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Barbless hook – A hook made without a barb, or a hook on which the barb has been flattened. Used when catch-and-release fishing.

Barometric pressure – (atmospheric pressure) The pressure at any point in an atmosphere due solely to the weight of the atmospheric gases. Indicates the presence of high or low pressure…

Barb – A slice in the metal of a hook near to the hook point which helps prevent the escape of a hooked fish.

Beachcasting – A term generally give to shore fishing from the beach or rocks.

Beachcaster – An angler who shore fishes or type of fishing rod used for shore fishing. This rod is usually in excess of twelve feet long and designed for distance…

Bay – A recess or inlet in the shoreline between two headlands.

Basin – A large depression of a generally circular or elliptical.

Bimini Twist – A type of knot or hitch used to produce a double line segment to attach a leader. As a hitch it is not strictly a knot but…

Beads – Used as an attractor in various colours adjacent to the hook and also in rig construction to protect knots or locate snoods. See also two-way beads.

Bearings – The part of a reel which supports the spool axle.