THE FISHERMAN'S OTHER LANGUAGE!

You would think it was another language, when fishermen get together and talk!  We all know that fishermen around the world are known for their "Tall Tales".   Following are some Fishing Terms and what they mean! From Fishing Equipment, Fishing Tackle and Fish Attractants, the names are sometimes slightly unusual! Heard a word and would like to know the meaning?  The following list is in alphabetical order. If you have any "Fisho-Speak" words or phrases that we can add to this list, please send us an e-mail!

WORD EXPLANATION Alvey Australian made sidecast fishing reel Baitcaster A type of fishing reel Ball Type of fishing sinker Barrell Type of fishing sinker Berley Fish attracting mixture, also chum Blank Fishing rod shaft with no fixtures Bobby Cork Type of float Bubble Float Type of float Caster A round plastic ring used to hold fishing line Centrepin A type of fishing reel Chopper Name for small Tailor Chromed Slice Type of lure Closed Face A type of fishing reel Composite Rod Fishing rod made of a mix of two or more ingredients Dorsal Fin Back fin Drop-off Shelf area underwater Droppers Short pieces of line to the hook Estuary Tidal river Flies Artificial lures made to imitate insects or small fish Fly Type of lure French Type of hook Gaff Stick or pole with a large hook attached to the top Ganged hooks Two, three or four hooks strung together with the bend of one passing through the eye of the next Handline A length of line wrapped around a cylinder or caster Helmet Type of sinker Hook Bent piece of metal with a very sharp point Limerick Type of hook Lure Artificial bait Mudeye Dragonfly larvae Nippers Saltwater yabbies or small crayfish. Pink & white. Great bait when used live. Overhead A type of fishing reel Pectoral Fin Side fin Pollard A by-product of milling wheat used as a bait Quill Float Type of float Rigging or Rig The method of putting line, terminal tackle and bait together to catch fish. Sidecast A type of fishing reel Sinker Weight, usually made of lead, to help you cast or get the bait to the fish Spoon Type of lure Star Type of sinker Stemmed Float Type of float Suicide Type of hook Swivel Terminal Tackle used to stop twist & tangles in line Terminal Tackle Bits and pieces of tackle that are lost and replaced regularly Threadline A type of fishing reel Trace Short piece of nylon line or wire joining the hook to the main line. Trolling Pulling a lure or bait behind a boat Trolling Lure Type of lure Yabby Pump Pump used to collect yabbies or nippers.