Possible Clues:

• Common to an angler and a defender
• If you're an angler and have a ball, you may have this
• It's for the angler to come to grips with this
• Start dealing with the fishing equipment
• Having the equipment, embark on
• Get to work on story about 'Citizen Kane', initially
• Deal with, as a problem
• Confront smart aleck letting off arms
• Begin to deal with challenge in sport
• Challenge