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