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Keeper ring
A small ring whipped on to the butt section of some rods, to hold the hook when the tackled-up rod is not in use.

Keepnet
A round or rectangular nylon mesh tube, with a screw-thread attachment for a bank stick, and rigid plastic shape-retaining hoops, for temporarily retaining fish in the water's edge.

Keepnet damage
Damage caused to the scales or fins of fish by the mesh of badly designed keepnets.

Kelt
A spent or spawned out steelhead salmon.

Knot picker
A pointed tool, often combined with a disgorger, for unpicking unwanted knots in your line.

Kype
The distinctive hooked jaw that male salmon develop during spawning.