Rod and Reel Fishing Quiz

A spincast reel is the fishing reel most often used by beginners. The spincast has a closed face and a button to release line.

Fishermen are also known as anglers. The first known use of the word "angler" dates back to the 15th century.

A baitcasting reel is the most accurate of the three main types of fishing reels.

The drag is the mechanism that provides resistance when a fish pulls on a line.

There are roughly 27,300 known species of fish in the world. Some scientists believe there are as many as 4,000 unknown or undiscovered species.

The spool of a baitcasting reel turns when cast, which can cause a large tangle of line if the spool is not controlled properly.

The type of action an angler needs is determined by the fishing technique being used and which type of fish the angler is after.

A swim bladder helps fish conserve energy.

The types of action are fast, moderate or medium, and slow.

Fishing tackle is a general term that describes the equipment an angler uses to catch fish. This equipment includes sinkers, swivels, hooks, bobbers, rods, reels, lures and baits.

A size 1 fishing hook is the largest, while a size 32 is the smallest. Fish hooks are sometimes sized from 1/0 to 19/0. On this scale, the larger the number, the larger the hook.

A treble hook has three evenly spaced points. Treble hooks are used on many lures and with a variety of baits.

Fly-fishing is done with a fly line, which is heavy enough to carry the hook through the air. Fly-fishing requires a special casting technique to let out the fly line.

Circle hooks are designed to release much easier from the mouth of a fish, causing less damage and allowing the fish to be released back into the water.

Fish breath oxygen with gills. The gills take oxygen from water when it passes over them.

Fish are cold-blooded creatures, just like amphibians and reptiles. The body temperature of cold-blooded animals depends on the ambient air or water temperature.

Cutthroat and brown are species of trout, but a sauger is not. The scientific name for the sauger is Sander canadensis, and it is closely related to the walleye.

The black bass (largemouth and smallmouth) is the most popular gamefish in America.

Monofilament is made from a single strand of nylon polymer.

A white sturgeon weighing 468 pounds is the largest freshwater fish to be caught with a rod and reel. Joey Pallotta III caught the record-breaking fish in California on July 9, 1983.

Braided fishing line is quite strong at a given diameter, sometimes twice as strong as monofilament. More braided line can be loaded on a reel at any given pound test than monofilament.

Although braided fishing line is strong, it does not stretch and can break if the drag is set too high. It does not degrade in sunlight, and it allows for greater casting distance.

The world record largemouth bass was caught by angler George Perry in 1932 at Montgomery Lake in Georgia. The record bass weighed in at 22 pounds 4 ounces (10 kilograms).

A leader is a short length of line between a hook or lure and the main fishing line on the reel. Leaders are used to protect against sharp edges in the water, like rocks, or to provide a less visible presentation to fish.

Swivels are a type of tackle used to connect fishing lines, not a type of fly. Nymphs, streamers and dry flies are the three most common types of flies.

A bobber is a plastic or foam float that suspends the fishing hook at a desired depth.

The blue catfish weighed in at 111 pounds. The record blue was caught at Wheeler's Reservoir in Tennessee on July 5, 1996.

Unlike most freshwater game fish, catfish do not have scales.

A tippet is the monofilament line that attaches a leader to a fly.