Fishing slang...

[Ness]

I'm wondering where some of the words we use in fishing came from??? For instance, lunker that sure isn't in the dictionary??? And this Piggy thing... Not a very respectful
way to address a fish who's reserved nature outfoxes many of us??? (Only teasing, BE) So anyway, how about some more slang
terms????

[buzzer IA]

Know that you've probably heard of 'em called hogs..We started with wallydogs and came up with hogdogs

[Brian/MN]

Canadian Scissor-Bill (northern)

[EAGLE EYES]

Favorite slang for:

Northern Pike- Sloughies, Slimies, Snakes

Big Walleyes- Wallrus, Wallbanger, Sow

Largemouth Bass- Weedcarp, Stumpsucker

[WAeyes]

"Pig" or "Piggy" (thanks BE) is a latin term for the words "fish obesity", yea thats it fish obesity. This is a common occurrence when you combine intelligence with an uncontrollable appetite. Girth measurements are extremely high with this phenomenon and a look of constant bloatiness is witnessed. Some anglers confuse this with spawning season but to the experienced fisherman we just smile and yell SOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEE!

[FROGMAN]

They have also been known to have a sophisticated palate, succumbing only to the urge to dine on succulent frog leg's! (Gee, I miss my cousin Buck!)

[Ness]

Since we're back on the frog thing... I wonder how many Prince
Charming's have wound up piggy bait because of BE. Buck, you'd be better off being my bait, instead of Backwater Eddy's... At least, with me you'd go out with a kiss.

[BE]

GEEEEZZ Ness, Get a Room!

I have 200 prince charming wana-be's in a live cage All puckered up for ya Ness!

I can see it now......

200- Smooch--Nope not this one...
199- Smooch--Nope not this one...
198- Smooch--Nope not this one...
197- Smooch--Nope not this one...
etc
etc
etc

HA!

:)

[Backwater Eddy]

Piggieous Maximus Walleyeatususus

YAAA, that's it!

Now I remember!

:)

[Eyez]

northern pike = SNOT ROCKET!

Learned that one from Slip bobber.... I was laughing at that one all day. :)

Other names for northerns...

snake
slough shark


Eyez

[Ness]

Hey, Eddy, I checked out your Backwater Guide page. Neat artwork, and very informational :-) But I don't understand about the guest page?????? 95% of the messages and emails left there
were from women???? Wow, cat fishing must be more popular among the ladies than I thought :-) I think I stumbled upon the modern
bachelor's version of the little black book.... You'll notice I
didn't leave a message nor an email.

[Backwater Eddy]

Little black book, what ever do you mean, Naaaaaa?

That's a different site completely!

I'm all business ya know, no time for that fooling around stuff.

Piggy's first, play latter, that's my motto!

:)

"Backwater Eddy"

[5-speed]

the famous bullhead =fred
northern=jacks

[TBO/MN]

Get the Hoop= get the net!!!
Take the Hoop=no fish on tourney day

[Angler1]

For years our group has been calling Northerns Republicans.

[Ness]

I know you're all business. Yah, Buck, I've got that figured out..... Oops, uh, Eddy.

[Ness]

I've never heard the term stumpsucker... :-) But you can bet I intend to use it. Hey, Bassbuster, you want to go stumpsuckering????? That oughta get me a look....

[crash]

Datder, as in: "hand me datder net so isa can land datder wally" or "look out for datder in the road"

[Ness]

Hey, Crash, that's redneck talk, hon. Not fishing talk :-)
Good grief, a redneck loose in NYC

[RMB]

My buddy the bass addict (too bad for him!)would call our golden friends "Gravel lizards". I'm going to start using "stumpsuckers" around him more often. Also, we my regular group of ice fishing buds and I refer to eelpout as "Smileys". They're always breakin' a grin, even when frozen!

[Mountain man]

Large female Walleyes- Shebbas- 5-12#s qualify. - Grasscarp I've heard but Stunpsucker I gotta start using that. Lawrence

[Captn Ric]

Here area a couple we use on LAke Erie
Sheephead - Split Tailed Tuna, Silver Bell's
Small Walleye - Port Clinton Refugee
Fish Ohio Walleye == Fish SOHIO becasue if oftens takes a lot of feul to find them

[SDBear]

Big walleye = Wallygators.

[Eye Guy]

Big walleye's= Silver eye'd moon Crickets When there not biteing.
Huge Gators when they are.

