justfishin Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 10 Common Fishing Terms Explained Angler An obsessed individual who owns a house that is falling down due to neglect, a truck whose color can best be described as Rust-Oleum, and a pristine boat that he chamois' down methodically before and after each trip. Knot (1) An insecure connection between your hook and fishing line. (2) A permanent tangle on your spinning reel which forces you to go out and buy a bigger, better, much more expensive rig. Landing Net A net used to help drag a large wiggling fish, or an inebriated fishing buddy, on board. Live Bait The biggest fish you'll handle all day. Quiet Water Your surroundings after you stop cursing your bad luck and fall asleep at the reel. Skunked fisherman One who returns to the boat ramp many, many hours after his buddies have gone home so that there are no witnesses to his catch or lack thereor. Sinker (1) A weight attached to a lure to get it to the bottom. (2) The nickname of your boat. Thumb A temporary hook holder. Treble Hook Triples the odds of your catching a fish. Quadruples the odds of your getting the hook caught in your thumb (see above). Trolling What you do after you've lost a $500 rod and reel set-up overboard. Quote
Super User Catt Posted February 23, 2007 Super User Posted February 23, 2007 Trolling What you do after you've lost a $500 rod and reel set-up overboard (See Avid) Fisherman: a jerk on one end of the line waiting far a jerk on the other end the line Quote
Super User Alpster Posted February 23, 2007 Super User Posted February 23, 2007 Bass boat: A hole in the surface of the water designed to hold large amounts of money. Ronnie Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 23, 2007 Super User Posted February 23, 2007 "A Biggun" 1. Most of the fish you catch when you are by yourself 2. All of the fish that break your line or get away... syn. "About 8 or 9 lb bass" that weigh 3 or 4 lbs Quote
Guest the_muddy_man Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 They are not bitting GO FIND YOUR OWN SPOT or meaning #2 I DONT HAVE A CLUE ;D Quote
Zel Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Antique Lure - A lure your grandfather bought, your father got rid of, and you're buying again for 10 times as much. Catch and Release - A conservation motion that happens most often right before the local Fish and Game officer pulls over a boat that has caught over its limit. Experience - The name anglers give to their mistakes. Hook - 1) A clever advertisement to entice a fisherman to spend his life savings on a new rod and reel. 2) The punch administered by said fisherman's wife after he spends their life savings (see also, Right Hook, Left Hook). Line - Something you give your co-workers when they ask on Monday how your fishing went the past weekend. Lure - An object that is semi-enticing to fish, but will drive an angler into such a frenzy that he will charge his credit card to the limit before exiting the tackle shop. Reel - A weighted object that causes a rod to sink quickly when dropped overboard. Tackle - What your last catch did to you as you reeled him in... just before he wrestled free and jumped back overboard. Test - A measure of your creativity in blaming "that darn line" for once again losing the fish. Quote
Super User Raul Posted February 23, 2007 Super User Posted February 23, 2007 Ears: body appendages where lures can hang from in fashionable matter. ( Hell, I 've done that : ) Quote
Fish Man Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 lunker 1. any fish that never reaches you 2.any large amount of foliage that gets caught on line until its pulled out of water hook 1. sharp object used to obtain blood from the human body 2.object used to pull stray limbs from a tree 3. object used to rip facial body part or cigar from mouth of the buddy behinf you Quote
Guest the_muddy_man Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Weedless Jig Yep they keep the weeds off so you can really set the hook on that sunken tree : Quote
Fish Man Posted February 24, 2007 Posted February 24, 2007 spinning blade 1. shiney object to attract every species of plant to your lures hook 2. helpful devise to block incoming hooks from nailin u in the face on false hook sets ;D Quote
Super User cart7t Posted February 25, 2007 Super User Posted February 25, 2007 Fisherman: a jerk on one end of the line waiting far a jerk on the other end the line Jerk bait: Used by a fisherman. (see definition of Fisherman) Quote
John J. Posted February 25, 2007 Posted February 25, 2007 Hook Set: The act of sharply pulling back the rod and having the hook of the lure sink into your partner's skin behind you where it is "Set" in place and cannot be removed without painful retrieve. ;D Skitter Pop: (1) A lure designed to where you catch a big fish you hear a 'pop' of the line snapping. (2.) A lure designed to where with a jerk of the rod a popping noise is heard to attract bass. Spinner-bait: A bait or lure that spins... : Quote
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