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Orangefoot
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Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:23 pm Posts: 519 Location: West Monroe, LA
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 froggin newbie here!!
me and some buddies went the other night to a place where some guys said they had caught 50, . . we went and didnt see NONE!! this was my first time goin!
is there a certain times that are good to go? like weather wise?? water conditions?
what exactly to you look for? eyes? the frog itself?
im clueless to this new sport! haha goin this friday night and would like to get some ideas!
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:28 pm |
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Ace
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:26 am Posts: 285 Location: Lafayette LA
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
The frogs come out starting at dark and keep coming. Temps need to be above 65 degrees if you go later in the year. Yellow eyes about 1" or more apart. The bigguns look like rabbits sittin on da bank The bigger the moon, the more skittish the frogs are. No waves before you get to em. Never break the light beam Oh Yeah, an ice chest full of your favorite adult beverage helps keep the bugs off 
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:51 pm |
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POKER1
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 6243 Location: Bossier City
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:29 pm |
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Orangefoot
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Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:23 pm Posts: 519 Location: West Monroe, LA
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:16 pm |
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POKER1
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 6243 Location: Bossier City
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
I think a million CP is way to much IMO. The last guy I brought had a million CP light and I had my HH light. I don't know what CP the low power Aucoin's Hardware HH lights are but I dont believe they are over 100,000 CP. The lower power light is my favorite for shinning eyes. He could shine his light on a frog and the eyes would not pop and it just washed everything out. I would hit it with mine and you could see it plain as day.
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:27 pm |
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Orangefoot
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Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:23 pm Posts: 519 Location: West Monroe, LA
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
i will have to try that!! . . what about weather, does this affect it? right before rain or after?
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:32 pm |
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POKER1
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 6243 Location: Bossier City
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
I dont think the frogs mind getting wet........... 
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:37 pm |
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Orangefoot
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Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:23 pm Posts: 519 Location: West Monroe, LA
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
haha naw id say they dont mind!
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Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:39 pm |
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POKER1
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 6243 Location: Bossier City
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
Most warm days they will be sitting out the water. A drop in temps or wind may have them hunkered down with just the top of their heads sticking out the water. Water cools slower and will be warmer than the air making them a little harder to spot for the untrained eye. Once you see a couple you will know what Im taking about and you will be able to spot them with ease.
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Sando
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Joined: Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:41 am Posts: 399 Location: Texarkana, AR
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Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:03 am |
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Woodiebuster
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Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:00 pm Posts: 6060 Location: Choudrant, La
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
just shine the light on em, shoot em with a .22, go get it. easy as that 
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Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:28 pm |
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Orangefoot
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Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:23 pm Posts: 519 Location: West Monroe, LA
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
went on my very last frog hunt last night!! only caught 1 frog, got hit by a huge carp, got a net hung in my prop and took 30 mins to cut it out, and sliced my hand open on the prop. not a very good night!!
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stumpgrinder
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Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:04 pm Posts: 1438
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
awesome, please share your experience with everyone you know and recommend they not even attempt it. lol
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dpd
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Joined: Thu May 07, 2009 10:25 am Posts: 714 Location: Thibodaux, LA
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forever draggin
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:10 pm Posts: 6664 Location: in the marsh with a boat load full of dead hookers
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Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:34 pm |
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duckman
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Joined: Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:55 pm Posts: 79 Location: Morgan City, LA
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
Right after a good rain, you will see the frogs out also.
Also if you know the frogs are there and there is alot of grass, run around in the grass and then start looking at where you first started, you should see them
Aucion's lights have a 35 watt bulb in them. I have tried the 50 watt but it is to hot on my bold head.
I have plains to build your own light and the cost is about $20 to $30 to build rather than $60. I have built 6. Have 2 in each boat
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North LA Hunter
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Joined: Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:39 pm Posts: 6976 Location: West Monroe, LA
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
Most of the time after it rains it's good that night. And if there is any flooded fields around after they let the water off they are everwhere!
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Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:38 pm |
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Orangefoot
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Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:23 pm Posts: 519 Location: West Monroe, LA
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
We gona give it another shot friday night, maybe i will have a good report. . .
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Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:52 pm |
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Orangefoot
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Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:23 pm Posts: 519 Location: West Monroe, LA
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
well we only caught 5 and seen alot!! they wer real spooky for some reason. But jus when we started catchin em and gittin the hang of it one of my mufflers broke off ( and my luck it didnt fall in the boat ), so today im runnin around town gettin the stuff to build another one for the ride tomorrow!!
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bottomland
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Joined: Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:32 am Posts: 14 Location: Baton Rouge
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
Wait untill theres a good moon out! Frogs start to feed more after the moon gets up. We rarely see the eyes on frogs! you gotta look for the white belly on em' use that hi beam headlight to spot em and the guys grabbin the frogs needs a headlight with enough light to blind the frog. if the light is to many candle watts the heat on the light will make em jump before u get a chance to grab em. Pin em down in the mud or bank dont try to swipe at em! my first time we only caught 12, next night we had 83. Some coonass in the spillway helped me!
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CAJUN OUTLAW
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Joined: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:37 pm Posts: 2577
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 Re: froggin newbie here!!
best to go on a full moon wit a dim lite. 
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Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:52 am |
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UNCLE-J
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Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:26 am Posts: 10388 Location: S-Ville, LA
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