Ray Joe Hastings and his apprentice Anthony Martin work together in Ray Joe’s home blacksmith shop creating a traditional fishing gig by hand. Ray Joe is a master gig maker, as well as a remarkable storyteller who brings the old Ozark ways to life.
He learned to make gigs from Paul Martin, who was an exceptionally skilled Ozark gig-maker. Anthony Martin is Paul Martin’s grandson. The opportunity to learn how to make gigs from one of his grandfather’s apprentices connects Anthony to his heritage in a deeply meaningful way.
Up Next in Season 1
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Bill Bock
Meet Bill Bock and others in the German-American community in Perry County, Missouri. The area was settled in 1839 by a group of Germans from Saxony, seeking religious freedom. The community they created at that time, continued to speak German as their native language until the 1950’s.
Bill and...
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Kat Robinson
Meet Kat - a community organizer extraordinaire, certified yoga therapist, and possibly a witch...
Although she spent time living away from the Ozarks, Kat’s Ozark roots run deep. Explore the fearlessly courageous life she’s created in Doniphan. Whether she is teaching yoga, flying through the a...
