You can string your catch and using a float drag them behind your boat. There are readily available gigs for frog hunting that have many tines but these are flimsy and made for smaller targets. Submersible lights are the light of choice since these lights let you see much better what is going on underwater.
Regular lights sending their beam from above will reflect the ripples in the water reducing your visibility. Head lights allow you to see what your doing above the water. Having a light mounted on the bottom of your boat to illuminate the water is a wonderful expensive luxury that most don't have, so buying a submersible fishing light works great.
Submersible lights that can be clipped to the side of your boat work great and broadcast light a good distance from your boat. These lights are generally powered by clipping the cables on to your battery and there are also battery powered lights too. Many anglers make their own light units using waterproof connectors and mounts customized for their boat.
When gigging from shore your can use a gas lantern or flashlight but a better option is to buy a gigging light or get a battery powered submersible and attach it to a pole so you can walk with it submerged.
Some lights are powered by 12volt batteries. You can attach the light to the battery and using a battery float like the one pictured here and tow the battery behind you when shore gigging. We will be selling reasonably priced submersible lights that are made in Florida soon on Florida Go Fishing. These lights come in many styles for both boats and docks and are also great for night Snook fishing. You can even buy battery operated models that you can use while working the shore on foot.
You need to store your catch. Most recreational anglers use a cooler or well in their boat. But the experienced Doormat Anglers have big bins equipped with a shelf edge that has and opening a little wider than the pole. They put the Flounder into the bin and pull up so the shelf ledge releases the fish from the gig. You can see some of the designs anglers have made on You Tube videos.
There is a great video on You Tube you should watch to get some great tips, watch Flounder Gigging. After watching this video browse others on You Tube and learn many different techniques and equipment used from some experienced Giggers. Frog gigging is a popular sport because the Frogs are huge in Florida and many are good to eat. Read this Bass Pro story on Frog Gigging. Gigging for Doormats Flounder Gigging for Doormats sounds pretty funny to most people.
What is a Gig? Gigging from a Boat The picture here is a custom made setup from an Alabama angler tryguy7 with permission. It started life as a Tracker Grizzly 20'. Add some custom decks, storage lockers, console, jackplate, full electronics, watt water cooled generator, watts of lights, railings, seats, lb trolling motor, 90 hp yamaha, custom built aluminum twin fuel tanks, remote spotlights, running lights, dry storage, and a few hundred miles of wiring.
Harvest with the use of powerheads, bangsticks or rebreathers is prohibited in state waters, except that rebreathers are allowed for the harvest of lionfish. Within state waters, powerheads and bangsticks can be used for personal protection only, and cannot be used to harvest any species. Spearing Spearing is a general term that includes bow fishing, gigging, spearfishing underwater , or the use of any other device to capture a fish by piercing its body.
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