fishing gear

Rods and reels

Fishing gear is the equipment used for catching fish—rods, reels, lines, hooks, lures, nets, and tackle boxes.

The term covers everything from a child's simple pole to a commercial trawler's sophisticated apparatus.

I need to pick up some fishing gear before the trip.

Related

fly rod · sinker · fish hook · fish finder · gaff · landing net · gill net · tackle box · live bait · leader · crankbait · dip net · spinning rod · casting rod · treble hook · lobster pot · lure · spinnerbait

Categories
Opposites
equipment vs. catch

fishing gearcatch

Seize or snag

fish catch · fish · harvest · trophy fish · haul

fishing vs. hunting equipment

fishing gearhunting gear

Tools for pursuing game

hunting equipment · firearms · rifles · bows and arrows · traps

specialized equipment vs. bare hands

fishing gearbare hands

Ungloved, unequipped extremities

noodling · unequipped · tickling

Family

gear, fishing

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G