Answers.Body: <p>To be honest, man, I've never heard anyone use the term 'fishpole' in regards to video/film production. Recording audio with a microphone that is connected to an extendable rod is called booming. There are people in the film industry who make a living solely from being a boom swinger. 
  I think fishpole is just another word used for the same thing, although if someone referred to a boom pole as a fishpole onset they would probably get laughed at. </p>
  
  <p>So yeah, unless you are getting filmmaking mixed up with the honorable profession of capturing sea-dwelling animals, I'd say there is no difference between the two. </p>
  
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Body: <p>What is the difference between a fishpole and a boom pole? I think I have heard the words interchangeably, but I really don't know the difference between the two.</p>
  
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Title: What is the difference between a fishpole and a boom pole?
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ThreadText: # What is the difference between a fishpole and a boom pole?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2011-08-18)
  
  What is the difference between a fishpole and a boom pole? I think I have heard the words interchangeably, but I really don't know the difference between the two.
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2011-08-20. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  To be honest, man, I've never heard anyone use the term 'fishpole' in regards to video/film production. Recording audio with a microphone that is connected to an extendable rod is called booming. There are people in the film industry who make a living solely from being a boom swinger.
  I think fishpole is just another word used for the same thing, although if someone referred to a boom pole as a fishpole onset they would probably get laughed at.
  
  So yeah, unless you are getting filmmaking mixed up with the honorable profession of capturing sea-dwelling animals, I'd say there is no difference between the two.
  
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  > **username_0**: Ok, I've seen it on several sites...can't remember where, but I have.  
  
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