where to get frogs

[perchpro]

where does everyone get thier frogs. what bait stores carry them(if any). i'm having trouble catching them, thems are slippery rascals!

[Dennis Steele]

Oofda!
I got a sore back from chasing them yesterday!I got near 5 dozen just walking the river banks.It seems they like areas where new weeds have grown on the semi dried up mud along the banks.Hot spots are where there is springs along the bank with tall weeds at the top of the banks.
I have also been getting them along the shores of park ponds.It helps if the grass has been cut but not too short.Tall weeds are tough.Just cant get the net to them.

[Steve Foss]

Well, I'm not sure, but it sounds like you've had your hands on some but couldn't catch them, so I'll assume you know where to find them.

Butterfly nets work good, but don't hold up a long time. Nets with small-scale mesh fabric work well, like the bigger bait nets you see all the time at minnow shops.

Hands work OK if you're sober and quick, but I'll take a net ANYTIME.

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"Worry less, fish more."
Steve Foss
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[This message has been edited by stfcatfish (edited 08-19-2003).]

[Guest]

Ya the river bank is a good place. all I do is just hit them with an ore it dose not kill them just stunes them. but I crush them after I put them on my hook. for sent

HOOTY hoo

[Toad]

Funny about the oar. Always thought I was the only one out there hacking away at the weeds with a "Frog Demobilizer." Just a broken off wooden paddle really; the thing works wonders on frogs though. Oh, but the looks you sometimes get from observers .

Darn little devils are just too quick for their own good, which is probably why I often find myself diving headfirst into a puddle of mud. I don't even think I do it to catch bait sometimes-- just that I can't stand to let the little leapers escape.

-Toad

[Flashman]

picked up a half a bucket full of frogs Tuesday evening in less then 5 min. A lady I work with had a bunch of them in her window wells at home and was wondering what she could use to catch them. It was kind of like shooting fish in a barrel, they didn't have anywhere to go. Now I just have to put them to good use.
I also have a coworker with 5 year old son that would catch them just for the fun of catching them for me.

I'll see most of you guys tonight.

Ed

[Guest]

Frogs tend to migrate from fields to ditches this time of year. The cover gets eliminated and off they go to better cover.

I avoid tall grass and water. Get near a frog near either, and they know it, and hall frog butt to cover. Then all you get is muddy and mad.

A net is more effective in shorter grass. Taller then 8" and them Kirmits will just mess with your head. Those little frogie snickers will get to ya after while.

Larger frogs will be up in the meadows hunting and not primarily hanging tight to water, this will change as the temp drops. The new hatch hoppers will be nearest the water.

You can count on frogs migrating to wintering pools in the next 4-6 weeks. Find the pathway from the sloughs down the ditch's leading to the deeper lakes.

Find that and Bingo, frogie's on parade.

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Ed "Backwater Eddy" Carlson

Backwater Guiding "ED on the RED"
701-281-2300
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[DARK30]

Uh, ED...Not everybody needs a net. Looking forward to puttin the grab on a few of those fat little Kermits this weekend!

Ready for some BEEF???

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cast,cast,cast,cast......

[Guest]

Ya..ya..ya..Dark30 is fast..Ol-Eddy is slowwwwwwwww..got it.

But us slow old farts are crafty, we have to be!

[Guest]

Oh ya....MMMMMMM....da beef.....do we want coals or gas for cooking guys? I have a fesh bag of dem dar apple chips on hand too.

What is the name of the place in Fergus you got them sumo steeks at last summer?

MAN....were they good!

Ahhhhhhhhh........Beeeeeeeef!

Maybe we will grill some time before 2:00 AM this year?

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Ed "Backwater Eddy" Carlson

Backwater Guiding "ED on the RED"
701-281-2300
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