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SI-FP-1968-CT-143

LOGGER'S SHEET

LOGGER: Leroy Tsutsumi
REEL NUMBER: 5-A   
STAGE: Tennessee Narative 
DATE: 7/3/86    
PRESENTOR: Roby Cogsell
GROUP NAME: Fishing & Turtle Trapping
REGION/STYLE: West Tennessee

4:20-5:00
PERFORMER(S)   INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION 
D. Johnson,    Fishing and Turtling
Pedigrew

CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Pedigrew 
Telling experience
3. Fishing-license
Trout line (tow line, lead line, etc.)
4. The bait is cat fish
Hooknets - 4'-foot diameter, put over board of boat
5. Fishes bought by buyers
6. D. Johnson
near Mississippi River
7. Snapping turtles - bait it with fishes
Fishes bought by buyers - catfish, etc.
8. Year round fishing and seasonal
Turtle fishing - 10-12 nets - twice a day
9. most turtles caught are under 20 lbs.
marketing - have markets - local
10. Knit nets - knit his own
Tar nets - have to dry them - couple years.
11. Nylon nets - last 20 years or more
Tool - net shuttle
12. Fish hooks placed on nets
Stories
13. Caught Spoonbill catfish