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artificial flies

Sports; Fishing

These are used in fly-fishing and made to look like insects so that the fish will eat them. Fly's can be made from many different materials, such as feathers and silk.

attractor

Sports; Fishing

This is a pattern used on a fly, which is not trying to look like any particular type of insect. Attractors are usually vibrantly colored to attract the fish to it.

backing or backing line

Sports; Fishing

This is a fairly long piece of line, which is tied between the back end of the fly line and the reel. It is used when a fish is making a very long run.

baggot

Sports; Fishing

This is the tern used to describe a salmon that has returned to a river and has stayed there for a long length of time.

This is what a fisherman puts on a hook to try and get a fish to swallow the hook. Bait can be as simple as bread, cheese, and bologna or of course worms. Fly fisherman use flies and if you are ocean ...

balanced

Sports; Fishing

Mostly a term used in fly-fishing. When a fisherman's gear is balanced. That is when the right combination of the rod, reel, fly line leader and fly is being used. The weight is correct and so the ...