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  2. Life saving reel - Wikipedia

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    This day at Bondi was given the name Black Sunday after the events that took place on that day. On this day a series of freak waves hit the beach and washed about 300 bathers into rough surf conditions where most required assistance. 80 surf life savers equipped with 8 reels saved all but 4 swimmers that died before reaching shore. These were ...

  3. ABU Garcia - Wikipedia

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    There is also a book titled Vintage Fishing Reels of Sweden by Daniel Skupien, that contains a large amount of valuable information on ABU Garcia fishing tackle, as well as a comprehensive work detailing the history of smaller Ambassadeur reelsSmall Ambassadeurs: The Legendary Light-line Fishing Reels: The Ambassadeur 2500C, 1500C and ...

  4. Reel - Wikipedia

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    Tow trucks hold steel cable on reels; Rope, wire and electrical cable is often supplied on reels; Badge reels are used to hold access badges, smart cards and other externally tethered small items such as keys and clippers; A cave diving reel is a safety equipment used for running a distance line [1]

  5. Fishing reel - Wikipedia

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    Fly reels are normally manual, single-action designs. Rotating a handle on the side of the reel rotates the spool which retrieves the line, usually at a 1:1 ratio (i.e., one complete revolution of the handle equals one revolution of the spool). Fly reels are one of the simplest reels and have far fewer parts than a spinning reel.

  6. Recreational fishing - Wikipedia

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    One method of growing popularity is kayak fishing. Kayaks are stealthy and allow anglers to reach areas not fishable from land or by conventional boat. [ 18 ] In addition, fishing from kayaks is regarded by some as an effort to level the playing field, to a degree, with their quarry and/or to challenge their angling abilities further by ...

  7. Fly fishing - Wikipedia

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    The fish is played either by hand, where the angler continues to hold the fly line in one hand to control the tension applied to the fish, or by reeling up any slack in the line and then using the hand to act as a drag on the reel. Most modern fly reels have an adjustable, mechanical drag system to control line tension during a fish's run.

  8. Fishing swivel - Wikipedia

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    A fishing swivel is a small, usually ball- or barrel-shaped device used in angling to connect sections of fishing lines, consisting of two rings linked via a thrust bearing pivot joint. The line from the rod and reel is tied to the ring at proximal end, and the line leading to the terminal tackles (the hook , lure and/or sinker ) is tied to the ...

  9. Breakdown (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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    One in five service calls for a newer vehicle required a tow to a repair facility. [ 6 ] Vehicles between six and ten years old have the highest proportion of battery-related issues, as most batteries have a three-to-five-year life.