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• n  a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line

• fishing rod

News & Articles

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• Fisherman drowns trying to retrieve pole dropped in river
  A fisherman drowned Tuesday in the Columbia River after diving into the water from his boat to try and retrieve his fishing pole.
  June 19, 2013 - FOX 12 Oregon
• Cops keep fish on the hook with kids
  “Now flip out the bail, watch for the slack, and watch that bobber,” said Lebanon Police Department officer Charles Altishin to Aiden Grimes, 6, while instructing him how to use a fishing pole…
  June 19, 2013 - Lebanon Express
• Fisherman drowns in Columbia trying to recover rod
  PORTLAND, Ore  – A fisherman drowned after jumping from a boat into the Columbia River after his fishing pole fell in the water and he tried to get it back Tuesday, deputies said. The Multnomah County sheriff's Office identified the man as 60 year old John Eugene Deranleau from Portland, Ore. Paramedics performed CPR on Deranleaun for an extended period of time near the boat ramps at Chinook ...
  June 18, 2013 - KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland