On your album pg 10,below and to the rite of the photo of black eye peas is the the picture of of a thing that I've been looking for and hoping to buy a new one if at all possible.(Outdoor whatsit) is what I remember my late father was told that it was called a fish grapple.But I use it for grabbing beavers or muskrats.For I'm a reg. trapper.I grab fish with a net ;D
Maybe it's not for sale. ;)
My antique one is not for sale. :) That photo appeared in this thread here.
https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,28953.msg417553.html#msg417553
You can buy modern versions at basspro shop
http://www.basspro.com/Fish/-Frog-Grabber/product/37124/-890342
i got one of those from my grandpas shed, it worked very well. i got the bright idea to put an edge on it to go along with the sharp holding points.... not a good idea, after that it was only good for chopping a 3 pound bass in half.
Ah!! Old redneck institution, "Lassoing Bass". Illegal in many states. We usually made our own with a cane pole and piano wire/picture hanging wire or leader wire and an old rod eyelet.
Kind of along the lines of jigging, that will land you a nice fine and loss of fishing privileges. ;)
Swamp,
Depended on what you were jigging and where. Newfoundlanders know well the tales of the squid jigging ground There's even a song bout it... (http://www.myspace.com/thechieftains/music/songs/the-squid-jiggin-ground-larry-o-gaff-28375793)
And jigging for cod was the traditional method before the days of the longliners...
Herb
That's not fresh water fishing though. And thoswe days of jigging cod was when they was thick as sardines, no more. The Federal fisheries have shut down the eastern cod fishing in Canada. Everyone else seems to do what they want. That part of the reason for a seal hunt. All the Cartney fans hate to see them baby faces harvested. :D