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Fishing
Terms Glossary and Definitions
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- Acidity - The
degree of sourness of a usually water
soluble substance. Acidity is measured in
pH, with 7 being neutral and 2 being a
strong acid.
- Action -
Measure of rod performance that describes
the elapse time between flexion and
return to straight configuration, ranges
from slow to fast, with slow being the
most amount of flexion. Also refers to
the strength of the rod (light, meduim
and heavy) with light being a limber rod
and a heavy stout rod. The movement of a
lure due to its built-in properties.
- Active Fish -
Fish that are feeding heavily and
striking aggressively.
- Adipose Fin -
On some species the fatty fin located
between the dorsal and tail fin.
- Air Bladder -
A tough walled gas filled sac in the
upper part of the body cavity of many
bony fishes just beneath the vertebral
column; its principal function is to
offset the weight of heavier tissue such
as bone. In some fishes used for sound
production or respiration.
- Alewife - A
food fish belonging to the herring family.
- Algae -
Simple plant organisms.
- Alkalinity -
Measure of the amount of acid
neutralizing bases.
- Alley - An
opening between patches of emergent
weeds; also the parallel space separating
emergent weeds and the shoreline.
- Ambloplites
rupestris - Latin name for Rock Bass
- Amp - Amperes
- Measure of electrical current.
- Amp Hour -
Storage capacity measurement of a deep-cycle
batter obtained by multiplying the
current flow in amps by the hours that
it's produced.
- Anadromous -
Fish that ascend rivers to spawn
- Anal Fin -
The median, unpaired, ventrally located
fin that lies behind the anus, usually on
the posterior half of the fish.
- Angler -
Person using pole or rod and reel to
catch fish.
- Angling -
Usually refers to the recreational
catching of fish by means of hook and
line; sport fishing; game fishing.
- Annelids -
Members of the phylum Annelida, a group
of worm-like invertebrates whose bodies
consist of a series of rings or segments
(e.g., earthworms, leeches).
- Anti-reverse
- System that prevents reels from
spinning in reverse.
- Artificial
Baits - Lures or flies made of wood,
plastic, metal, feathers, or similar
inert material.
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