Typically, a bamboo rod with a single eyelet at the tip to attach a length of fishing line or string and a fishing hook. A derogatory and perhaps archaic term used in the southern US states. Was used to catch fish and frogs by a black person of boy.
Billy-Bob: “hey boy...are you use’n bait on that nigger pole?”
black boy: “yea-sah...it only a bit a red cloth though.”
black boy: “yea-sah...it only a bit a red cloth though.”
by Shibbyday January 4, 2020