Tackle box
What is a hook?
Refers to the recreational catching of fish by hook and line.
What is angling?
What "ANS" stands for.
What is Aquatic Nuisance Species?
What a fish uses to collect oxygen from the water.
What are gills?
Found in the "Earth", these animals feed on living or dead organic matter.
What are worms?
Lead or other material to "sink" a hook or lure.
What is a sinker/weight?
A sharp projection on a fishing hook that holds a hooked fish.
What is a barb?
Have the unusual habit of jumping out of the water from the sound of outboard motors.
What is Bighead/Asian Carp?
Not all fish have these overlapping, protective plates.
What are scales?
General term used to refer to over 15 species of small fish, typically used as bait.
What are minnows?
Also called a "Bobber".
What is a float?
Device on fishing reels that allows line to pay out under pressure.
What is the drag?
Small, thumbnail size mussels. Not a stripped horse with muscles.
What are zebra muscles?
Hard or spiny protrusion along a fishes back that aids in swimming.
What are Dorsal fins?
Identified by their silvery bodies and black spot behind the gill.
What are shad?
Not a follower but tied between the end of the line and the lure.
What is a leader?
A method of fishing by which the lure is swung, not cast, to the target or structure.
What is flipping?
Sometimes mistaken for a white bass.
What is a white perch?
Sensitive receptors found along the side of a fish which detects gentle currents and vibrations.
What are lateral lines?
Not and English ball game but an insect somewhat related to a grasshopper.
What are crickets?
Artificial item fitted with hooks and designed to attract fish.
What is a lure?
The science or study of fish.
What is ichthyology?
A form of algae particularly fond of cold tailwaters.
What is didymo?
A slender, whisker-like tactile organ near the mouth. Commonly found on catfish.
What are barbells?
Segmented worm known for its bloodsucking.
What are leeches?