Why are fishermen called “sticks”?

[jimmyjoe]

3 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Not much from the 1st century makes much sense.

 

   Oh, I don't know ......  it wasn't so bad.   ?               jj

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2 hours ago, ajschn06 said:

I have many more questions about the term "Angler" than I do sticks.  At least sticks makes sense...

an·gle²

/ˈaNGɡəl/

verb

1. fish with rod and line.

   "there are no big fish left to angle for"

    

noun

ARCHAIC

1. a fishhook.

   "you will be pleased too, if you find a Trout at one of our Angles"

    

   While the word angle for hook is archaic, the verb to angle is still a word.

[Big Hands]

5 hours ago, Choporoz said:

And the mechanic got mad when I called him a 'Tool'....I was just trying to be complimentary 

Maybe using the descriptor 'wrench' instead of 'tool' will come off better next time ;~) . . . unless he actually is a tool.

[J Francho]

The kids call me a caps lock every once in a while

[Smokinal]

Reminds me of my son's younger baseball years, any player who wore number 11 was referred to as "Sticks"

 

I can still here the coaches and dads,  "Here we go now sticks!"

[Jigfishn10]

17 hours ago, Big Hands said:

Maybe using the descriptor 'wrench' instead of 'tool' will come off better next time ;~) . . . unless he actually is a tool.

I tried that once...just once.

About 10 years ago my wife and I were having a "discussion" and she called me a tool. Well I must have had a little too much to drink because I retaliated with calling her a 'wrench', except I wasn't pronouncing my R's to well by then. 

As @Sam would say "And then the fight began."

[scaleface]

I'm a firefighter so just call me Hose .

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47 minutes ago, scaleface said:

I'm a firefighter so just call me Hose .

Take off you hoser! Beauty ey?...

[ajschn06]

23 hours ago, BassWhole! said:

an·gle²

/ˈaNGɡəl/

verb

1. fish with rod and line.

   "there are no big fish left to angle for"

    

noun

ARCHAIC

1. a fishhook.

   "you will be pleased too, if you find a Trout at one of our Angles"

    

   While the word angle for hook is archaic, the verb to angle is still a word.

You can post a definition but that doesn’t mean it makes sense ?‍♂️ 

[.ghoti.]

You want trouble making sense out of a written tome? Try reading that book John posted, without the translation. It is in english. Old english. Very old english.  

[Jigfishn10]

1 hour ago, .ghoti. said:

You want trouble making sense out of a written tome? Try reading that book John posted, without the translation. It is in english. Old english. Very old english.  

Not fir nuttin, but don’t yuse thinks yir askings lot from us sticksmen? Or are we’s hookers like @Michigander thinks we’s is? I cants memba? 

[billmac]

I remember the characters from "Harry n Charlie" calling rods "bassin' sticks".

[papajoe222]

Then there is the nomer 'dipstick' that implies almost total uselessness.