Fishing tackle

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Angler in a float tube with his fishing tackle
Angler in a float tube with his fishing tackle

Fishing tackle, also called fishing gear, is a general term that refers to the equipment used by fishermen while fishing.

Almost any equipment or gear used for fishing can be called fishing tackle. Some examples are lures, bait, lines, rods, reels, nets and trawls, downriggers, outriggers, gaffs, harpoons, clevises, floats, and traps.

Gear that is attached to the end of a fishing line, such as hooks, leaders, swivels, sinkers and snaps, is called terminal tackle.

Fishing tackle on a shrimp boat, Ostend, Belgium
Fishing tackle on a shrimp boat, Ostend, Belgium

Examples of leading fishing tackle brands in the UK and Europe include Shimano, Middy, Fox, Preston, Svendsen, Daiwa and Okuma

[edit] Etymology

The term tackle has the following etymology:

tackle (n.) c.1250, "apparatus, gear," from M.Du. or M.L.G. takel "the rigging of a ship," perhaps related to M.Du. taken "grasp, seize" (see take), or perhaps from root of tack (1). Meaning "apparatus for fishing" is recorded from 1398. The noun meaning "act of tackling" in the sporting sense is recorded from 1876 (see tackle (v.)); as the name of a position in Amer. football, it is recorded from 1891.[1]



[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Tackle. (n.d.). Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from Dictionary.com website