Freshwater

Freshwater

Industry: Fishing

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gear

Sports; Freshwater

any tools used to catch fish, such as hook and line, nets, traps, spears, etc.

gear ratio

Sports; Freshwater

measure of a reels' retrieve speed; the number of times the spool revolves for each complete turn of the handle.

gill

Sports; Freshwater

respiratory organ of many aquatic animals; a filamentous outgrowth well supplied with blood vessels at which gas exchange between water and blood occurs.

gill arch

Sports; Freshwater

bony or cartilaginous arches in the throat of fish to which the filaments and rakers of the gills are attached. Bony fish usually have four gill arches.

an opening behind the head that connects the gill chamber to the exterior. Bony fishes have a single such opening on each side whereas cartilaginous fishes (sharks and rays) have five to seven. The ...