Deal with fishing equipment (6)
I believe the answer is:
tackle
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'deal with' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'fishing equipment' is the second definition.
(I know that fishing equipment can be written as tackle)
(Other definitions for tackle that I've seen before include "Take on; sports gear" , "Take on as in rugby" , "Grab" , "A rugby interception" , "Robust feature of football" .)