Frog gigging (commonly " frog giggin' ") in North America is the practice of hunting frogs with a spear. The gig is comprise of a long (often 8'-14' pole) which has been tipped with a spear, usually with three barbed tines, like a trident Though four-tined spears are most often sold as fish spears, they are quite good for frog gigging, as they are normally of heavier construction, and therefore less likely to break, and are also wider, giving the frog hunter more room for slight errors in aiming when thrusting the spear-tipped gig through the frog.