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  2. Category:Sailing rigs and rigging - Wikipedia

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    S. Sail; Sail batten; Sail emblem; Sail twist; Template:Sail types; Sailcloth; Schooner; Screecher; Settee (sail) Shackle; Shear legs; Sheet (sailing) Shroud (sailing)

  3. Swimbait - Wikipedia

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    Some soft body swimbaits are designed to draw a strike from fish while very detailed baits (usually top hook) rely more on looks than actions. Soft body swimbaits have several sub-categories including paddle tails, line through, and top hook swimbaits. Paddle tail swimbaits are by far the most common swimbait many anglers use.

  4. Fishing techniques - Wikipedia

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    The hook is attached to a line, and is sometimes weighed down by a sinker so it sinks deeper in the water. This is the classic "hook, line and sinker" arrangement, used in angling since prehistoric times. The hook is usually dressed with lures or baits such as earthworm, doughball and bait fish.

  5. Fishing bait - Wikipedia

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    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 into the water as an "appetizer" to attract the fish nearer to the hook.

  6. Hair rig - Wikipedia

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    A knotless knot joining a fishing line (blue) to a fishing hook (grey) and a hair rig (orange) Hair rig. The Hair rig is a fishing method which allows a bait to be presented without sitting directly on the hook. It is mainly associated with boilies, but also works effectively with many other baits. The Hair-Rig became popular in the 1980s and ...

  7. Carolina rig - Wikipedia

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    The Carolina rig is a fishing rig similar to the Texas rig, but with the sinker weight fixed above the hook instead of sliding down to it. The Carolina rig is suitable for beginning fishers, [ 1 ] and this specific rig is designed to help fishermen catch bottom-feeding fish, particularly black bass . [ 2 ]

  8. Rigging - Wikipedia

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    Rigging comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support and control a sailing ship or sail boat's masts and sails. Standing rigging is the fixed rigging that supports masts including shrouds and stays. Running rigging is rigging which adjusts the position of the vessel's sails and spars including halyards, braces, sheets and ...

  9. Running rigging - Wikipedia

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    Running rigging is the rigging of a sailing vessel that is used for raising, lowering, shaping and controlling the sails on a sailing vessel—as opposed to the standing rigging, which supports the mast and bowsprit. Running rigging varies between vessels that are rigged fore and aft and those that are square-rigged.