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Fishing
Terms Glossary and Definitions
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- Gear - Any
tools used to catch fish, such as hook
and line, nets, traps, spears, etc.
- Gear Ratio -
Measure of a reels' retrieve speed; the
number of times the spool revolves for
each complete turn of the handle.
- Gill -
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 -
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.
- Gill Opening
- 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 gill
opening of sharks and rays are called
gill slits.
- Glaciated -
Subject to or borne (created) by previous
glacial activity.
- Grub - A
short, plastic type of worm usually
rigged with a weighted jig hook.
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