Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
body-up pole float — an angling float thicker at the top used in fast water where the float can be held back without riding out of the water … Dictionary of ichthyology
body-down pole float — an angling float thicker at the bottom used for fishing in still or slow waters and good at showing on the drop bites … Dictionary of ichthyology
pole — 1) any fishing rod (a device to carry and project a fishing line, hook(s) and bait or lures. The construction of rods is both a craft and a science and there is an immense variety of types) 2) a very long rod blank, held by hand and fished… … Dictionary of ichthyology
pole feeder pot — a cup clipped onto the end of a match fishing pole containing ground bait which can be tipped out, the pole pulled in and the cup removed before putting out the float rig … Dictionary of ichthyology
pole buoy — a float with an upright stick to mark the position of stationary fishing gear (Newfoundland) … Dictionary of ichthyology
bristle-tipped float pole — a very sensitive pole float, q.v., with a fine plastic bristle tip … Dictionary of ichthyology
Glass float — in many parts of the world to keep their nets afloat. Large groups of fishnets strung together, sometimes convert|50|mi|km long, were set adrift in the ocean and supported near the surface by hollow glass balls or cylinders containing air to give … Wikipedia
micro shot — very small split shot, q.v., used with very sensitive pole float rigs. Sizes are from number 8 (small) to number 16 (minute). This shot enables the rig to sink slowly thereby catching any fish from the surface down to the bottom. Used… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Switch — For other uses, see Switch (disambiguation). Electrical switches. Top, left to right: circuit breaker, mercury switch, wafer switch, DIP switch, surface mount switch, reed switch. Bottom, left to right: wall switch (U.S. style), miniature toggle… … Wikipedia
commercial fishing — Introduction the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them. Fishing is one of the oldest employments of humankind. Ancient heaps of discarded mollusk shells (shell… … Universalium
