A numpty glossary, angling words explained
Amnesia
see Muppet.
Anchor Lamp
A lamp so hard to light that they inevitably end up being used for ballast.
Bait Needle
Used for stitching artificial worms. see Ragworm.
Bale Arm
The arm used by an angler when winding up an Overhead Thump or hay maker.
Beach Buddy
Four wheeled Volks Wagen based vehicle popular among the surfing fraternity.
Beachcaster
The first guitar made by the Fender company, the relatively unknown predecessor
to the Stratocaster.
Berkley Swivel
The act of turning to accept a cigarette from a fellow angler.
Bird's Nest
A ladies bedroom.
Boat Rod
Wooden stick with a v shaped metal end used for parking boats.
Breaking Strain
The amount of times an angler can withstand being reeled in by a Mackerel Fisherman.
Brighton Style
The haircut favoured by most tackle dealers.
Butt Section
The toilet block on a beach side car park.
Cat Gut
Old fashioned term for fishing line. No longer in common use as it is now known
that cats stomachs are not constructed from fishing line.
Coaster
Miserly angler driving downhill.
Coleman Lamp
Variation of the famous Davy lamp as used by generations of cole miners.
Cotton Bud
Small plastic stick with fluffy ends for cleaning the ears, commonly mistaken as
an item of fishing tackle. see Tip Section
Crack Off
Ukrainian tournament caster.
Drag
The process of walking home.
Double Patting
The action of slapping one's trouser pockets in turn when asked for petrol money.
Fishing Club
Typically the handle of a lump hammer that has been drilled out
and filled with lead.
Float Fishing
The art of retrieving ones unattached float from the sea, with nothing more than
ones rod tip after a period of bad angling.
Flotation Suit
Worn by city gents at the stock market.
Flounder Spoon
Used with Flounder knife and fork.
Forceps
The arm muscles developed by tournament casters to develop more force.
FPO
Fishing Permissions Officer.
Gaff
Storage area for personal possessions such as kitchens, bathrooms and Bird's Nests.
Greased Weasel
Popular cooked meat in a roll often served by beach side cafes.
Ground Bait
Lesser known sequel to a popular television program, where 3 celebrity gardeners
festoon your garden with squid while you are at the shops.
Impact Shield
The act of crossing the forearms in front of the face when dealt an Overhead Thump.
Main Line
Verbal statement made upon entering a Bird's Nest.
Mackerel Fisherman
An angler that uses very little knowledge coupled with cheap equipment and no bait
to catch vast amounts of fish.
Match Fishing
The act of trying to equal the catch of a better angler.
Monofilament
A fisherman's Rig with one broken headlight.
Multiplier
A handy tool for the fisherman with the usual beach side accessories such as toothpick,
bottle opener, pipe cleaner and several pairs of pliers.
Muppet
Term applied to the angler who only realises what vital item of tackle has been
left at the Gaff on arrival at some distant venue.
Overhead Thump
The physical reaction caused by an angler reaching breaking strain.
Pirk
The added bonus of finding some unowned tackle lying on the beach.
Power Gum
Gum which retains it's flavour for more than the first five chews.
Professional Angler
An angler that uses vast amounts of knowledge coupled with expensive equipment and
exotic baits to catch very little indeed.
Rag Worm
An artificial lure commonly made from old shoe laces or shirt cuffs.
Ratchet
Term used to describe fishing when nothing has been caught.
Reducer
The act of handing money over to a tackle dealer.
Reel Oil
Do not confuse this oil with cheap immitations.
Rig
A vehicle used by fishermen.
Rig Wallet
A normal wallet tied to a length of fishing line for joke purposes.
Rubber Eel
Usually found behind a rubber sole on a rubber boot.
Rubby Dubby
A shark appetiser believed to be made from car number plates and missing surfers.
Seat Box
Handy storage area for chairs.
Severe Gale Warning
The uneasy feeling in the pit of the stomach after consuming a Greased Weasel.
Shock Leader
The chirpy yet futile small talk that takes place prior to informing ones fishing
buddy of an act of Muppetry.
Smock
Jewish muppet.
Super Pool
Another name for the sea.
Telescopic Rod
Unlike it's optical cousin, the telepscopic rod makes distant objects seem much
further away than they actually are.
Tilley Lamp
The lamp used to illuminate the steering handle of a small boat.
Tip Light
The art of lighting a cigarette in the dark without burning a hole in the side.
Tip Section
The middle five pages of a sea fishing magazine that are dedicated to alternative
uses for cotton buds and ice cream tubs.
Trace
Name applied to female anglers.
Trotting
The journey to the Butt Section after consuming a Greased Weasel.
Uptiding
The act of continuously packing up and starting again as the tide comes in.
Waders
The beach side holiday makers that render daylight fishing in the summer almost
impossible.
Windbreak
A short rest from fishing. see Greased Weasel.