Fishing words, explained

The flexible pole used to cast and control fishing line.

In a phrase: Cast with your rod.

The device on a rod that holds and retrieves fishing line.

In a phrase: Turn the reel handle.

The fishing thread connecting your rod and reel to the hook.

In a phrase: Check your line.

The pointed, curved piece that catches and holds a fish.

In a phrase: Tie on a hook.

The part of a reel around which fishing line is wound.

In a phrase: Fill the spool.

A metal part that spins or vibrates on some lures.

In a phrase: A spinnerbait blade.

Flexible strands around a lure body that move in the water.

In a phrase: A jig skirt.

In tackle talk, a treble hook has three points.

In a phrase: Replace a treble hook.

A broad word for the equipment used for fishing.

In a phrase: Pack your tackle.

A separate length of line between the main line and hook or lure.

In a phrase: Tie on a leader.

A fishing weight used to help a bait or rig sink.

In a phrase: Add a sinker.

A container for organizing lures and other fishing equipment.

In a phrase: Open your tackle box.

A casting reel whose spool rotates as line goes out.

In a phrase: Practice with a baitcaster.

The full phrase for line used to connect your tackle.

In a phrase: Replace damaged fishing line.

A handled net used to bring a hooked fish under control.

In a phrase: Use a landing net.

A lure with a weighted hook, often dressed with a skirt.

In a phrase: A skirted bass jig.

An artificial bait used to attract a fish.

In a phrase: Choose a lure.

Here, a soft artificial worm; the word can also mean live bait.

In a phrase: Rig a plastic worm.

Short for crawfish or crayfish; here, a crawfish-shaped soft bait.

In a phrase: Try a craw trailer.

Here, a frog-shaped lure rather than a live amphibian.

In a phrase: A hollow-body frog.

Something offered to attract fish, either natural or artificial.

In a phrase: Natural bait or artificial bait.

A surface lure with a cupped face that makes a splash.

In a phrase: Work a popper.

Fishing lures or presentations that work at the water surface.

In a phrase: A topwater strike.

A lure designed to imitate a swimming fish.

In a phrase: Retrieve a swimbait.

A lure worked with short rod movements and pauses.

In a phrase: Jerk, then pause.

A hard-bodied lure that wobbles as it is retrieved.

In a phrase: Crank a crankbait.

A flexible artificial bait, such as a worm or craw.

In a phrase: Rig a soft plastic.

A wire-frame lure combining rotating blades with a weighted hook.

In a phrase: Cast a spinnerbait.

To send your bait or lure out with the rod and line.

In a phrase: Make a cast.

A person who fishes with a rod, line and hook.

In a phrase: A bass angler.

To bring line and a lure back after a cast.

In a phrase: Use a steady retrieve.

A rig with the hook tied above a weight on the line.

In a phrase: Fish a drop shot.

The action that seats the hook when a fish takes the bait.

In a phrase: Make a hook set.

In this game, bass means freshwater black bass, not sea bass.

In a phrase: Go bass fishing.

A kind of baitfish; also a name for lures that imitate it.

In a phrase: A shad-shaped lure.

A black bass with an upper jaw extending behind the eye.

In a phrase: A largemouth bass.