Gigging
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Gigging is the practice of hunting fish or small game with a gig or similar multi-pronged spear. Commonly harvested wildlife include freshwater suckers, saltwater flounder, and small game, such as fro
A successful gigger in the Amazon basin, Peru.
A fish gig
Winter flounder
American bullfrog caught at night by a pond in the Southern United States on a simple homemade frog gig constructed out of wood and nails.
Trident
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A trident is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm. As compared to an ordinary spear, the three tines increase the chance that a fish will be struck and dec
Gigging
…Gigging is the practice of hunting fish or small game with a gig or similar multi-pronged spear. Commonly harvested wildlife include freshwater suckers, saltwater flounder, and small game, such as frogs. A gig can…
Trident of Poseidon
Illustration of a trident user from the Wubei Zhi, late 16th to early 17th century
Fountain of Neptune in Diafáni, Karpathos island
Dutch fishermen using tridents in the 17th century.