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  2. Ballyhoo - Wikipedia

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    The ballyhoo halfbeak, ballyhoo, balahu, redtailed balao or yellowtail ballyhoo (Hemiramphus brasiliensis) is a baitfish of the halfbeak family (Hemiramphidae). It is similar to the Balao halfbeak (H. balao) in most features. Some are used for trolling by saltwater anglers. [2] [3] Some have caused ciguatera poisoning in humans. [4]

  3. Circle hook - Wikipedia

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    Difference between a traditional J-hook (left) and a circle hook (right) Traditional Māori bone matau, or fishhook. The shape avoids stress concentrations which could break the bone. [1] The hole on the underside is for attaching bait. [2] A circle hook is a type of fish hook which is sharply curved back in

  4. Hook set - Wikipedia

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    Using barbed hooks can help more firmly securing the hookset, as the reverse barb point serves as an anchoring mini-hook to prevent the hook backing out of the fish's tissue. However, the barb also makes it hard to remove the hook without causing further (and often significant) lacerations to the surrounding tissue. In situations that warrant ...

  5. Fishing tackle - Wikipedia

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    A fish hook is a device for catching fish either by impaling them in the mouth or, more rarely, by snagging the body of the fish. Fish hooks have been employed for millennia by anglers to catch fresh and saltwater fish. Early hooks were made from the upper bills of eagles and from bones, shells, horns and thorns of plants (Parker 2002).

  6. Suspension (body modification) - Wikipedia

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    Dynamic rigging primarily uses ropes, or something similar, and one long piece is used to connect the suspender to the apparatus. In static rigging, each hook is attached to the apparatus separately. The apparatus is usually rigged to a tree, ceiling, scaffolding, etc. using pulleys, a winch or a backhoe.

  7. Fish hook - Wikipedia

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    A variety of fish hooks. A fish hook or fishhook, formerly also called an angle (from Old English angol and Proto-Germanic *angulaz), is a hook used to catch fish either by piercing and embedding onto the inside of the fish mouth or, more rarely, by impaling and snagging the external fish body.