Lure – An artificial bait used in motion to attract fish to strike. Can be made of wood, plastic, rubber or metal. Examples include Redgills, jellyworms, plugs and spinners.
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Lugworm – Probably the most common bait used in the UK and Europe. Found in sand and clean mud it lives in burrows and throws up sand casts as it …
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Low water mark – The lowest point along a coastline that any given tide recedes to.
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Low pressure area – In an area of low pressure the air has a tendency to rise. This general upward motion means that there is less pressure from the air …
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Live-well – A special compartment on a boat that keeps fish alive so they can be released at a later date. See aeration tank.
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Live bait – Living fish, crustaceans, worms etc used to entice fish.
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Littoral zone – The region of land bordering the sea which extends below the low water mark and above the shoreline.
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Line capacity – The length of line which can fit on to the spool of a reel. Manufacturers usually list this by breaking strain and / or line diameter.
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Lever drag – an multiplier reel with an adjustible drag which is operated by a lever as opposed to a star drag.
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Level wind – The part of a multiplier reel which oscillates along the front of spool laying the line evenly.