Yesteryears

BILL REED FROM SAMBURG, TN. WAS A REELFOOT LAKE GUIDE & A COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN. LOOK IN BACKGROUND AT ALL THE STUMPS WHICH ARE EITHER GONE OR UNDER WATER . SOME OF THE BEST FISHING IN THOSE DAY WERE TO JIG AROUND THOSE STUMPS WITH A CANE POLE. TO THE RIGHT YOU WILL SEE A NUMBER OF BOATS TIED TOGETHER & UNCLE BILL REED SITTING BACK AND ENJOYING THE RIDE. IN THEIR DAY THERE WERE NO MOTORS JUST OARS FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY ONE. SO SOMEONE WOULD GO OUT THE PULL THE GUIDES IN AND I AM SURE IT WAS A WELCOME SITE AFTER OARING ALL OVER THE LAKE. IF YOU WILL LOOK ABOVE THAT PICTURE YOU WILL SEE A GUIDE USING A PUSH POLE.