Commercial Fishing on the
Mississippi River
With the
Ramer
Fish Company
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| Dragging the bottom to find the rope on the net, a marker makes finding the rope fairly easy. |
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| Heavy weight with hooks used to snag the rope on the hoop net. Nets are fastened to bottom and trail with the current.
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| Fish are very much alive when the nets are raised. |
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| Bud's employee pulls up net. Hoop net allows fish to swim in, but they can not swim out.
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| Certain times of the year the catch is almost exclusively catfish. |
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| Only catfish of a certain length range maybe kept. |
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| Electric pump keeps oxygen in the tank. |
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Some of the smaller catfish.
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Larger catfish appeared to be more
common.
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Another heavy load of
catfish.
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Peaceful backwater area looks like a
large stream.
Threading a large flat-bottom boat through fallen timber is not always easy.
Through the Tough Spot.
Nice view of shoreline.
Hung-up on the sand in shallow area, Bud gets through.
Sand piles up in backwater.
Time to push with a strong
pole.
Boathouses along Latsch
Island.
Close-up of the wagon bridge that is being refurbished
DNR Article about Bud Ramer I like this quote: "Ramer attributes his good fortune to salesmanship and a constant search for new markets. "Any idiot can go out and catch a boatload of fish," Ramer says. "The real trick is finding someone who'll pay for them."
WDN Article from the Day of His Funeral
Bill Kuhl
http://www.ideas-inspire.com
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