Pike pole

They are variously used in boating, construction, logging, rescue and recovery, power line maintenance, and firefighting.

[1] Although modernized to be made of more durable materials such as fiberglass, the overall design and functionality of a pike pole has remained relatively unchanged despite many other advances in overhaul operations, including positive pressure ventilation and the use of thermal imaging cameras.

Pike poles used in log rafting were originally made of wood, typically spruce or fir.

Pike poles are also used for rescue work to grab people or objects floating in high and rough waters.

[2] The 1835 Russian Encyclopedic Lexicon describes a tradition of Ural Cossacks ice fishing for sturgeon.

On the day of bagrenye, the Cossacks would break the river ice at the known sturgeon hibernating locations, and pull out the disturbed fish with the pike poles.