fish hooks
Curved catching metal
Fish hooks are curved metal devices with a sharp point, attached to a fishing line to catch fish by the mouth.
The basic design—a J-shaped hook with a barb to prevent escape—has remained largely unchanged for thousands of years.
Figuratively, to get one's hooks into someone is to gain influence or control over them.
Having sharp projections
- barblessWithout backward-pointing spikes
- trebleHigh frequency range
- singleOne in number
- doubleTwice the amount
circle · octopus · Aberdeen · offset · weedless · weighted · eye · shank
Thin rigid stick
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- lureThing that tempts
- sinkersWeights that pull lines down
swivel · leader · bobber · float · spinner · jig · fly · crankbait
Limbless burrowing invertebrates
- minnowsTiny freshwater fish
- nightcrawlersLarge worms for bait
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
crickets · maggots · grubs · leeches · doughballs · corn · cheese · cut bait
Shaping through liquid form
- trollingProvoking reactions online
- jiggingJerky lure fishing technique
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- baitcastingFishing reel technique
setting · catch-and-release · snagging · chumming · surf casting
barbed
Having sharp projections
double · circle · octopus · Aberdeen · offset · weedless · weighted · eye · shank · gap
rod
Thin rigid stick
sinkers · swivel · leader · bobber · float · spinner · jig · fly · crankbait · popper
worms
Limbless burrowing invertebrates
- minnowsTiny freshwater fish
- nightcrawlersLarge worms for bait
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
squid · crickets · maggots · grubs · leeches · doughballs · corn · cheese · cut bait · live bait
casting
Shaping through liquid form
- trollingProvoking reactions online
- jiggingJerky lure fishing technique
- spinningRevolving around an axis
baitcasting · setting · catch-and-release · snagging · chumming · surf casting
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
titanium · galvanized · forged · tempered · corrosion-resistant · plated · coated
- fisheriesfisheries, trawlers, overfishing, trawling, bycatch
- traditional fishingspearfishing, gillnetting, netting, nets, harpoon
- earringsearrings, studs, hoops, dangles, drops
- Viking artifactsViking helmets, Viking ships, runestones, longships, Oseberg ship
- Arctic PrehistoryThule culture, microblades, harpoons, stone tools, bone tools
- PolynesiaHawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Fiji
fish hooksfishing nets
Mesh for catching seafood
gill nets · cast nets · fish traps · trawl nets · electrofishing