Fishing equipment is called fishing tackle by fishing aficionados and it usually refers to rods, lines, hooks, sinkers, spears, lures, bait, reels, nets, and et cetera. The fishing gear that is attached at the end of a line is called terminal tackle
The word tackle referring to fishing equipment comes from 'takel' which first meant the rigging of a ship, that is, the equipment consisting of ropes supporting a ship's masts and sails. Later, the same word was recorded as having a another meaning, that of equipment for fishing and that meaning has been preserved ever since.
The most rudimentary fishing apparatus is made up of of a rod, a line, a hook, a lure, a bait and a weight or sinker. The line is a simple cord especially made for fishing that is both long, strong and yet thin, so that fish do not notice it. There are various questions that an angler asks when buying a fishing line, like its resistance, stretch, strength and so on. The line will be selected depending on what species of fish the angler wants to catch.
The sinker or weight, also referred to as a plummet, is actually a weight that helps in casting the hook and the bait as far as possible from the shoreline or from the boat that the fisherman is using. They are usually made of lead because it is cheap and easy to melt at home. However, lead sinkers have been banned in some parts of the world, especially the really small ones, which are often called 'shot'. If eaten by birds or other fish, the lead, which is well-known to be poisonous, will cause the death of that animal.
Another elementary piece of fishing gear is the hook. This device meant for attaching the bait on the line and for hooking into the fish's mouth. It is attached to the line and the angler can select from a very wide range of shapes, sizes and metals.
And last but far from least, is the bait or lure, without which fishing equipment cannot be effective. A lure is a man-made device tied to the end of the line that resembles the prey of the fish you are after in every way. Its raison d'etre is to attract the attention of the fish with its colour shape and movement. Artificial flies, tiddlers and sand eels fall under this category. When the fish bites the lure, it becomes hooked.
Whilst, bait, on the other hand, is the item physically attached to the hook. Bait is usually of two types: animal or foodstuff: 'animal' refers to small fish or other water creatures, insects or crawlers and 'foodstuff' refers to things like grains, such as wheat, bread or whatever the angler thinks might attract the fish.
The word tackle referring to fishing equipment comes from 'takel' which first meant the rigging of a ship, that is, the equipment consisting of ropes supporting a ship's masts and sails. Later, the same word was recorded as having a another meaning, that of equipment for fishing and that meaning has been preserved ever since.
The most rudimentary fishing apparatus is made up of of a rod, a line, a hook, a lure, a bait and a weight or sinker. The line is a simple cord especially made for fishing that is both long, strong and yet thin, so that fish do not notice it. There are various questions that an angler asks when buying a fishing line, like its resistance, stretch, strength and so on. The line will be selected depending on what species of fish the angler wants to catch.
The sinker or weight, also referred to as a plummet, is actually a weight that helps in casting the hook and the bait as far as possible from the shoreline or from the boat that the fisherman is using. They are usually made of lead because it is cheap and easy to melt at home. However, lead sinkers have been banned in some parts of the world, especially the really small ones, which are often called 'shot'. If eaten by birds or other fish, the lead, which is well-known to be poisonous, will cause the death of that animal.
Another elementary piece of fishing gear is the hook. This device meant for attaching the bait on the line and for hooking into the fish's mouth. It is attached to the line and the angler can select from a very wide range of shapes, sizes and metals.
And last but far from least, is the bait or lure, without which fishing equipment cannot be effective. A lure is a man-made device tied to the end of the line that resembles the prey of the fish you are after in every way. Its raison d'etre is to attract the attention of the fish with its colour shape and movement. Artificial flies, tiddlers and sand eels fall under this category. When the fish bites the lure, it becomes hooked.
Whilst, bait, on the other hand, is the item physically attached to the hook. Bait is usually of two types: animal or foodstuff: 'animal' refers to small fish or other water creatures, insects or crawlers and 'foodstuff' refers to things like grains, such as wheat, bread or whatever the angler thinks might attract the fish.
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