'Abilities' and Characteristics Despite his size, Gollum is signiicantly stronger and more agile than Frodo and Sam. He is an excellent hunter, able to find and kill rabbits and fish to eat. He presented a physical difficulty to Frodo and Sam, and usually uses a rock or his bare hands as a weapon. He enjoys collecting strange items, such as a bats wing and a sharp rock for sharpening teeth. His stregnth is augmented due to the Ring's influene on him, like a drug.