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jig back

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jig back [′jig ‚bak]
(mechanical engineering)
An aerial ropeway with a pair of containers that move in opposite directions and are loaded or stopped alternately at opposite stations but do not pass around the terminals. Also known as reversible tramway; to-and-fro ropeway.


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Sometimes you'll make it to the bottom and not get a bite--if you do, just start winding the jig back to the top at a moderate pace.
 
 
 
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