fishing tackle

noun

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

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Words nearby fishing tackle

fishing expedition, fishing ground, fishing pole, fishing rod, fishing smack, fishing tackle, fishing trip, fishing worm, fish in troubled waters, fish joint, fishkill

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Example sentences 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

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