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  2. Auction sniping - Wikipedia

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    However, online auction sites, unlike live auctions, usually have an automatic bidding system which allows a bidder to enter their maximum acceptable bid. This is a hidden or proxy bid, known to the system, but not any other bidders; during the auction the actual bid is incremented only enough to beat the existing highest bid. For example, if ...

  3. Surf fishing - Wikipedia

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    In addition to rod and reel, the surf fisherman needs terminal tackle and bait or lure. Terminal tackle is the equipment at the far end of the line: hooks , swivels , lines and leaders. Surf fishing rigs like the snood rig are essential tools for anglers targeting fish from shorelines and beaches.

  4. Fishing reel - Wikipedia

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    Parts of a spinning reel: 1: Pick up or bail 2: Reel seat 3: Reel foot 4: Handle 5: Support arm 6: Anti-reverse lever 7: Skirted spool 8: Fishing line 9: Drag adjustment knob A fishing reel is a hand- cranked reel used in angling to wind and stow fishing line , [ 1 ] typically mounted onto a fishing rod , but may also be used on compound bows ...

  5. eBay - Wikipedia

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    eBay office in Toronto, Canada. eBay Inc. (/ ˈ iː b eɪ / EE-bay, often stylized as ebay or Ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide.

  6. Seine fishing - Wikipedia

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    In certain parts of the western United States as well as Canada, specifically on the coast of British Columbia, drum seining is a method of seine fishing which was adopted in the late 1950s and is used exclusively in that region. [16] The drum seine uses a horizontally mounted drum to haul and store the net instead of a power block.

  7. Rocky shore - Wikipedia

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    The Ballantine scale is a biologically defined scale for measuring the degree of exposure level of wave action on a rocky shore. Devised in 1961 by W. J. Ballantine, then at the zoology department of Queen Mary University of London, London, U.K., the scale is based on the observation that where shoreline species are concerned "Different species growing on rocky shores require different degrees ...

  8. Bulkhead (barrier) - Wikipedia

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    While bulkheads may serve their purpose to slow erosion at a bluff or beachfront, they commonly cause a domino effect of change to the beach profile. The increased wave reflection caused by their presence can result in an increased re-suspension of sand in the water in front of the bulkhead.

  9. List of U.S. states and territories by coastline - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of U.S. states and territories ranked by their coastline length. 30 states have a coastline: 23 with a coastline on the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of Maine), and/or Pacific Ocean, and 8 with a Great Lakes shoreline. New York has coasts on both the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.