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• Any type of line used to partially fill a reel before the main fishing line is added; commonly used in fly-fishing or by bass anglers who use many of the newer thread-like or polymer lines.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Backing. (n.d.). Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/backing.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Backing. azgfd.gov. Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/backing (accessed: June 10, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Backing." Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. 10 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/backing.

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