fixed-spool reel

  • 1fixed-spool reel — the commonest form of reel used in angling. A bail arm winds the line onto the spool which does not move. Folding the bail arm back enables the line to be cast off the spool …

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  • 2Fishing reel — A spinning reel A fishing reel is a cylindrical device attached to a fishing rod used in winding the line .[1] Modern fishing reels usually have fittings which make it easier to retrieve the line and deploy ( cast ) it for better accuracy or… …

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  • 3spin casting reel — an angling reel in which the spool is fixed. A bail arm is folded back to let the line come off in a cast and when in place rotates to wrap the line on the spool, cf. bait casting reel. Also called fixed spool reel …

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  • 4spinning reel — noun : a fishing reel having a fixed spool on which the line is wound by means of an arm or bail actuated by turning the reel handle * * * a fishing reel mounted on a spinning rod, having a stationary spool on the side of which is a revolving… …

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  • 5closed-face reel — an angling reel with a fixed spool enclosed by a housing and the bail arm replaced by a small pick up pin. The line emerges from a central hole. Used in spinning and light float fishing …

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  • 6fishing — /fish ing/, n. 1. the act of catching fish. 2. the technique, occupation, or diversion of catching fish. 3. a place or facility for catching fish. [1250 1300; ME fisshing. See FISH, ING1] * * * or sport fishing Sport of catching fish freshwater… …

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  • 7Rock fishing — is fishing from rocky outcrops into the sea. It is a popular pastime in Australia and New Zealand. It can be a dangerous pastime and claims many lives each year.TechniquesRock fishing can be done with a rod and reel and line, or a line only. Some …

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  • 8automatic bail arm — a bail arm on a fixed spool reel that when folded back allows the angler to cast one handed …

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  • 9backwinding — allowing a fish to pull line off a fixed spool reel by winding the handle backwards …

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  • 10Bass fishing — is the sport of angling for the North American gamefish known colloquially as the black bass . There are numerous black bass species considered as gamefish in North America, including largemouth bass ( Micropterus salmoides ), smallmouth bass (… …

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