Chicago Bait Shop a Relic of City’s Fishing Heyday
Clip: 9/20/2018 | 5m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Jay Shefsky visits a live bait shop that has been owned by the same family for 60 years.
Once upon a time in Chicago, so many people fished to feed their families that there were bait shops up and down the lakefront. The oldest one has been owned by the same family for 60 years.
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Chicago Bait Shop a Relic of City’s Fishing Heyday
Clip: 9/20/2018 | 5m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Once upon a time in Chicago, so many people fished to feed their families that there were bait shops up and down the lakefront. The oldest one has been owned by the same family for 60 years.
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