| 100% | ROD | 3 | Fishing ___ (equipment to which a fishing line is attached) |
| 77% | SNELL | 5 | Part of a fishing line to which a hook is attached |
| 77% | SNELL | 5 | Part of a fishing line to which the hook is attached |
| 61% | LAPEL | 5 | Flap on a suit to which a mic might be attached |
| 59% | GIFTBOX | 7 | To which a "To/From" label might be attached |
| 58% | SINKER | 6 | Weight attached to a fishing line |
| 52% | BOBBER | 6 | Buoyant device attached to a fishing line that you would need for a day of fishing |
| 51% | ROD | 3 | Fishing ___ (equipment where a reel is attached) |
| 50% | ROD | 3 | Fishing ___ (equipment where a reel will be attached) |
| 50% | EEL | 3 | Fish considered a delicacy by some, but which is notoriously difficult to kill |
| 49% | DANKE | 5 | Word to which a common reply is "Bitteschön" |
| 49% | RODS | 4 | Fishing reels are attached to them |
| 49% | FOAM | 4 | ___ roller, fitness equipment which is a lightweight, cylindrical tube used to increase flexibility |
| 49% | SEA | 3 | Place for a FISH (which is a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 48% | ECHELON | 7 | Military formation in which units follow each other but are offset to allow a line of fire ahead |
| 48% | EAR | 3 | A hoop may be attached to it |
| 48% | SCANDAL | 7 | A gate may be attached to one |
| 48% | SWEATER | 7 | A letter may be attached to it |
| 48% | SNELL | 5 | Attachment to a fishing line |
| 48% | EEL | 3 | Fish for which a California river is named |
| 48% | MAGNETICEQUATOR | 15 | Line on which a dip needle is horizontal |
| 47% | STEM | 4 | What a spinach leaf is attached to |
| 47% | SCANDAL | 7 | What a gate may be attached to? |
| 47% | PEGGED | 6 | Attached to a washing line |
| 46% | NIBBLE | 6 | It may be felt on a fishing line |
| 46% | PERISCOPE | 9 | Tubular optical device allowing a viewer to see objects which are not directly in the line of sight |
| 46% | REEL | 4 | Fishing ___ (device attached to a fishing rod) |
| 46% | NET | 3 | A fishing ___ is used to catch fish |
| 46% | NET | 3 | Fishing equipment that has to be cast |
| 46% | COD | 3 | Fish after which a cape is named |