Saltwater fishing gear is called fishing tackle by specialists and hobbyists, and it generally refers to rods, lines, hooks, sinkers, spears, lures, baits, reels, nets, and so on. Some of these items belong to the fishing gear known as terminal tackle which usually covers snaps, sinkers, swivels and hooks. Etymologically speaking, the “tackle” as fishing equipment originates from ‘takel’ which designated the rigging of a ship, or to put it otherwise, the rope supports necessary for a ship’s masts and sails. It was only later that “tackle” got to mean fishing…
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