(probably) a spear for catching fish (cf. sense 10).

a fishing bait which is made to remain in one place (also attributive); so ledger-hook, ledger-line, ledger-tackle.

Fishing. A fishing device, typically used by poachers or other unlicensed anglers, consisting of a wooden float with baited hooks attached that is…

attributive and in other combinations, as bait-can, bait-fish, bait-fisher, bait-fishing, bait-gatherer, bait-kettle, bait-tackle.

tackle used in conjunction with a paternoster line; also figurative.

(see spin, v. 10.)

= sense 5a.

Angling. A tackle which permits the bait to travel or move down the swim. Obsolete.

North American. A set of tackle for halibut-fishing, etc., used chiefly on the Pacific Coast of North America.

ledger tackle (see ledger-tackle at ledger, n. adj.compounds 2) used in sea-fishing.

Fishing. = otter-board, n. 3, door, n. 4b. Now rare.

Angling. A piece of fishing tackle consisting of a board with several baited hooks attached. Cf. otter, n.1 5a. rare.

Scottish. A kind of illegal fishing tackle comprising a line with a heavy metal bar attached to it fitted with hooks.