Skin a frog (dead critter content)

TacticalBlade said:
Forgive me if I'm being a bit dense here. I love frog legs. any way you cook 'em. About that snapping turtle, are those actually edible? If so, I'm always game (no pun intended) for trying somthing new and would love to see the rest of the cleaning tutorial.
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Absolutely. Snapping turtles are quite edible. Never had any, but know that they are hunted a lot down south for their meat.
 
Thanks for posting this thread.

I ... (enjoyed would sound wrong) learnt quite a lot from it! Especially the past ones you've posted about cleaning Blue Crabs and small sharks!

Keep up the good work and +1 for good frog legs! Didn't know the skin comes off that easily too.
 
TacticalBlade said:
Forgive me if I'm being a bit dense here. I love frog legs. any way you cook 'em. About that snapping turtle, are those actually edible? If so, I'm always game (no pun intended) for trying somthing new and would love to see the rest of the cleaning tutorial.
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Yeah, they are real tasty. richard j has an interesting way of cleaning them. There is a big softshell hanging out up the river from the house. Gonna put some lines out for him tomorrow. If I luck up, I'll post some pics on cleaning and cooking him.
 
sodak said:
Thank you for this great tutorial! I'm a a pretty big guy, guess that means I could spear some! :D I only had frog legs once at a restaurant, I remember thinking it was a lot like chicken, but the muscles were arranged differently. It was tasty, now I want to try this! I don't think our frogs are that big, though.

I should post some of my hog processing pics - I shoot the poor defenseless hog while still in the trailer, gaff his mouth, pull him out and cut his throat. When she gets good enough grades in school, I let my daughter shoot him. Oh, the humanity!
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Oh no!! Lots of kids think meat comes from a plastic package bought at a grocery store, or from a paper sack handed out of a drive-thru window. Good on you, and her!
 
Awesome post! Tutorial is kind of a mild word for what I learn around here! Frog is good eating and this cleaning method is easier than the way I've been doing it. note to Texas residents..there a couple of kinds of turtles that are endangered so please be careful what you harvest. (Get a free guide on regulations at any sporting goods store or Texas Parks and Wildlife office.)
 
a perfect post for me. i have never gone that route, simply because fish has been so easy to find in the places i have been. but have often thought of how to process a frog. but nobody does it here. so i very much appreciate the information, and will follow up with some attampts of my own, as they are plentiful here (along with fish and turtles.)
if you don't mind me asking. wherabouts in the south are you(as far as your State)? i just finished a trip from savannah, south west through waycross to tallahassee and throughout mississippe and over to baton rouge where i have friends and family (though i am from goose bay labrador canada)
6000kilometres to do the loop.
again. love the post. and i will use this knowledge, whish is exciting.
 
eagle_lake said:
if you don't mind me asking. wherabouts in the south are you(as far as your State)? i just finished a trip from savannah, south west through waycross to tallahassee and throughout mississippe and over to baton rouge where i have friends and family (though i am from goose bay labrador canada)
6000kilometres to do the loop.
again. love the post. and i will use this knowledge, whish is exciting.
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Northwest Florida. Glad you took something from this thread!
 
Man, its really nice to see those. Thems big ole frogs. Nice work. I'm hungry now. A Louisianna boy would feel right at home on that boat.
 
fishshooter said:
It's getting that time of year again. Got a couple decent ones this weekend and though I'd post a pic of one skinned out whole to show how much meat you can get off one, need be.

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Barbie payed the ultimate price for cheating on Ken !:D
 
Is that a B'n'M Frog Gig? I just ordeted a few in different sizes. Also, what knife did you(original poster) use to clean the frogs?
 
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wow, I did know that much came off a frog, what were the sizes of the frogs? (sorry if it was answered prior i went from OP to mine)
 
K Williams said:
Is that a B'n'M Frog Gig? I just ordeted a few in different sizes. Also, what knife did you(original poster) use to clean the frogs?
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gorbys said:
The knife on your pics. What brand is that?
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The knife in the first pics is a BRKT Bravo Necker.

The gig head is a B&M. A #6 I believe. It's a better flounder gig than frog gig for most folks. But I got tired of bending prongs in the cypress roots along the bank. Once I got used to using a larger, flat gig I like it. I've used it a lot in salt and brackish water and it's held up fine. I mounted it on some poles that were originally for a limb saw. I found several of them. I have different heads on short shafts. Then a few 6 foot sections. You can customize it to meet the situation by snapping them together, wether you need a 6 ft frog gig or 12 ft flounder gig or vice versa.

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I even use it as my alligator harpoon. I'm looking for some thick aluminum poles that do the same thing. This works really well, though.

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this tutorial needs to be stickied lol. i meant to ask you Shooter about the walkway in the swamp. is that your land or are you on state land?
 
I own the dock. It's in my back yard. It starts on my land and runs out into state property. It was originally built in the 60's before stuff like that was regulated, and is grandfathered in against present regulations. It has a screened in kitchen and porch up closer to my house, a fish cleaning station, and boat slips at the end.
 
A great thread all the way through. I grew up along the Missisippi River in Arkansas and most of this was familiar to me, but I've still found it to be a very enjoyable read. Oh, and we still haven't seen pictures of the prepared feast! :thumbup:
 
fishshooter said:
I own the dock. It's in my back yard. It starts on my land and runs out into state property. It was originally built in the 60's before stuff like that was regulated, and is grandfathered in against present regulations. It has a screened in kitchen and porch up closer to my house, a fish cleaning station, and boat slips at the end.
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that is nothing short of goodness there.. so cool. you are blessed to have such a vast play ground as you do. the picture of the cypress along the walkway is fantastic.. thanks for posting some really neat stuff man. i think we all enjoy your posts and at time live vicariously through your hunts, fishing, gigging, and etc.
 
hung-solo said:
that is nothing short of goodness there.. so cool. you are blessed to have such a vast play ground as you do. the picture of the cypress along the walkway is fantastic.. thanks for posting some really neat stuff man. i think we all enjoy your posts and at time live vicariously through your hunts, fishing, gigging, and etc.
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Now ask him about the skeeters and other insects that make the bayou their homes. I don't see any in the pictures but...
 
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