Angling

thumb|300px|Angling in the 1st century CE. Villa of the Nile Mosaic, Lepcis Magna, [[Tripoli National Museum.]] thumb|300px|right|Angling with a Fishing rod|rod thumb|300px|A young angler who has successfully hooked a black crappie in the mouth Angling (from Old English angol, meaning "hook") is a fishing technique that uses a fish hook attached to a fishing line to tether individual fish in the mouth. The fishing line is usually manipulated with a fishing rod, although rodless techniques such as handlining also exist. Modern angling rods are usually fitted with a fishing reel that functions a