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  2. Throw bag - Wikipedia

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    Usage of a throw bag in a Swift water rescue exercise. Recognition – The party with the throw bag needs to see the swimmer and retrieve the throw bag. Preparation – Quickly the 'bagger' needs to play out about a meter of rope from the mouth of the bag, and try to get a partner to stand behind them holding onto them, preferably by the life jacket.

  3. Casting (fishing) - Wikipedia

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    The basic technique is to quickly flick/swing the rod forward towards the water, with the inertia of the tackles lagging and bending the rod backward (i.e. "loading" the rod), and then use the "springing" (elastic rebound) of the rod to "hurl" and rapidly sling the line forward, which in turn will launch out the hook and bait.

  4. Swimbait - Wikipedia

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    Soft body swimbaits have several sub-categories including paddle tails, line through, and top hook swimbaits. Paddle tail swimbaits are by far the most common swimbait many anglers use. These baits come in an array of sizes with the smaller sizes often being used as a trailer for a spinnerbait , chatterbait or underspin.

  5. Line thrower - Wikipedia

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    His device was a line fastened to a barbed shot which was fired from a mortar on the shore. By means of this line a hawser was drawn out from the shore to the ship, and along it was run a cradle in which the shipwrecked persons were landed. [9] It was used in a rescue in 1808, making it the first successful line thrower. [10]

  6. Fishing bait - Wikipedia

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    Other ways anglers get natural bait is through usual methods of fishing, e.g. hook and line, traps and casting nets. Once live bait has been obtained, it's important for the angler to keep it alive and fresh for it to be effective. Many anglers opt for a bait pen [7] or small fish cages [8] in order to store and preserve their live bait.

  7. TikTok - Wikipedia

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    TikTok removed some of these videos and has generally added links to accurate COVID-19 information on videos with tags related to the pandemic. [211] In January 2020, left-leaning media watchdog Media Matters for America said that TikTok hosted misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic despite a recent policy against misinformation. [212]

  8. Pneumatic line thrower - Wikipedia

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    This type of line is also referred to as messenger line and is deployed with the intention of using it to draw larger, stronger ropes and cables across a body of water or geological obstacle. Heavier line can be deployed directly for applications with shorter ranges. Polyspectra and polypropylene lines are examples of ropes used for water ...

  9. Throwing sports - Wikipedia

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    Most throwing sports use a defined field of play (including an area players may throw an object from, and an area where the object should fall) and a specific throwing method. Common one-armed throwing methods include overhand throwing (releasing with the arm above the shoulder) and underarm throwing (releasing with the arm below the shoulder).