03-06-2023, 06:27 PM
(03-06-2023, 05:50 PM)BURLEY Wrote: I remember the last time that I went frog gigging was 1960 in Arkansas with my dad and brother. We were spot lighting from a small john boat. We attracted a large Cotton-mouth water-moccasin to the light. It kept coming even as we paddled away. Dad had to end up gigging it. Snakes were a common thing to see since they were hunting frogs also. In the summer of 1961, we moved from Arkansas to Promontory. There were 3 small farm ponds there that had bullfrogs where my brother and I ( age 11 & 10) harvested many with bow & arrow. We did a big Southern fish and frog fry for the neighbors. Two of the ponds had rainbow trout, but my family didn't like the flavor, so we served bluegill from Twin Lakes.Hate those cottonmouths. Bad enough they try to crawl in a boat with ya. I've had to throw up a roostertail with my fins a few times to get away from them in my float tube. I've fished from my float tube a lot in Florida, Louisiana and Texas and I got plenty of snake and gator stories. Oh yeah, I've even fished for froggies from my tube. Don't matter how you get 'em. They are always fine on the table.