# Jiggerpole

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{{Short description|Long fishing pole}}
[[File:Jigging off Queenscliff Pier, Vic, jjron 5.12.2009.jpg|thumb|right|Fishermen using jiggerpoles in [Queenscliff, Victoria](/source/Queenscliff%2C_Victoria), Australia]]
A '''jiggerpole''' (or '''jigger pole''') is a long fishing pole that is used with a short and heavy line, usually a foot (0.3 m) or less of 50 [lbf](/source/pound-force) (220 [N](/source/Newton_(unit))) test or heavier. Then a large lure or bait is attached and manually worked around the shoreline and cover. In deep cover, the lure or bait can be presented by placing the tip of the fishing pole into the water. A jiggerpole may refer to a spar that extends a mast.

==History==
Fishing with a jiggerpole is perhaps the oldest known method of capturing [bass](/source/Bass_(fish)) with an artificial lure.<ref>Pennsylvania State University (1971) [https://books.google.com/books?id=GYjgAAAAMAAJ&q=%22jiggerpole%22%7C%22Jigger+pole%22 ''Complete book of baits, rigs and tackle''] STD Publications.</ref> "Generations ago, savvy swamp fishermen used long cane poles rigged with short lengths of heavy line and large spinner/lures."<ref>Cornell University (1993) [https://books.google.com/books?id=hhBNAAAAYAAJ&q=%22jiggerpole%22%7C%22Jigger+pole%22 Jiggerpoles] ''Field and stream'', Volume 98, Page 148.</ref>

==Notes==
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