ANGLING TERMINOLOGY

To the beginner it would seem that anglers have developed their own language. This article is a light hearted look at some of the more bizarre expressions.

Babies head = Largest possible size for a groundbait ball. Sizes range from marble to golf ball to jaffas (oranges), to xmas pudding to babies head

Blades = Very small silver fish such as dace, roach bleak etc.

Skimmers = Small bream

Pair of eyes = Incredibly small perch

Pastie = Ginsters sized mirror carp

Tommy’s or Pope = Daddy Ruff

He was sat on a Shed full = There were rather a lot of fish in his peg.

He caught all his fish down the track = Literally means the fish were down the middle of the canal or river.

Baggin up or sacking up = Means he/she/they were catching a lot of fish.

sergeant, stripy = Perch

Little red men = Bloodworm and joker

I caught them on the shell = I caught them on the caster.

Top and bottom = Pole/stick float style set up.

Bottom end only = Waggler style set up.

Disco’s = Fluorescent pinkies (maggots)

Baggin waggler = Large groundbait feeder float for catching carp etc.

Slop = Very wet groundbait, usually mixed for gudgoen fishing.

Whip = Small 1-3 meter pole with a fine flick tip fitted.

Layed hard on = Means fishing well over depth (Phew!)

Fill it in = Feeding lots of bait, usually means groundbait

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