Slang names & nicknames for fish, gear

[WJS]

Not much of a slang name but more of a saying.....when those slimers hit like a ton of bricks and then don't fight....Hit like a champ, fought like a chump!

[charliepete2]

Spitting an old dip in the water = chummin

[Ebiz]

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Not much of a slang name but more of a saying.....when those slimers hit like a ton of bricks and then don't fight....Hit like a champ, fought like a chump!

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We call those "planer snakes"

[Ace]

sheephead: "Buenos dias, Sheepheads" (

I laughed out loud at this one, very funny, good movie!!

Here are a few we use in the boat that haven't been posted yet; some we use on occasion, some religiously, and some for things other than fishing as well:

"Shawshank": Redeeming yourself after doing something stupid or after missing a fish, as in "Time for some Shawshank!" (Movie Reference)

"Cocktail": Beer.

"Crinkler": Beer, Specifically the cans of Michelob Golden Light. Also can be called a Crinkle Can.

"Bobber Buster": Casting and hitting rocks, stumps, shore, other boats, etc. with your lure.

"Sniper": Light-Biting Perch that shoot in and steal your bait.

"Sneak Attack": Making a huge splash with lure or bobber, also, "Sneakin up on 'em, eh?".

"We Got A Leaker!": Usually a sunfish, but a fish that pees when you are taking it off your line.

"Turd-Burglar": Bait stealing fish.

"Drowning Minnows": Usually crappie fishing with no bites.

"Marinating Worms": Panfishing with no bites.

"Forceps!": Going in after a lure on a deep-hooked fish.

"Stealth Mode": Panfishing with live bait and no bobber.

"Silly Pads": Stretch of lily pads along the shore.

"Soaking the Boat": Refers to backing the boat in, parking, and coming back to the dock to find a good 2 feet of water in the boat because someone forgot to put the plug in.

"Finkled It": Messing up when trying to hook or land a fish (Movie Reference).

"Noonan": Same as above. Can also be yelled at random intervals for laugh value.

"Raise the Water Level": Pee over the side of the boat.

"Hang the Worm Over": See above...

"See a man about a dog...fish": Again, peeing:-)

"Death Roller": Small Northern that spins/rolls across the top as you reel it in, or when it surfaces if it hits as you are trolling.

"Brain Surgery": Snagging a fish on top of the head, usually feisty little sunnies.

"He'll be swimmin in circles": Hooking a fish in the eye ball, usually deep biting sunnies.

"Puberto": Snagging a fish in the..."mommy/daddy button"...I've caught a walleye or two this way, don't ask me how.

"Smarmy Bassturd": Finnicky fish, usually walleye.

"Snoot": Northern Pike

"Morphadite": Those crossbreed sunfish that have heads like rockbass.

"2-Prong Attack": Fish two rods at once, also "3-Prong Attack".

Whew...I came up with more than I thought...And I know there's more, but I think I'm spent for now Keep up the posts, this is a great thread!!

[genegodawa]

a new one from last week's trip:

"skier"- perch too small to put up a fight that is brought into the boat by skimming it across the surface

[Muskie-searcher]

"Sczerbiak" - Walleye

"The Queen" - Biggest fish in the lake, usually a muskie

"Fish Candy" - Sunfish

"Billy Bob" - Bass

"Noodled it" - missed the hook set

"Norbie" - Northern

"Fishing with my brother's kid" - Anytime the fishing buddy snags something, or tangles his line etc.

[B@ssmaster]

From my Uncle on a particulaly frustrating day for him. Lots of tiny snot rockets = Snickers. Can only assume it is a reference to the diminutive size of said snot rockets about the size of the candy bar......

Another Snot Rocket name from my buddy born and raised on Da Range = Hulkie

[tunrevir]

For the guy catching all of the fish but not the targeted species, "You are the bass-o-matic, man can you show me how to catch those when targeting walleyes?"

Tunrevir~

[SmilinBob]

"Another successful day, no fish to clean." usually means I have been out with my dad, livewell empty.

[Double D]

We always go with Sky Carp when referring to seagulls.

DD

[sparkyaber]

Two that I think that have been missed:

Big large mouth bass- basskelunge

sauger- mud rocket

[John Mickish]

I don't know if this one has been touched on yet, but "Slime Dart" for small Northerns.