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  2. Fishing tackle - Wikipedia

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    Fishing tackle is the equipment used by anglers when fishing. Almost any equipment or gear used in fishing can be called fishing tackle, examples being hooks , lines , baits / lures , rods , reels , floats , sinkers / feeders , nets , spears , gaffs and traps , as well as wires, snaps, beads, spoons, blades, spinners, clevises and tools that ...

  3. Recreational fishing - Wikipedia

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    Sport fishing or game fishing is recreational fishing activities that focus mainly on the physical exertion and thrilling experience during the process of subduing a hard-fighting fish, which provides the fisherman the excitement of a challenge (a good "sport" or "game") and a satisfying sense of achievement after successfully catching the ...

  4. Angling - Wikipedia

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    An angler on the Kennet and Avon Canal, England, with his fishing tackle. Laws and regulations managing angling vary greatly, often regionally, within countries. These commonly include permits (licences), closed periods (seasons) where specific species are unavailable for harvest, restrictions on gear types, and quotas.

  5. Fishing techniques - Wikipedia

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    Resulting from the first FAO Fishing Gear Congress held in Hamburg in 1957. Download PDF (69MB) FAO: (1971) Modern Fishing Gear Of The World 3: Fish finding, purse seining and aimed trawling Fishing News Books. Editor Hilmar Kristjohsson. Download PDF (56MB) Seafood Watch: Fishing gear fact cards Retrieved 23 January 2012.

  6. Fishing - Wikipedia

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    Fishing tackles are the equipment used by fishers when fishing. Almost any equipment or gear used for fishing can be called a fishing tackle, although the term is most commonly associated with gear used in angling. Some examples are hooks, lines, sinkers, floats, rods, reels, baits, lures, spears, nets, gaffs, traps, waders, and tackle boxes.

  7. Jigging - Wikipedia

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    Jigging is a low-cost, low-energy technique that does not necessarily require a bait and its catch can be captured live and hauled into the fishing vessel. This method of fishing can be applied locally as well as at commercial levels. However, this technique of fishing is labour intensive and time consuming.

  8. Fishing bait - Wikipedia

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    Fishing bait is any luring substance used specifically to attract and catch fish, typically when angling with a hook and line. There are generally two types of baits used in angling: hookbaits , which are directly mounted onto fish hooks and are what the term "fishing bait" typically refers to; and groundbaits , which are scattered separately ...

  9. Fly fishing - Wikipedia

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    Fly rods are typically between 1.8 m (6 ft) long in freshwater fishing and up to 4.5 m (15 ft) long for two-handed fishing for salmon or steelhead, or in tenkara fishing in small streams. The average rod for fresh and saltwater is around 9 feet (2.7 m) in length and weighs from 3 –5 ounces , though a recent trend has been to lighter, shorter ...