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It's Fish Gigging Season, Y'all!

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While a good majority of hunters are sneaking to the woods in hopes of seeing a trophy buck in their crosshairs, we're feeling another kind of draw to nature... It's fish gigging season, y'all! Yep, you heard right! Gigging! When the weather gets too cold to enjoy splashing around in the rivers or lakes, but we're just not ready to give up on boating, it's time to break out the old jon boat and hit up the shallows for some REAL sport fishing! Have you never been? Well, that's okay! We're all new to something at some point in our lives. If you're interested in learning about fish gigging, Firstmate Controls has some great information to get you started! What is Fish Gigging? Gigging is a centuries old tradition that began as a necessity that consists of spearing fish rather than catching them with a hook and line.  As the culture and economy of the Ozarks changed, gigging began shifting toward sport. It became a social event and recreation for Ozark...