fishhooks
Curved catching metal
Fishhooks are curved metal hooks used to catch fish, typically with a barbed point that prevents the fish from escaping once hooked.
The shape—a sharp curve with a point—extends to anything similarly shaped.
In plural slang, fishhooks can mean fingers, especially when grabbing: Get your fishhooks off my stuff.
barb
Backward-pointing spike
sinker · swivel · bobber · treble · jig · spinner · fly · gaff · monofilament · leader
casting
Shaping through liquid form
rigging · tying · baiting · jigging · trolling · drifting · catch and release · sharpening · knot · clinch
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fishing method/gear type
fishhooksnets
Mesh devices for catching
fishing nets · gill nets · seines · trawl nets · cast nets