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Fast-action rod – A rod with a stiff butt and mid section with most of the bend in the tip.

Fast drop jig – See speed jig.

False casting – When fly fishing, a forward casting action used to gauge the ideal distance of a cast or to increase the speed of a line and resultant distance.

Fish – Any finned species that is a target for the angler. See here for species details.

Filleting knife – A thin bladed, sharp knife used to clean and fillet fish or cut squid and fish baits.

Fighting chair – A swivel chair bolted to the deck of a big-game boat. The angler is strapped in by a harness and either the harness or the chair is…

Feathers – once used to apply to lures which comprised dyed feathers whipped to a hook this term is now a generic name for any small lures fished paternoster style.

Fishing – A generic term for angling as performed by an angler.

Fixed leger – A leger rig where the weight is fixed to the hook trace and when the fish picks up the bait it immediately feels resistance from the lead.…

Fishfinder- An electronic device that is used to detect depth and the nature of the seabed beneath a boat. Depending upon the set it may also be possible to identify…