English > fishing gear: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | gear used in fishing. |
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| Synonyms | tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig |
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| Members | bob, bobber, cork, bobfloat | A small float usually made of cork |
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| fishhook | A sharp barbed hook for catching fish |
| fishing line | A length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached |
| fishing rod, fishing pole | A rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line |
| gaff | An iron hook with a handle |
| harpoon | A spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing |
| landing net | A bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water |
| reel | winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle |
| spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance | An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish |
| spinner | fisherman's lure |
| Parts | gig | A cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies |
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| Broader | gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance | equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. |
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| Spanish | aparejo |
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