Attachment 97324
March 1972
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Attachment 97324
March 1972
Thats neat. But was before i was born
yep the good old days........none of the get big or get out mentality like there is now days
Cool pic ATM, thanks for sharing.
I remember at Tunica cut off an ole man offering to give someone a tow at daylite, 10 or 12 foot jon boat and just a paddle. The ole man to do the towing had a 7 1/2 horse Sears on a jon boat. He pulled em out that morning and had offered to pull em back in when they were ready.
folks in too big a hurry now a days, times were simple then, werent much sport to it tho, we was fishing for grub!!
Ahhh--the days when I was one year old--those were the good ole days:)
Good picture right there. Back in the 70's I drove redneck chopped VW's and pulled my 16' narrow jon boat behind them. The 6 hp motor rode laying over in the boat on top of a rubber tire. Thanks for the memories.
Yep.....lots of fish were caught tooQuote:
Originally Posted by gabowman
In 1972, I pulled a Model J Ouchatau behind a Pinto station wagon. Lots of good memories.
I was in 2nd grade... That vw is worth about $15,000.00 now...
That vw beetle was a tough car. I had a 68 and a 71.I used to take my 14 footer with trailer down in a bottom and trotline a slough off the Mississippi River. Always had a couple folks with me so if I got stuck we just picked it up and moved it over! That picture brings back great memories!
OLD GEEZER FISHERMEN NEVER DIE, THEY JUST SMELLED THAT WAY!!
That old rig was tough to beat back in them days ATM!!! Cost less than that new HDS 8 with Structure Scan you just bought. Lol
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Great pic and great memories I'm sure.. By 1972 I was living in Greenville and had traded off my 1964 VW Beetle with canvas sun roof for a 1965 Chevy truck 6 cyl, standard shift. Needed something to haul my 12 ft alum and 6 hp merc. Wish I had a pic of it. Great boat for all those bar-pits up and down the levee.
Ya know the first time I ever saw spider rigging.....I was in my early teens and saw a old man in a homemade plywood jonboat with 8 cane poles hanging off the boat.....powered by a sculling paddle.
Great pic ATM...thanks for sharing
In 72 I had a 70 kingfisher with a 60 Evenrude pulled with 62 chevy pickup 6 cal 3 on tree thought I was up town. Dragged that old boat all over the country. Was in the navy then. Finally got a trolling motor in 74. Was really up town then. Those were some good times back then.
[QUOTE=majflyboy;1989366]In 1972, I pulled a Model J Ouchatau behind a Pinto station wagon. Lots of good memories.[/QUOTe
First boat my dad had as an adult was a Quachita--that thing was heavy
That pic sure brings back memories. Dad and i used to feesh the nanih waiya creek all the way to the head of the Pearl River. He had a '69 ford 6 cyl. 3 on the tree and hauled a 12 ft jon boat in the back with a 5 or 6 hp evinrude laying in the bottom of the boat on a piece of foam. We would bass fish from daylight until about 10:00 o'clock and then we would start bream fishing. We caught our crickets, raked up nite crawlers, froze our ice in milk jugs. The only thing dad would buy was creme worms (only purple with little white dots), and wooden Nip-a-Diddies which he immediately would paint (wounds i guess) with red fingernail polish. we always came home with fish, cleaned them and had a fry that nite no matter how late.
Reminds me of when I was a kid. My always pulled our john boat with a VW bug. He loved them and will pull that boat down some old roads to get to a good bream fishing hole.
I haven't fished that creek in years, we used to go in at Mr Brantley's, man love these memory lanes!!Quote:
Originally Posted by feeshrman
I saw a 52 model with a 26 hp engine the other day. Wood, not wood grain int. $65K. My jaw dropped when I saw it, mastership restoring. I think I burnt my chin when I heard the price. My '62 went everywhere. As a kid we pulled other boaters at Tunica and Lakeview with that little Sears engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gator_1
My dad had a 58 Chev. Panel truck w 3 on the tree,vacuum wipers, starter button on the floor.I think it was a 250c.i. or 265 c.i. big 6. He pulled a old Sears boat with a 5 hp Elgin with rope start. A skulling paddle was all we had. That truck was his work truck also!Like I said ATM, that picture of yours sure brings back some great memories!!
OLD GEEZER FISHERMEN NEVER DIE, THEY JUST SMELL THAT WAY!!
:p slug bug then you get punched i know you guys remember that one
very cool pic!
Well in 72 , i had a 69 beetle with the auto matic stick in it . Never pulle a boat with it but it was bad in the mud . Used to lay the back seat down and put the rabbit dogs in there and head to the woods . That's a skeeter boat ?
Good pic & stories.
My ex-wife had a 74 beetle when we were dating and first married. That thing was the best dune buggy ever!!!