Old school Ozarks traditions

[Ozarkshunter95]

Gigging suckers is an old tradition in the Ozarks and any given night you might find a bunch of folks on a river bank waiting to eat fried suckers while a boat runs up and down the river. Today you'll see big flat bottom jon boats pushed by jet motors with electric lights which I use regularly. What I have pictured is a bit different these are a set of propane gigging lights from the 1950s I restored over the summer. On my grandpa's 1970 john boat.

 

[Hem]

Keep bringing it.
Love threads like this.

 

[kansasdad]

@Ozarkshunter95 got any photos of the gig?

And I can imagine you’ve taken more than just a few turkeys in that meadow behind the trailered boat photo.

 

[INMT]

Gigging suckers is an old tradition in the Ozarks and any given night you might find a bunch of folks on a river bank waiting to eat fried suckers while a boat runs up and down the river. Today you'll see big flat bottom jon boats pushed by jet motors with electric lights which I use regularly. What I have pictured is a bit different these are a set of propane gigging lights from the 1950s I restored over the summer. On my grandpa's 1970 john boat.View attachment 353334View attachment 353335View attachment 353334View attachment 353335View attachment 353336View attachment 353338View attachment 353338View attachment 353336View attachment 353334View attachment 353335

Following. Something I know nothing about. I’m very intrigued by regional hunting/fishing traditions.