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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