,,,, needless to say,,,,,,,,i was done for the nite,,,, 30 in an hour and a half was good enuff,,,, think that summer i got right about 90 in 4 trips,,

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Should be a good year here with so little water. Any of you did any good yet?

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Registered: Jun 2007
Location: jacksonville, nc
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too many snakes here to have any decent frogs. i do want to get a gig though for another purpose. where did you get your's?

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Registered: Dec 2011
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If your asking me I don't gig. I use a 22 and like CCI stinger the best.

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Registered: Mar 2009
Location: ILLINOIS
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Illinois season does not open untill next Friday. I am PUMPED to get started!!!

Croatenkid I bought my gig heads at Ace hardware. I would bet you could get them at Wal-Mart or outdoor supply store.

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