Tackle
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The basic type of tackle is the hook. Most hooks are steel and have at least 1barb just below the point of the hook, Though baite hooks tend to have several barbes on the shaft of the hook to hold bait in place. There are also barbless hooks that tend to be used for catch and reliece.
There tend to be three main methods used in lures to attract fish using something that the fish would consider food, lures that immitate there food, and lures that stimulate an aggressive response. Some times multiple methods are used.
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The above lures are diving lures that use a plate at the front of the luer to pull the lure under the water. This also causes the luer to shake back and forth. in an attempt to simulate the movement of a baite fish.
With the exception of flyfishing you use the weight of the lure to cast. When you cast the inertia of your lure must over come the drag of your line as it comes out of the reel and through the guides. At the point of reliece