snagging

impediment

Thing that obstructs progress

• setbackReverse in progress
• delayEnforced waiting period
• complicationFactor that adds difficulty

difficulty · obstacle · hitch · problem · hiccup · glitch · holdup · roadblock · hurdle · drawback

rip

Tear apart forcibly

• tearTo pull apart
• frayFight or unravel
• holeAbsence in matter

catch · pull · thread · fabric · stocking · sweater · tatter · unravel · damage · puncture

catch

Seize or snag

• grabSeize abruptly
• snatchRapid forceful taking
• hookCurved catching device

seize · snare · nab · clutch · grasp · intercept · secure · latch · capture · trap

surprise

Unexpected event causing astonishment

• unforeseenNot predicted or expected
• unintendedNot done on purpose
• chanceLikelihood of occurrence

fluke · twist · mishap · luck · catch · windfall · bargain · deal · find · score

angler

One who casts lines

• lureThing that tempts
• hookCurved catching device
• lineContinuous mark or queue

casting · bait · reel · rod · trout · salmon · bass · catfish · fly-fishing · trolling

reserving

Setting something aside beforehand

• claimingDeclaring to be true
• grabbingTaking hold suddenly
• bookingAdvance arrangement secured

securing · bagging · nabbing · holding · saving · seats · bargains · deals · tickets · spots

• laundry problemsstains, fading, wrinkles, lint, holes
• fabric flawstear, hole, pilling, fray, stain
• fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear
• fabric damageripping, shredding, fraying, unraveling, tattering
• fishing actionscast, casting, reel, reeling, hook
• muddlingmuddling, jumbling, scrambling, mixing up, disarranging