My first fishing vehicle was a 1938 GMC pickup. Chevrolet has a retro
pickup and little SUV that look very much like my little GMC, especially
the grille. This old truck had an in-line 6 cylinder engine and was
about as simple as a pickup could be. I don't remember what kind of
mileage I got, but back then 1953, gas was only 25 cents a gallon, and I
got it free at Dad's service station. In fact, I didn't have to buy gas
until I went off to college in 1955. My little pickup, (it was small by
today's standards), would go just about anywhere and I could haul my
little flat bottom Jon Boat in the back, along with my casting rods,
lures, and fly fishing stuff. I didn't have a motor on the little boat,
and didn't need one. My 3 foot sculling paddle took me just about
anywhere I wanted to go, and I could scull about as fast as a modern day
trolling motor will go on low speed. Loved that old truck and my
little boat.
JIMMY D
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JIMMY D. MOORE
North Zone Fishing Editor - Texas Fish & Game Mag,
Author - Moon Holler Misfits Fishing & Hunting Club,
Humorist, Past VP Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited,
Member TOWA, Retired Scout Exec. BSA.
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