Originally Posted by click sidious

Actaully I was talking about ice fishing.

You drill like a dozen holes in the ice and then you use 'tip ups' or 'sticks'. Basically a big + that has a fishing line on the bottom with a hook. When a fish bites and pulls it triggers a flag to go up showing you have a fish on.... or tip up. They are usually made of wood, hense the 'sticks'.