Before revision: 300px|Three punt pole shoes in varying states of wear A setting pole is a pole, handled by a single individual, made to move boats by pushing the craft in the desired direction.
After revision: or quant (quant pole), barges (barge pole) or punts300px|Three punt pole shoes in varying states of wear A setting pole is a pole, handled by a single individual, made to move boats by pushing the craft in the desired direction.