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  2. Quiver tip - Wikipedia

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    The quiver tip is a thin, light, flexible extension of the fishing rod, and relays underwater information by magnifying vibrations transmitted to the rod from the fishing line. The rod is specially designed to take quiver tips; nowadays, they are often called leger or feeder rods .

  3. Charles Frederick Holder - Wikipedia

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    Charles Frederick Holder (1851–1915) was an American naturalist, conservationist, and writer who produced over 40 books and thousands of articles. [1] [2] Known as a pioneer of big-game fishing, he founded and led the Tuna Club of Avalon, credited as the first game fishing organization. [3] [4] He was socially active in Pasadena, California ...

  4. Alligator gar - Wikipedia

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    The alligator gar ( Atractosteus spatula) is a euryhaline ray-finned fish in the clade Ginglymodi of the infraclass Holostei / hoʊˈlɒstiaɪ /, being most closely related to the bowfins. It is the largest species in the gar family (Lepisosteidae), and is among the largest freshwater fish in North America. The fossil record traces its group's ...

  5. Angling records in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    This is an impartial (not implicitly biased to a single governing body, the BRFC) and comprehensive record list of 308 British record freshwater fish, past and present, involving 60 different species/sub-species of fish caught using the traditional angling method of rod and line. Records to include the angler, species, weight, date, venue, also ...

  6. Kitchen knife - Wikipedia

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    Kitchen knife made of Carbon steel, HRC 61.5 with typical stains. Carbon steel is an alloy of iron and carbon, often including other elements such as vanadium and manganese. Carbon steel commonly used in knives has around 1.0% carbon (ex. AISI 1095), is inexpensive, and holds its edge well. Carbon steel is normally easier to resharpen than many ...

  7. Gary Hogeboom - Wikipedia

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    Gary Keith Hogeboom (born August 21, 1958) is an American former football player, real estate developer, and television personality. He played professionally as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Phoenix Cardinals, and Washington Redskins. Hogeboom played college football for the ...

  8. Rod (optical phenomenon) - Wikipedia

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    Rod (optical phenomenon) This long-exposure photograph of moths flying around a floodlight shows an exaggerated "rod" effect. In cryptozoology and ufology, " rods " (also known as " skyfish ", " air rods ", or " solar entities ") are elongated visual artifacts appearing in photographic images and video recordings.

  9. Trolling (fishing) - Wikipedia

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    Trolling is a method of fishing where one or more fishing lines, baited with lures or bait fish, are drawn through the water at a consistent, low speed. This may be behind a moving boat, or by slowly winding the line in when fishing from a static position, or even sweeping the line from side-to-side, e.g. when fishing from a jetty.

  10. List of American films of 2005 - Wikipedia

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    Opening Title Production company Cast and crew Ref. J A N U A R Y: 7: White Noise: Universal Pictures / Gold Circle Films: Geoffrey Sax (director); Niall Johnson (screenplay); Michael Keaton, Deborah Kara Unger, Chandra West, Ian McNeice, Mike Dopud, Nicholas Elia, Keegan Connor Tracy, Sarah Strange, Amber Rothwell, Suzanne Ristic, Mitchell Kosterman

  11. Tutankhamun's mummy - Wikipedia

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    Tutankhamun was the 13th pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom and ruled for about a decade c. 1355–1346 BCE. A majority of his reign was devoted to restoring Egyptian culture, including religious and political policies; his predecessor and father Akhenaten had altered many Egyptian cultural aspects during his reign, and one of Tutankhamun's many restoration policies included ...