The tow sack was for carrying a passel of the addled critters home, where their rear legs would be cut off and skinned, rolled in a homemade batter, thrown in a hot skillet and fried into one of the best midnight snacks a country boy could ask for. Afterall, a bullfrog is still a bullfrog, monotone voice and all. Frogging, otherwise called frog gigging, is the age-old practice of hunting bullfrogs down at night and harvesting them for tablefare. The rear legs of the web-footed amphibians are considered a delicacy by just about anyone who has eaten them, a fact clearly reflected by t he healthy pricetag placed upon them at seafood restaurants all over the country. While whacking bullfrogs over the head with a stick would still work today, the poor boy tactic is not utilized near as much as some of the more conventional gigging methods.
Frog gigs are definitely more sophisticated than a stick.
Plus, they will help make a novice frogger much more proficient at the game. Many savvy froggers are sold on the idea of pinning them to the ground with a fork-type gig. The sharp prongs are attached to a 5-10 foot pole, which enables the frogger to reach out and stick the frog from a distance. Others prefer a spring-operated gig, which is activated when it touches the frog's torso. Like the prong gig, the spring-operated model is attached to a pole.