Statistics for The Fishing Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Term, starting with A, for someone who fishes	Angler	89%
Dragging a lure or baited line through the water behind a boat	Trolling	81%
Carrying case for fishing supplies	Tackle Box	80%
Propelling a bait or lure out into the water from the bank or from a boat	Casting	75%
The part of the hook that keeps it from easily coming out once set	Barb	70%
An item tied to the line somewhere above the bait to suspend the bait in the water column	Bobber	69%
Fishing vertically in the water column, often using an up and down motion	Jigging	69%
Type of hook with one shaft, but three points	Treble Hook	65%
Line storage device, often with a handle for retrieving the fishing line	Reel	62%
Clothing designed to keep the feet, legs, and sometimes torso dry while standing in the water to fish	Waders	54%
Splitshot, egg, bullet...	Sinker	46%
Rotary device used to drill a hole for ice fishing	Ice Auger	35%
Snap, barrel, eye and eye...	Swivel	35%
Device that attaches to the gunwale of a boat with a weight for fishing deeper than possible with a flat line	Downrigger	16%
Fish storage container, often a wicker basket	Creel	9%