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Journey Proud

Redhorse Fish Snaring

Season 1 Episode 6 | 26m 45sVideo has Closed Captions

Fishing without a hook in Bibb County, AL

In late spring, when the Mountain Laurel blooms in Bibb County, Redhorse fish are snared by using wire loops on long cane poles. What was once an important food gathering activity is now practiced as a seasonal family activity. Guests include historian and sometime folklorist, Dr. Jim Brown, of Samford University.

01/19/2014 | Rating NR

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Journey Proud is a local public television program presented by APT

Journey Proud is made possible through the generosity of the Daniel Foundation of Alabama; National Endowment for the Arts, ARTWORKS; Sybil H. Smith Charitable Trust; Alabama Power; Community Foundation of...

Journey Proud

Redhorse Fish Snaring

Season 1 Episode 6 | 26m 45sVideo has Closed Captions

In late spring, when the Mountain Laurel blooms in Bibb County, Redhorse fish are snared by using wire loops on long cane poles. What was once an important food gathering activity is now practiced as a seasonal family activity. Guests include historian and sometime folklorist, Dr. Jim Brown, of Samford University.

01/19/2014 | Rating NR

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