This thread is motivated by a friend of mine who I took fishing last fall and has been infected with the never ending desire to eat, breathe, and sleep fishing.

He is brand spanking new to the sport. He has just joined the site (Heratio Hornblower) after I told him how much it could shorten his learning curve and has a serious thirst for knowledge. Well ... I try to talk to him about stuff and one of the biggest challenges is that he does not understand the "language" re: Hoo, daisy chain, slob, mercury missle, fluoro, circle hook ... you get the point. I didnt realize ... being in the middle of it all ... how many slang and foreign terms there are in fishing if you are new to the sport.

So ... HELP ME AND HERATIO OUT HERE!!! Any terms that you can think of that might be foreign to somebody new to the sport? Write them on this thread so he and many other new fishermen can log on and learn to speak the language. In fact ... a glossary of terms would be an AWESOME and fun addition to the site!

Thanks from BOTH of us in advance for your responses!!!