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| Action |
| Giving a fly an abnormal drift by dragging it
across a current. |
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| Back Eddy |
| The calm spot in the water, where the current changea direction.
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| Brackish |
| Refers to mostly fresh water, with low levels of salt. |
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| Catadromous |
| Type of fish that breeds in saltwater, but migrates to and
lives in freshwater. |
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| Catch-and-release |
| Catch-and-release fishing is the
practice of releasing the fish you catch, as opposed to keeping
them. |
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| Chum |
| Ground up fish and other seafood
(sometimes animals as well) that is used to attract gamefish
by dumping it in the water. |
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| Dock
lines |
| Pieces of
rope that are used to moor a boat to the dock. |
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| Dredging |
| A form of
fishing where a curved net is dragged along the bottom of the
waterway. This causes a lot of damage. |
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| Eddy |
| An eddy
is a calm spot in the water, next to a fast current. |
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| Finesse |
| Slowing
down your fishing by using small lures, shorter rods and smaller
lines. |
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| Floatant
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| A coating
on your dry flies that keeps them from getting soaked in water. |
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| Grass
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| An all encompasing
term for vegetation. |
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| Hone |
| Using a
stone to sharpen hooks and knifes. |
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| Incoming
Tide |
| Refers to
the water in a lake or ocean, that is moving towards the shore.
This is caused by the gravitational pull of our moon. |
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| Jitterbug |
A type
of lure with a wooden body and a metal lip. |
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| Keeper
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| A legal
sized fish, based on local regulations |
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| Locators
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| This is
another name for a depthfinder. |
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| Lunker
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| Refers to
an overly large sized bass. |
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| Merging
currents |
| When two
currents come together, a calm spot in the water is created. |
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| Net
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| A net used
to catch fish. Usually made from fabric or rubber. |
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