Fishing terminology

[Ivor Spraggon]

Tommy = Codling to 2 pund
Bairns Leg = Cod 2-6 pund
Mans Leg = Cod 6-18 pund
Sprag = Cod ower 18 Pund
Pig = Sprag

[waco]

my favourite from years gone by, though rarely said now,
howling a hoolie =awee bit windy

[lingking]

and from the outer hebridies harris barn door,,muckle great skate

[Ivor Spraggon]

A' yer 'onnin marra? = Has one got a fish on my friend?
Aye a'm 'onnin marra = Yes, one certainly has matey.

[jimmy]

snapoffalot = russian jimmy
broken flask= jimmy
sense maker= jimmy
rotten bottom = jimmy
blankety blank= jimmy
cud gan on all neet jimmy

flask kicker = coddy lmfao

[Mackemchris]

Dustbin lid - Canny size flatty
Dodgy caster - Someone who chucks ower you
Klingon - A person who hangs around tackle shop counters, buys nowt and passes negative comment on things others buy and say

Klingon lmao. Plenty of them about!

[skott]

Ratty
Tackle graveyard
ripping oot

[tonybax]

haversack= to jump in next to someone fishing

[billfish4853]

tip light small chemical light that's fixed to the end of your rod.

a/yer in have ya got a fish on.

[Mad as a fish]

Ave just had a knock
I have just had a bite

[codseeker]

howld on i think ive just nearly had a bite .... damn water bite or wind ...if theres out on am not sure tho ... but it might be sommit small .. then a crab leaves go when ya near the top of the water

[phill_itofish]

'Owt deein' - has one caught any fish

[billfish4853]

this ones for my MARRA Thes in my swim

[amblecol]

Tangled line - bunch of bast*rds
Emaciated whiting - dart
Some wildlife terminology from up here,
Dunter - baby porpoise
Kepsh+te - arctic skua
Paddle hush - lumpsucker
Bear - seal
Lift attendant - undersize crab that keeps getting caught in pots
baccy box - as above

[lee_wood]

Chesties=chest waders
Fu ck it was massive that= the one that got away