hookkeeper
nounEtymology From hook + keeper.
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A wire ring that holds a fly-fishing fishhook in place while rigged.
- I've used it in my thread work, such as a group of three single- thread inlays in guide wraps and/or hookkeeper wraps.1988, Dale P. Clemens., Advanced Custom Rod Building, page 108:
- Alignment is a matter of choice, but most rod-builders place the hookkeeper in line with the guides.1999, C. Boyd Pfeiffer., The Complete Book of Tackle-Making, page 462:
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- The hookkeeper is located just above the handle and is standard equipment on most rods.2002, Cathy Beck., Cathy Beck's Fly-Fishing Handbook, page 7: