Editing Angling (section)

=== Bite indicator ===
[[File:Bite Alarms.jpg|thumb|Electronic bite alarms in the form of a rod holder rack]]
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A bite indicator is any device that can help to notify the angler that the hook has been swallowed by a fish. There are many types of bite indicators, the oldest and most ubiquitously used being the [[fishing float]], a lightweight [[buoy#Marker buoys|marker buoy]] that floats at the water surface with the hook and bait suspended below it. When the fish swallows the hook, the leader line between the hook and the float pulls the float deeper into the water, causing it to oscillates in and out of water in a [[bobbing (boxing)|bobbing]]-like fashion (hence its [[American English]] name, the "bobber").<ref name="Float fishing">{{cite book | last = Lane| first = Billy| title = Float fishing: tackle and techniques for still and running water| publisher = Cassell | year = 1976| location = London|isbn = 0304294667}}</ref>

Other bite indicators used in angling include:
* Fishing bell — an (often plastic) [[bulldog clip]] attached to a pair of small [[jingle bell]]s, used often in [[surf fishing]] and [[bank fishing]] involving rod holders. When clipped onto the fishing rod, the bells will rattle when vibrations are transmitted onto the rod from the fishing line, and the sound can alert the angler.<ref name="bell alarm">{{cite web|url=https://www.fishingoutlet.com.au/what-you-should-know-about-fishing-bells-bite-alarms/#:~:text=To%20use%20your%20fishing%20bells,the%20fish%20nibbling%20your%20bait.|title=What You Should Know About Fishing Bells/Bite Alarms|date=2020-10-08|publisher=Fishing Outlet Blog|accessdate=2022-11-27}}</ref>
* [[Quiver tip]] — a (typically removable) elastic extension to the distal end of the fishing rod, used in [[bottom fishing]] (which does not use floats) and often in conjunction with fishing bells. As the name suggests, the more flexible tip extension will amplify any vibration transmitted from the line to the rod, allowing the angler to see the tip "quiver" and be alerted to any changes along the line.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fish-uk.com/tackle-leger-fishing-guide-to-legering.htm|title=A Guide to Basic Legering, Leger Fishing|last=Boswell|first=Jim|publisher=Fish-UK.com|accessdate=2022-11-27}}</ref>
* Bite alarm – an [[electronics|electronic]] [[alarm device]] comprising a [[buzzer]] and a [[piezoelectric sensor|vibration sensor]] that is placed in close contact with the fishing rod and/or line, designed to give off a [[bleep sound]] each time the line is tugged.<ref>[http://www.carp.net/faq/cfaq_3.htm#c3_5 Bite indicators]</ref> Bite alarms come in different sizes and forms, from compact devices that clips onto the rod like a fishing bell, to large multi-rod holder racks with different bleep tone and sound quality settings.  Some bite alarms also incorporate [[LED]] lighting that can visually indicate in addition to the sound alert, in case the angler happens to temporarily wander away from the rod and cannot hear the sound clearly.<ref name="bell alarm"/>