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SPINNER-TYPE LURE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

A bright metal vane which spins as the line is drawn through the water, used as a lure.

OBS

A spinner consists of an oval or car-drop-shaped blade that whirls around a shaft, reflecting light in a series of intermittent flashes as it pulls through the water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
DEF

Leurre métallique composé d'une palette en forme de cuiller, montée de façon à pouvoir tourner autour d'un axe.

CONT

Les cuillères tournantes sont plus efficaces à profondeurs faible ou moyenne, car elles calent lentement.

Spanish

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