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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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JIGS AND POPPERS

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00could someone explain to me the meaning of these words that I think are referred to fishing?:02br
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0 ------02br 01b 00jig02b 02br 02br 01b 004 a02b 00 01b 00:02b 00 any of several fishing devices (as a spoon hook) that are jerked up and down or drawn through the water -- compare 01a 00SQUID02a 00 02br 02br 05100 (17 Feb. 2007). htm

  • 0 ------02br 01b 00jig02b 02br 02br 01b 004 a02b 00 01b 00:02b 00 any of several fishing devices (as a spoon hook) that are jerked up and down or drawn through the water -- compare 01a 00SQUID02a 00 02br 02br 05100 (17 Feb.
  • 2007).
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0 ------02br
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01b004 a02b00 01b00:02b00 any of several fishing devices (as a spoon hook) that are jerked up and down or drawn through the water -- compare 01a00SQUID02a00 02br
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0A "gig" is also a fish-spear.02br
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00MrP0-
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I just now read that line in ‘Travels with Charley’ and stopped to look it up! Only he writes ‘jigs.’

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