Page 8 of Western Kentucky Basic Fishing by Kentucky's Western Waterland

basic fishing skills participants who use this information will be introduced to the various types of equipment tackle and learning experiences after learning how to assemble the fishing equipment and stringing the line budding anglers will experience knot tying and simple techniques used to cast they will then learn to hook appropriate bait to catch common fish in all cases we hope these lessons lead to fishing adventures as you plan to go fishing you need to know where to place your bait habitat features that typically attract fish will be described we certainly hope you catch fish so fish handling cleaning and preparation of the catch will also be discussed section 1 tackle fishing tackle is the connection between the angler and the fish the fishing tackle is necessary both to get the lure or bait to the fish and to get the fish to the angler a fishing pole selection fishing poles are named for the reel or lack of reel that holds the fishing line each type of fishing reel has an appropriate fishing rod that goes with it 1 pole and line figure 1 the simplest gear is a pole with fishing line attached to the end it is used with a float and hook or lure this gear is simple yet very effective for fish in shallow water 2 spincast gear figure 2 spincast gear a simple rod with a reel is usually the appropriate rod and reel for beginning anglers the fishing line comes out of a hole in the reel cover the thumb button releases the line or stops the line from going too far spincast gear is used to cast light to medium size lures 3 spinning gear figure 3 spinning reels can cast farther than spincast gear the fishing line on a spinning reel is exposed and the index finger is used to release the line and to control the line various spinning gear is used for casting very light to heavy lures 4 baitcast gear figure 4 baitcast gear has more control than spinning gear in a casting reel the fishing line rotates the spool as the line comes off the spool during the cast the thumb is used to release the line and for control bait casting gear is used to cast moderate to very heavy weights farther than other reels 4 basic fishing

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