hook and line
Basic fishing tackle
Hook and line is the simplest form of fishing tackle—a baited hook attached to a line, held by hand or connected to a pole.
The phrase often appears in hook, line, and sinker, meaning completely or without reservation: She fell for his story hook, line, and sinker.
The idiom evokes a fish swallowing not just the bait but the entire apparatus.
- baitLure for prey
- rodThin rigid stick
- sinkerWeight on fishing line
- tackleGear or takedown
- tackle boxFishing equipment organizer
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