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Back in East Texas where I grew up Folks did a whole lot of fishing I liked to fish using a trot line If catfish is what I’m wishing A trot line is a long line that’s strong Every few feet is a staging The stagings all have hooks on the end Where fish find the bait engaging The trot line is tied across a lake Hooks are baited while still daylight Chicken necks or liver are good bait Run the trot line after its night The line is run every three hours Cook hobo stew on the camp fire When you get tired, go take in a quick nap Tell stories, find the best liar We’re trying to catch big channel cats But lots of things will take the bait That’s a large part of the fun of it What comes up next, can’t hardly wait When you’re running a trot line at night Don’t paddle the boat to move it Pull the boat along, using the line Don’t get up from were you sit Check each staging as you go along Soon you will feel something jerking When a hook is empty you re-bait But still something’s down there lurking When you pull up the one that’s alive Might be a turtle, snake or ell Only pull up to see what it is Before, so you’ll know how to deal The best thing to do with some things you catch Cut the staging and let it go But when it’s a fish you want to eat You want to bring it in really slow A nice channel cat can weigh twelve pounds He has sharp fins that can damage When you bring one that size in the boat He can sometimes be hard to manage Next morning we’ll fry some for breakfast In a skillet until golden brown Serve it along with some hushpuppies A better way to fish can’t be found
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