A fool at the end of a stick; a fool at one end, and a maggot at the other; gibes on an angler.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
Fogus * Fool FinderNathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang
John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes