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1922: Spearfishing in Rock River yields 600 pounds of Carp

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Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical Society

The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on December 1, 1922:
 
600 POUNDS OF FISH TAKEN FROM RIVER WITH SPEARS
 
Two Luverne Fishermen Make Record Haul from Rock River in 2 ½ Hours—All Carp
 
Substituting spears for fish poles, two Rock county disciples of Isaac Walton pulled out of Rock river over six hundred pounds of fish on Friday of last week, within a period of two and a half hours.
This unusual harvest for Rock river fishing, was secured by the two fishermen within an area of about forty rods of river bed, and the fish taken ranged from four to ten pounds in weight.
The one big drawback to the haul was that they were all carp. But at any rate they filled eight grain sacks, and in the aggregate proved such a heavy load, that the axle of the Ford car in which they were loaded broke down on the way to town, and a motor truck was secured to complete the delivery.
Donations to the Rock County Historical Society can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.
Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.

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