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1985-RR-182 LOGGER'S SHEET LOGGER: Greg Wood REEL NUMBER: 3 STAGE: Narrative DATE: 6/29/85 PRESENTOR: Ray Brassieur GROUP NAME: Fishing REGION/STYLE: Louisiana PERFORMER(S) INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION Vernie Gibson Irvan Perez (from St. Bernard) Al Muller - duck carver Ferdinand [[strikethrough]] e [[strikethrough]] Marange (from Mandeville) CONTENTS 1. Introduction water environments: lakes, rivers, bayous, coastal areas. 2. Vernie Gibson: Fisherman's prayer, catfish fishing, fish boxes 3. Demonstration of fish box 4. Irvan Perez talks about shrimping from May to November and catching a monster sawfish 5. Al Muller on southern shore of Lake Pontchartrain - redfish, speckled trout, sport fishing 6. Ferdinand Merange - on redfish in Lake Pontchartrain and big catches 7. Merange talks about fishing for crab (demonstration away from microphone) 8. Ray Brassieur comments on fresh water fishing: crab, poisson arme (gars) 9. Discussion on gars w/ Vernie Gibson 10. V. Gibson: buffalo fish & goo? (casse burgou gasper-goo) & preparation of goo (boulettes - "meat balls" 11. I. Perez: oystering - harvesting; fishing in a pirogue; methods -- use of tongs, rakes; use of chalands 12. A. Muller - offshore fishing w/ fast, small, boats; duck hunting in pirogues 13. A. Muller talks about building pirogues (see next page)