The poles have been affixed with cured meats, rice noodles, shrimp, crabs, squid, zongzi (sticky rice dumplings wrapped in leaves), and other sacrificial offerings. With the aid of a crane, the poles are set up on the main platform as spirited beiguan music plays. Over 100 people lend a hand as the poles are carried to the qianggu site on the edge of Wushih Harbor.
孤棧內綁滿了醃肉、米粉、蝦子、螃蟹、魷魚、肉粽等祭品，在北管社團高亢的吹打聲中，以大吊車吊上平台車，再由一百多位里民推扛上路，走向位於烏石港邊的搶孤會場。