Giggin' Suckers on a Spring Fed River in the Ozark Mountains
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend I was ten years old and had never floated the river at night during the dead of winter, or handled a fourteen-foot gig pole to stab a Redhorse sucker swimming in really deep icy cold water. I didn't know if I could do it and I did not want my friend Iver making fun of me. I had not gotten over almost drowning four months earlier. The river was not my friend. Product details and pricing info |
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4 Customer Reviews Posted
- An excellent story for all ages
- Rolland Love has the rare gift of making experiences come to vivid life. His story of a boyhood fishing trip is a treat for readers of all ages.
- 2006-11-01, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Giggin' Suckers
- Rolland Love is a master story teller. This coming-of-age short story immerses the reader in a sense of place on a stream in the Ozarks. He is skillful in his alternate use of narrative and dialogue. The reader is invited along to experience giggin'for Suckers with a boy and his dad. The wooded setting, the solitude, and the night adds a sensual quality to the story telling, and becomes a character in this story. Giggin is a special kind of fishing done with a spear and the author introduces the reader to colorful fish such as Redhorse and Hog Suckers. The boy is fearful that he won't be able to spear enough fish to feed the group waiting at the cook-out. His father leads the way and shows hom the skill of giggin'. There is a mishap toward the end, an accident which reminds the reader how fragile boys can be, but the story ends well and leaves the reader with a sense of well being.
- 2006-10-26, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- An Ozark story for the young and young-at-heart
- Anyone over the age of fifty who has ever spent time on the clean clear waters of the rivers that flow through Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas will appreciate this yearn spun by Rolland Love. There is little doubt in my mind that Love's story is something that happened in his youth, maybe not exactly the way it's written, but pretty darn close. Love's colorful way of writing will appeal especially to young people who have an attraction to the outdoors and nature.
- 2006-10-26, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A great story of an Ozark tradition
- I have enjoyed the works of Rolland Love in the past and this one does is another winner. I am familiar with the river of which he writes and he has a knack for bringing those crystal clear waters home to the reader. I had heard of this fishing tradition but never knew anything about it. Now, through the eyes of the boy on the gigging trip, I feel like I was right there.
- 2006-10-21, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
