The Dictionary For Anglers, By Anglers
Find meanings and definitions of the specialized words, phrases, lingo, and terminology used for fishing. It is written by anglers like you, for anglers like you.
Fishing Slang of the Day - August 3
float tube
A one-man fishing floatation device for lake and slow river fishing that looks like an inner tube covered with a cloth mesh liner, seat, and back rest.
Fishing Slang of the Day - August 2
blood knot
A common knot used to join two pieces of leader together. Most often used in hand-tied fly-fishing leaders.
Fishing Slang of the Day - July 31
finesse fishing
technique by which small and/or slow moving lures are used to generate feeding strikes from lethargic bass; commonly regarded as the opposite of power fishing
Fishing Slang of the Day - July 29
levelwind
feature on a baitcast reel that lays the line evenly across the spool as line is being retrieved
Fishing Slang of the Day - July 28
bump the stump
technique by which a lure is retrieved in a manner that brings it into contact with another object so that it ricochets off the object, often generating a reaction strike from bass