fish pole

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After that if he so much as took down his fish-pole, the rumor of it went round, and more than one boy made ready to follow him.
When Life Was Young|C. A. Stephens
A fish-pole is a great help in learning that necessary lesson.
The Spring of the Year|Dallas Lore Sharp
It had two legs and carried a fan, or a fish-pole—I couldn't tell which it was—and it was whistling.
Mollie and the Unwiseman|John Kendrick Bangs
Bob explained why they took the boat, and paid the rental for it, and for the fish-pole.
Boy Scouts in Glacier Park|Walter Prichard Eaton

Well take a fish-pole and a boat from the boat-house and catch a breakfast!
Boy Scouts in Glacier Park|Walter Prichard Eaton