[A few]

Walleye = White Tailed Carp
Great Whites
Whites
Big Eyes
Pig Eyes (big ones)
Opal annies
Spots

Carp = Winnebago Trout
Fox River Mud Marlin
Mud Marlin
Bugle Bass
Rubber Lips

Largemouth Bass = Green Carp
Lineside Carp

[crash]

You guys probally won't appreciate this one. Logs, we use to call em Logs when we'd winch those big toxic filled ones out of the Flint and Saginaw, during the winters in the early 80's. There wasn't anything better to do....

[Ness]

Hey, Crash, you find your ski mask yet??? ;-)

[magna19]

screamer-a salmon thats taking drag!!

meat- cut bait for salmon

[Chad]

Big Walleye = Sled, lunker, big mamma, oinker, fat sow and other pig related adjectives

Small Walleye = Cigar, dink

[cisco]

Greasers -- lake trout (L. Mich)
Oil Fields -- depressions off Racine where lakers lurk
Drill for Oil -- purposely go after lakers

[HUCK]

Sheephead---- Polish Walleye

[Bigeye]

When we'er hunting big walleye we'er after 'Walter'.A northern ia a 'slime rocket'.

[RMB]

Scooby Snack: My #7 Huskie Jerk with no leader "Ala Northern"

[BE]

:)

YA, don't that tick ya off!

WOOOOOF!

[gaspergoo]

Sheephead= Motor City Steelhead

[gaspergoo]

Sheephead= Motor City Steelhead

[ufda]

Small northern = hammer handle
Carp = Swedish bass (to a Norwegian) or, of course, Norwegian Bass (to a Swede).
Trout = cheese eater (particularly around purist dry-fly fishermen)
ufda

[Jim Carroll]

T-Bone- The best minnow in the bucket

Dink- Any fish your partner catches under 8 lbs.

Minnesota Depthfinder- Binoculars

Tree Hugger- My fishing partner Kevin

Van Hook Start (formerly Mille Lacs)- dead stop to WOT from the center of a pack of boats. Bonus points given for stylish weaving.

Shonecked- What happens to those poor Northerns when when my buddy Greg gets one. Description too graphic for this site.

Flytrap- My fishing buddy Dirk's Yar-Craft. Floppin Flatheads on the floor? Hello! Ever wonder why that black buzzing cloud is following you around?

[YOOPERSLANG]

Gorper - one that watches another, intently, to see what is
being caught by the first boat, with the full intent
of moving in on their spot.
Long Necked Gorper - a Gorper using Binoculars or a spotters
scope, or a high power telescope
High Speed Gorper - A gorper that uses a boat and drives through
groups of boats to practice the art of
Gorping
A Long Necked, High Speed Gorper - Combine #2 and 3.

A Stealth Gorper - One that goes from pack to pack of boats and
sits there watching, as if they were fishing
OR they Gorper that Trolls from pack to pack
of boats just to watch what is going on. The
Rod's in use are purely for show as they are
waiting for you to catch a fish.

[justageek]

Buttsucker: A "gorper" who follows your trolling pattern.

[JimStolpa]

Sheephead -Chicago Bass
Big Shiner- Moon eye, Goggle eye
Small Walleye- Hammer Handle

Fortunately I belong to a multi-species club and we can really have some fun weigh-ins. Our rule is if it has gills you can bring it in.

[mdj]

>I'm wondering where some of the
>words we use in fishing
>came from??? For instance,
>lunker that sure isn't in
>the dictionary??? And this
>Piggy thing... Not a
>very respectful
>way to address a fish who's
>reserved nature outfoxes many of
>us??? (Only teasing, BE)
> So anyway, how about
>some more slang
>terms????

sucker or carp = hairlip trout

[SUPERTROLLER]

Suckers are "Bugle Trout"
Big Walleyes are "Whales"
Sheephead are "Poor Man's Lobster"

[Goldpig]

In my neck of the nape, big walleyes are called "Snow-bellied tundra pigs." Unfortunately, my home lake has been dubbed "McDonalds," (i.e. home of the quarter pounder).

[Lund_Dude]

Northern = Slimers or Slime Rockets
Carp = Illinesian Walleye (Illinois Walleye)
Largemouth = Buckets or toothless ones
Perch = Greenies
All Non-Walleye = S@#$ Fish
Illinois Fisherman = FIB (F%^^ Illinois B#$*%) or FISH (same as FIB except Replace B#$*% with S&*^ Head)