Lure hook - Gijibari

Japanese: 擬餌針 - ぎじばり

A type of fishing bait made to resemble live bait. It is usually attached to the fishhook. It is made from bird feathers, animal horns, pufferfish or mackerel skin, vinyl, metal pieces such as lead, tin, or copper, plastic, or rubber, and is moved to make it look alive and attract fish. For river fishing, such as for minnows or dace, hooks made to resemble insects, called hair or mosquito hooks, are used. For sea fishing, tin, lead, or animal horns are used to make small fish or shrimp, with vinyl or fish skin stretched over them. As fishing has become more of a sport, the variety of hooks has increased.

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Japanese:

釣餌の一種で，活餌 (いきえ) に似せてつくったにせ餌。普通，釣針と一体をなしている。鳥の羽，動物の角，フグやサバの皮，ビニル，鉛・スズ・銅などの金属片，プラスチック，ゴムなどでつくられ，動かして生きているように見せかけ魚を誘う。オイカワ，ウグイなど川釣り用には毛針とか蚊針などと呼ばれる昆虫に似せたもの，海釣り用にはスズ，鉛，動物の角などを小魚やエビの姿に細工し，その上にビニルや魚の皮などを張ったものが用いられるが，釣りのスポーツ化とともに，ますますその種類がふえている。

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