fishing tackle

noun

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

Nearby words

fishing expedition, fishing ground, fishing pole, fishing rod, fishing smack, fishing tackle, fishing worm, fishkill, fishline, fishmeal, fishmonger

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Examples from the Web for fishing tackle

Christine was reading tranquilly; Edward stood at the outer door mending his fishing-tackle.
Rodman the Keeper|Constance Fenimore Woolson
He then turned to Brace once more and continued the conversation about the fishing-tackle.
Old Gold|George Manville Fenn
Your fishing-tackle is in the lobby, by the side kitchen door, Cricket.
Cricket at the Seashore|Elizabeth Westyn Timlow
It struck him, however, as singular, that they appeared to have with them neither nets nor fishing-tackle of any kind.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No.394, August, 1848|Various

Breakfast over in the morning, we crossed the meadows to the trout stream, with the fishing-tackle and a basket of frogs.
Johnny Ludlow, Second Series|Mrs. Henry Wood