Gigger or _Jigger_
jigger n A pair of large hooks fixed back to back with some lead run upon the shanks, in the shape of a fish. The Gigger being let down to the bottom, is played by sharp jerks, and such fish are hooked by it, as are enticed by the resemblance of the lead to a real fish. G.M.Story August 1959 DNE-cit...
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| Language: | English |
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1959
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/37440 |
| Summary: | jigger n A pair of large hooks fixed back to back with some lead run upon the shanks, in the shape of a fish. The Gigger being let down to the bottom, is played by sharp jerks, and such fish are hooked by it, as are enticed by the resemblance of the lead to a real fish. G.M.Story August 1959 DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I gigger,JIG n, jigger fish Checked by Adrian Young on Wed 10 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 05 Aug 2015 |
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