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2. Fishing gaff - Wikipedia

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   A standard-sized gaff used in angling Fishing with a long pole gaff. In fishing, a gaff is a handheld pole with a sharp hook or sideway spike on the distal end, which is used to swing and stab into the body of a large fish like a pickaxe (ideally, the tip of the hook/spike is placed under the fish's backbone) and then pull the fish out of the water like using a pike pole.

3. Fishing techniques - Wikipedia

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   Pike pole fishing and gaff fishing - Use handheld poles with sharp spikes to hit and impale fish. Polespears - have a sling attached to the spear. Modern spearguns - traditional spearfishing is restricted to shallow waters, but the development of the speargun has made the method much more efficient. With practice, divers are able to hold their ...

4. Snagging - Wikipedia

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   Snagging chinook salmon. Snagging, also known as snag fishing, snatching, snatch fishing, jagging (Australia), or foul hooking, is a fishing technique for catching fish that uses sharp grappling hooks tethered to a fishing line to externally pierce (i.e. "snag") into the flesh of nearby fish, without needing the fish to swallow any hook with its mouth like in angling.

5. Do you know about the new RI fishing regulations for ... - AOL

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   There's an 11 inch minimum for boats and a 9.5 inch minimum size from shore. Private anglers, from May 1 to Dec. 31 have a 30 fish/person/day limit. ... and gaffs are prohibited when fishing for ...

6. Hook (hand tool) - Wikipedia

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   Fishing gaff A hook is a hand tool used for securing and moving loads. It consists of a round wooden handle with a strong metal hook about 20 cm (8 inches) long projecting at a right angle from the center of the handle.

7. Polperro Gaffer - Wikipedia

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   The little fishing port of Polperro, 5 miles west of Looe had a fleet of small sailing fishing boats known as Polperro Gaffers. Their principal catch was the pilchard but this was a late summer catch and the rest of the year they set long lines, and seine nets. Most were built in Looe, around 26' with a deep 6' draft, a gaff rig on a pole mast ...