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Jigging Stick

Jigging sticks are used for fishign. They are made of sticks, bone, or any long object with a rope tied around it. A small hook is at the end of the rope.

Related Items: Arctic Char . Arctic Tern . Avatak (harpoon float) . Bearded Seal . Beluga . Blubber Lamp (Qulliq) . Igloo . Jigging Stick . Kavikak . Niksik . Polar Bear . Rifle . Ringed Seal . Ulu . Unaaq (harpoon) . Walrus .

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