Frog Gigging

HAHAHA. Pun definitely intended.
 
I don't gig 'em anymore. I used to, but I know of a better way now. I use a 12' cane pole with some 4lb Trilene XT on it. I tie on a small hook with a chunk of red yarn. A red fly would work perfectly, but since I don't fly fish, I don't have any. Anyway, if you dangle it right in front of the frog, he will take it. EVERY TIME! Seriously. It's fun as heck. And in case you didn't already know, it's illegal in PA to use an artificial light to harvest frogs. You can't use a gun either. So you have to get them in the daytime with a gig, a bow, a net, or a fishin' pole. Good luck!

almost 60 yrs ago my grandfather use to sit me down by the creek with a tree branch for a pole to frog fish. In reality he was only trying to get me out of his way in the barn and I did catch a few. I'd forgotten all about it till this post. Thanks for reminding me.

I have a couple of ponds that I need to visit soon. I haven't had a good frog fry yet this year. I have yet to put a hook in front of  a frog and not catch it. I don't know why, but they will not pass up a meal.

I drove over the road for a few years and use to beg my dispatcher for loads to LA for the all you can frog legs and crawdads  meals. They were selling frog legs at Giant eagle, don't know if they still do or not.

WJ, frogs are easy to get and easy to clean. Get yourself a passel. Get some kids to go with you. They'll do all of the work and love every minute of it. Pretty much any farm pond will have frogs.

Sam, I always thought that was a myth. I've fried 100's of frog legs and have never seen them "hopping around the skillet." Are you being serious or joking?

I had the tip of my finger bitten off by a snapping turtle an hour and a half after I decapitated it.

Been Years, have a friend that his parents owned 300 ac. farm in Greene county. It has three ponds that we would gig frogs for his dad to cook for us. We also would catch some decent blue gils that his dad would simmer in fresh milk, and then sop up the broth with homemade bread & butter. Man that was some good eats!!

I miss Lake JoAnn. It was a pretty nice pay lake.

Caught them once as a kid, now I have two resturants within 10 mins of my house in New Brighton that serve them and one of them also serves Gator meat every other weekend. But I'd still like to go out for them, might pick up a cheap cane pole somewhere next time I see one. Got a butcher that sells buffalo & gator meat just as close as well. Shoot me a PM if you want info on the resturants & butcher.