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  2. Fishing rod - Wikipedia

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    The line weight of a fishing rod describes the optimal tension along the fishing line the rod is designed to handle, usually expressed in pounds or kilograms. A fishing line's "breaking weight" describes the maximum tensile force that can be exerted before the line breaks apart, while the line weight for a rod describes as the extent of bending ...

  3. Angling - Wikipedia

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    Fishing bell — an (often plastic) bulldog clip attached to a pair of small jingle bells, used often in surf fishing and bank fishing involving rod holders. When clipped onto the fishing rod, the bells will rattle when vibrations are transmitted onto the rod from the fishing line, and the sound can alert the angler. [5]

  4. Fishing tackle - Wikipedia

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    Fishing with a fishing rod. A fishing rod is an additional tool used with the hook, line and sinker. A length of fishing line is attached to a long, flexible rod or pole: one end terminates with the hook for catching the fish. Early fishing rods are depicted on inscriptions in ancient Egypt, China, Greece and Rome.

  5. Dorsal fin - Wikipedia

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    In anglerfish, the anterior of the dorsal fin is modified into a biological equivalent to a fishing pole and a lure known as an illicium or esca. Some fishes have adapted their dorsal fins to defend against predators with sharp erect spines and venom, as in many species of catfish, [1] the spiny dogfish, [2] and perhaps the Port Jackson shark, [3]

  6. Fisheries science - Wikipedia

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    Fisheries science is the academic discipline of managing and understanding fisheries. [1] It is a multidisciplinary science, which draws on the disciplines of limnology, oceanography, freshwater biology, marine biology, meteorology, conservation, ecology, population dynamics, economics, statistics, decision analysis, management, and many others in an attempt to provide an integrated picture of ...

  7. Fishing line - Wikipedia

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    Fishing with a hook-and-line setup is called angling.Fish are caught when one are drawn by the bait/lure dressed on the hook into swallowing it in whole, causing in the hook (usually barbed) piercing the soft tissues and anchoring into the mouthparts, gullet or gill, resulting in the fish becoming firmly tethered to the line.

  8. Outline of fishing - Wikipedia

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    Fishing rod or fishing pole – a tool used to catch fish, usually in conjunction with the pastime of angling, and can also be used in competition casting. Fishing reel – a device attached to a fishing rode used to wind the line up. Bamboo fly rod, split cane rod, or cane – a fly fishing rod that is made from bamboo.

  9. Fishing techniques - Wikipedia

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    Drone fishing - Rod fishing assisted by a drone, the drone can be a flying type or underwater type, it can be remote controlled by a human, computer, AI or a combination of the three simultaneously. The drone is used to scout for fish via camera, carry the hook to a far off location, cast the hook, reel in the fish and return.