The “prairie ice jigger”
The term “prairie ice jigger” is a local name given by fishermen of western Canada to a simple but ingenious apparatus used to facilitate setting gill nets beneath an ice surface. A jigger consists of a board and two levers so arranged that a backward pull on a line attached to one lever is translat...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400049640 2024-03-03T08:48:10+00:00 The “prairie ice jigger” Sprules, W. M. 1957 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400049640 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400049640 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 8, issue 56, page 441-444 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1957 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400049640 2024-02-08T08:46:07Z The term “prairie ice jigger” is a local name given by fishermen of western Canada to a simple but ingenious apparatus used to facilitate setting gill nets beneath an ice surface. A jigger consists of a board and two levers so arranged that a backward pull on a line attached to one lever is translated into a forward thrust which propels the board along beneath the ice. Thus only two holes need be chopped through the ice to set a standard net, and several nets can be set in different directions from any one hole. This represents a considerable saving in time and effort when compared with other methods such as pushing a pole with an attached line from hole to hole until sufficient line has been let out to accommodate a net. The jigger is almost a necessity to fishermen operating in northern areas of Canada, where winter fishing is carried on for several months beneath an ice cover which varies from several inches in thickness to as much as six feet. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Record Cambridge University Press Canada Lever ENVELOPE(-63.608,-63.608,-65.506,-65.506) Polar Record 8 56 441 444 |
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The term “prairie ice jigger” is a local name given by fishermen of western Canada to a simple but ingenious apparatus used to facilitate setting gill nets beneath an ice surface. A jigger consists of a board and two levers so arranged that a backward pull on a line attached to one lever is translated into a forward thrust which propels the board along beneath the ice. Thus only two holes need be chopped through the ice to set a standard net, and several nets can be set in different directions from any one hole. This represents a considerable saving in time and effort when compared with other methods such as pushing a pole with an attached line from hole to hole until sufficient line has been let out to accommodate a net. The jigger is almost a necessity to fishermen operating in northern areas of Canada, where winter fishing is carried on for several months beneath an ice cover which varies from several inches in thickness to as much as six feet. |
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