Pulley rig – A rig designed to ensure that on the retrieve the weight is above the hooked fish and to reduce the risk of snagging.
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Priest – A weighted club used to dispatch fish being kept for the table.
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Predatory fish – Any fish that prey on other living creatures, particularly other fish.
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Power Gum – An elasticated line used for stop knots.
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Poppers – Surface lures that have a concave nose that “pops” the water when jerked.
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Plug – These can be surface or sinking lures that are made from plastic or wood. They have a diving vane at the head and may contain rattles inside designed …
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Plastics – A generic term covering any lure made from soft plastic such as jellyworms and shads.
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Plastic worm – see Jellyworm
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Pirking – The action of fishing a pirk. Popular in particular for cod fishing. It consists of dropping the attached pirk to the sea bed then working the pirk with …
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Pirk bucket – a plastic bucket with holes in the rim to carry pirks safely.