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2. Circle hook - Wikipedia

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   Difference between a traditional J-hook (left) and a circle hook (right) Traditional Māori bone matau, or fishhook. The shape avoids stress concentrations which could break the bone. [1] The hole on the underside is for attaching bait. [2] A circle hook is a type of fish hook which is sharply curved back in

3. Fish hook - Wikipedia

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   A fish hook or fishhook, formerly also called an angle (from Old English angol and Proto-Germanic *angulaz), is a hook used to catch fish either by piercing and embedding onto the inside of the fish mouth or, more rarely, by impaling and snagging the external fish body.

4. Outline of fishing - Wikipedia

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   Circle hook – a type of fish hook which is sharply curved back in a circular shape. Hookset – a motion made with a fishing rod in order to "set" a fish hook into the mouth of a fish once it has bitten a fishing lure or bait. Fishing gaff – a pole with a sharp hook on the end that is used to stab a large fish and then lift the fish into ...

5. Fishing tackle - Wikipedia

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   Fishing with a hook and line is called angling. In addition to the use of the hook and line used to catch a fish, a heavy fish may be landed by using a landing net or a hooked pole called a gaff. Trolling is a technique in which a fishing lure on a line is drawn through the water. Snagging is a technique where the object is to hook the fish in ...

6. Wooden halibut hook - Wikipedia

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   As a result, the wooden halibut hook will embed itself securely in the halibut's mouth, and the sinker will start splashing around. [2] Wooden hooks of traditional size were optimized to catch medium-sized halibut ranging from nine to 45 kilograms. The younger fish and the much larger breeding fish were spared, with benefits to the fishery.

7. 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.