Get to grips with fishing equipment (6)
I believe the answer is:
tackle
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'get to grips 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 "Equipment; intercept" , "block" , "Take on; rigging" , "Try to deal with something awkward - in rugby?" , "weightlifting equipment?" .)