The Carp fishing phrase book?

Ever had one of those strange conversations with a fellow carp angler and only understood a small portion of what they where saying? I know I have. I thought I would try with your help to get to the bottom of the bank side chitter chatter and form a carp anglers phrase dictionary. A lot of the phrases and terms are individual or regionally based, but at least some of the brief selection below should sound familiar.

Please add your variations and additions to the list in the comments.

[A]

Ave it - Strike into that running fish
Ave’n it - the fish are really feeding and giving lots of bits

[B]

Blank - A fishing session not catching any fish
Bagging up - Producing a run of consecutive fish during one session
Bit basher - A non carp fisherman usually refers to the pole fishing match angler
Bumped - A carp lost during the fight to a hook pull or snagging
Birds nests - A main line tangle often cause by main line coming off the spool to quick
Buzzers - Electronic bite indication alarms
Bed chair - The name given to the 4 or six legged padded folding chair carp anglers use.
Big Chuck - To make a long distance cast

[C]

Crack off - A snapping of the line detaching the rig and lead into the lake on cast
Clonker - A larger fish in the 15lb+ range

[D]

Dropped - a lost fishing during landing due to a hook pull
Drop back - A bit indication slackening the main line indicating the fish has move the lead towards the angler.

[F]

F**ks - annoying Duck wild fowl

[G]

Good’un - A large fish usually above the 20lb mark for most fishermen

[H]

Having it large - Usually refers to a prolific session catching multiple fish

[K]

Kipper - A large carp, above 20lb

[L]

Liner - a bite indication that may indicate a fish running into the line

[N]

Noddy - a none Carp fishing angler usually a pleasure angler

[O]

On the money  - A cast to the correct spot in a swim
Off the top - catching a fish of the surface using a floating bait such as bread crust

[P]

Pasty - A small carp, below 10lb
Pleaker - A very small carp, below 5lb

[S]

Screamer - A running fish take resulting in a single tone from the bite alarm
Snotter - The nickname for Bream due to their slime

[T]

Tackle Tart - An angler more interested in the latest carp fishing gear and looking good on the bank than actually fishing
Thump it - Increasing the effort in the cast to gain additional distance
Truncheon - Traditional luncheon meat bait

[W]

Wilson - Commonly used in conjunction with “Give it some Wilson” referring to bullying a fish usually to avoid snags or other lines
Watercraft - A term for how an angler reads the water and conditions to find a good location and the fish.

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COMMENTS

9 Comments

  1. November 19th, 2008 at 2:23 pm

    I = is for i’d hit that!…

  2. danny
    November 21st, 2008 at 12:17 am

    tigers=tiger nuts

    tight lines=good luck

    time bandits=an angler who spends inordinate anoumt of time carp fishing

    tungsten= a heavyweight putty

    leadcore leader=a woven polyester which houses leadwire used above the lead as leader to help sink the main line

    carp porter=abarrow

  3. danny
    November 21st, 2008 at 12:22 am

    bivvies-a type of shelter for the angler to do overnighters in

  4. November 21st, 2008 at 10:05 am

    fish on = a hooked fish

  5. November 21st, 2008 at 10:07 am

    kite = is a fish going left or right

  6. November 21st, 2008 at 10:10 am

    rippin off = is a hooked fish going out into open water taking a lot of line off the spool

  7. clod2008
    November 22nd, 2008 at 12:56 am

    nutter = carper who does nights under the stars

  8. dan reynolds
    November 23rd, 2008 at 8:32 pm

    matey= name for an unknown fellow angler

  9. dan reynolds
    November 23rd, 2008 at 8:34 pm

    lump or klonka = a carp of over 30lb in weight

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