Fly line is a fishing line used by fly anglers to cast artificial flies using a fly rod. Fly lines evolved from horsehair lines described by Izaak Walton...
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that are cast with a fly rod and a fly line. The fly line (today, almost always coated with plastic) is heavy enough to send the fly to the target. The...
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insects and small crustaceans Fly rods - a specialized type of light fishing rod designed to cast fly line and artificial flies Fly reels - a specialized type...
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ESTA (now PLASA). The line set is the fundamental machine of a typical fly system. The function of a typical line set is to fly (raise and lower) a slender...
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Batted ball (redirect from Fly-ball)
Batted balls are either fair or foul, and can be characterized as a fly ball, pop-up, line drive, or ground ball. In baseball, a foul ball counts as a strike...
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Fishing rod (redirect from Fly rod)
lure, a fly rod uses the weight of the fly line for casting, and lightweight rods are capable of casting the very smallest and lightest fly. Typically...
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pteron "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced mechanosensory organs known as...
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An artificial fly or fly lure is a type of fishing lure, usually used in the sport of fly fishing (although they may also be used in other forms of angling)...
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tip of the line, thus creating a taper that allows the line to cast the fly. It serves the same purpose as the fly-line, to propel a fly forward. They...
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Scientific Anglers (category Fly fishing)
floating fly line and continued innovations in fly line cores and coatings. Scientific Anglers's products currently include a variety of lines, fly boxes...
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Look up on the fly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. On the fly is a phrase used to describe something that is being changed while the process that the...
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Tenkara fishing (redirect from Tenkara fly fishing)
fly fishing uses specialized rod, reel and line and a type of ultralight fishing lure known as artificial fly, while traditional tenkara is reel-less and...
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Fishing tackle (section Fly fishing tackle)
for use by fly anglers. Fly fishing tackle includes fly lines designed for easy casting, specialised fly reels designed to hold a fly line and supply...
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Fishing reel (redirect from Fly casting reel)
multiplier fly reels were widely available. These reels had a geared line retrieve of 2:1 or 3:1 that allowed faster retrieval of the fly line. However...
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mostly used in carp and fly-fishing. The nail knot was named because a nail was inserted as a guide when threading the line. Today, it is easier to use...
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fly fishing, this serves to build a leader of gradually decreasing diameter with the castable fly line attached at the large diameter end and the fly...
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The infield fly rule is a rule of baseball and softball that treats certain fly balls as though caught, before the ball is caught, even if the infielder...
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As the crow flies (redirect from As the crows fly)
ISBN 9780191578564. Villazon, Luis (2017-08-30). "Do crows actually fly in a straight line?". BBC Focus. Quinion, Michael; Spear, Lynne (2011-06-04). "World...
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Rugby union positions (redirect from Fly half)
backs": scrum-half, fly-half, inside centre, outside centre, two wings, and a fullback. Forwards compete for the ball in scrums and line-outs and are generally...
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currents carrying the line or fly. To be effective, any mending of the fly line should not disturb the natural drift of the fly. Learning to mend is often...
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"The Spider and the Fly" is a poem by Mary Howitt (1799–1888), published in 1829. The first line of the poem is "'Will you walk into my parlour?' said...
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Fishing techniques (redirect from Pole and line)
constructed fly rods and fly lines. The fly line (today, almost always coated with plastic) is heavy enough cast in order to send the fly to the target...
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upon. These ultralight fly lures cannot be cast adequately by conventional techniques, and a specialized heavy line (i.e. fly line) is needed to launch...
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Amanita muscaria (redirect from Fly agaric)
Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita, is a basidiomycete of the genus Amanita. It is a large white-gilled, white-spotted...
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Chicago pp. 68-88+94-96 Johnson, Victor R. America's Fly Lines: The Evolution of the Modern Fly Line from Its Horsehair and Silk Beginnings. Vallejo, Ca...
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Fly tying (also historically referred to in England as dressing flies) is the process of producing an artificial fly used by fly fishing anglers to catch...
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pay-to-work program— mostly referred to as "pay-to-fly" or "p2f", also known as "self-sponsored line training"—is an aviation industry practice whereby...
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a life-lining or belay system Nail knot – used in fly fishing to attach the leader to the fly line Nicky knot – a method of tying a necktie Noose – loop...
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Thriller 'Horizon Line'". Variety. Retrieved 11 February 2020. Travis, Ben. "Horizon Line Trailer: Allison Williams And Alexander Dreymon Must Fly Or Die In Survival...
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Garibaldi biscuit (redirect from Fly biscuit)
colloquial names fly sandwiches, flies' graveyards, dead fly biscuits,[citation needed], squashed fly biscuits, or in New Zealand, fly traps, because the...
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