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  2. Fish trap - Wikipedia

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    Fish nests (sometimes called "miracle holes"; natively known by various names like amatong, balirong, gango, tambon, etc.) is a traditional fish trap originating from the Philippines. It is a fish aggregating device , essentially an artificial reef , consisting of a conical pile of mangrove wood, waterlogged bamboo, rocks, and/or other ...

  3. Circle hook - Wikipedia

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    At this point it will catch the corner of the mouth, resulting in fewer gut-hooked fish. It is important not to perform a traditional hookset when a fish bites; rather, just begin reeling in. Performing a typical hookset while using a circle hook often results in the hook being pulled out of the fish altogether.

  4. Trapping - Wikipedia

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    Snares are widely criticised by animal welfare groups for their cruelty. [35] UK users of snares accept that over 40% of animals caught in some environments will be non-target animals, although non-target captures range from 21% to 69% depending on the environment. [36] In the US, non-target catches reported by users of snares in Michigan were ...

  5. List of percussion instruments - Wikipedia

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    Snare drum: Unpitched 211.212.1 Membranophone Song bells: Pitched Idiophone Sounding stone: China Idiophone Spoon: Greece, Russia, Turkey Unpitched 111.14 Idiophone Steelpan: Trinidad & Tobago Pitched 111.241.12 and 111.241.22 Idiophone [7] Also known as steel drum: Stomp box: Unpitched 111.24 Idiophone Stone marimba: Pitched Idiophone ...

  6. Angling - Wikipedia

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    Once the fish is hooked (often colloquially called "fish-on"), any struggles and attempts to escape will pull along the line, causing the bite indicator to signal the angler, who jerks the fishing rod back to further deepen the hook anchorage (i.e. "setting the hook") and then tries to retrieve the line back, pulling the fish closer in the ...

  7. Seine fishing - Wikipedia

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    Seine fishing (or seine-haul fishing; / s eɪ n / SAYN) is a method of fishing that employs a surrounding net, called a seine, that hangs vertically in the water with its bottom edge held down by weights and its top edge buoyed by floats.

  8. Masgouf - Wikipedia

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    The fish is then either impaled on two sharp iron spikes, or placed in a big iron, clamshell grill with a handle and a locking snare, designed specifically for this dish. [4] The fish, either clamped in the grill or mounted on the spikes, is then placed next to the fire on the "fire altar", a feature shared by all masgûf restaurants.

  9. Recreational fishing - Wikipedia

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    Sketch of Juliana Berners, author of the earliest essay on recreational fishing.. The early evolution of fishing as a recreation is not clear, but there is anecdotal evidence for fly fishing in Japan as early as the 9th century BCE, [1] and Claudius Aelianus (175–235 CE) describes fly fishing in Europe in his work On the Nature of Animals.