The present invention is intended to provide a vertical probe and a jig which has sufficient flexibility for contact reaction force from the electrical contact to be inspected, easy insertion and assembly of the probe even with narrow pitch, and enables cost reduction and delivery time reduction, wherein means for driving and positioning relative positions of upper and lower hole plates is provided, the straight pins as materials of vertical probes are inserted into the upper and lower hole plates, plastic deformation is applied to the straight pin by driving and positioning the relative position of the upper and lower hole plates, a symmetrical arched shape is provided, and a bending point is formed in the vicinity of the lower side of the upper hole plate and in the vicinity of the upper side of the lower hole plate.