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fishing tackle

British  

noun

  1. all the equipment, such as rods, lines, bait, etc, used in angling

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He told the BBC that he "fell into it by accident" after being made redundant from a job selling fishing tackle.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Their father owned a boat and a fishing tackle store in Seattle when they were growing up, and would spend some summers going out to do commercial fishing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

Economically, the sport fishing industry will experience a loss of guiding and fishing tackle business.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2023

Barber and his team lift up the swans - which can weigh as much as 15 kg - to check for any injuries, typically caused by fishing tackle.

From Reuters • Jul. 20, 2021

I hid the fishing tackle behind a stone wall just in case.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

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