fishing tackle

British

noun

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

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Fishing tackle of the Cave-men was very crude.

From The Later Cave-Men by Brown, Howard V.

Fishing tackle, a cupping apparatus, a set of engineering instruments, half a dozen ears of extra fine seed corn, medicine scales, and a huge cotton stock filled the rest of the bookcase.

From Plantation Sketches by Devereux, Margaret

Fishing tackle, tents, pocket-flashes, puttees, ponchos, chocolate, quirts, slickers, matches, medicine-case, sweaters, cooking utensils, blankets.

From Gigolo by Ferber, Edna

Fishing tackle can be purchased or rented from several stores in the village of Estes Park.

From Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park by United States. Dept. of the Interior

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