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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

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