• galley bitch = the cook - Yellow fever
• Galley Bite = When you order a burger in a slow bite and as soon as its ready, the action comes alive.. - Ken Schnorr
• Galley run = when boat makes a long run to a new spot usually for a good reason, but sometimes people complain. But either way the galley business always picks up. - Ken Schnorr
• gar = barracuda - Yellow fever
• Get on the Horn = Usually means to get on the radio to other skippers (JapanRon)
• Getting Worked = When a large fish on heavy line is kicking your ass. - tunakllr
• Go'in Out = Heads up Someones casting out.(JapanRon)
• Goat = large male sheepshead. - Ken Schnorr
• golden gobbler = tom cod - Yellow fever
• Gorrillas = Big tuna. - Jeff
• green stuff = cold or dirty water - Yellow fever
• Greenies = Small 4" or 5" bait(not anchovey)(JapanRon)
• Grumps = Big calico or sand bass. Too tough to eat, should be released.
• Hali = Halibut. JapanRon
• HAMMERED = violent strike/tipsey angler - buzznfmf
• Handoff = What happens if you can't handle a fish.(JapanRon)
• HANG = structure - buzznfmf
• head shot = when you gaff a fish in the head so you dont hurt the meat - Yellow fever
• Helmet = Poor Fishing!!! - Dale Vaughan
• Hitchhiker = ling cod hanging onto small rockfish all the way to surface. - Ken Schnorr
• Home Guard = A Fish whose species usually migrates decides to stay in an area. Example: Home guard yellowtail at Catalina (JapanRon)
• Hoo'ed = when you feel a quick jerk then nothing, and reel in a cut-off line. bit off by a wahoo, but I use it with barracuda also. - Ken Schnorr
• HOO = wahoo - buzznfmf
• Hook = Anchor.(JapanRon)
• hook up!!!!! = yeeled out when you get a positive jig strike trolling - popelink
• Horse = Bringing in a fish without giving it a chance to fight. JapanRon
• Hot Rail = Area where fish are being followed.(JapanRon)
• Hot Stick = Good or catching fisherman.(JapanRon)
• Hung = as in hooked up with a big fish. Not to brag, but I'm "hung". -RHOLLO
• Iron = On the Iron i.e. caught on a metal jig (JapanRon)
• island mackeral = blue perch - Yellow fever
• jag = barracuda mark on the fish finder - Yellow fever
• Japan Feathers = Old style lure with a weighted bullet shaped head, red glass eyes, and feathers which can be jigged or trolled (JapanRon)
• jig = lure - popelink
• Jig Stick = Long Rod used to get way past others on the boat.(JapanRon)
• Jig Strike/Stop = The boat will usually hunt/troll and stop on a strike.(JapanRon)
• kelps = kelp paddies - Yellow fever
• Knot = equal to mph.(JapanRon)
• Laguna Tuna = A small mackerel.(JapanRon)
• lead = sinker - Yellow fever
• Leeward Side of something (island) sheltered from a predominate wind. JapanRon
• LEMONFISH = cobia - buzznfmf
• Limited Load = Your guess is as good as mine.(JapanRon)
• LINESIDES= STRIPED BASS - Steve Suhrbier
• LING= cobia - buzznfmf
• Live Line = Send a live bait out without little or know weight.(JapanRon)
• Locked Down = Drag is tightened as fas as possible.(JapanRon)
• Logs = Big Barracuda. - Jeff
• Longfins = Albacore. - Jeff
• Low Bridge = what good casters say before they start their backcast (JapanRon)
• LUNKER = HUGE TROUT OR BIG BASS - Steve Suhrbier
• Mack Attack = Mackerel eating every bait thrown making it impossible to catch targeted species. - Jeff
• Macks = Mackerel.
• Make bait = Catching live bait yourself as opposed to buying it. - Jeff
• Mangler = Idiot that doesnt look behind before casting his jig. Watch out for this guy, unless you want your nose pierced for free. - Jeff
• Marks = marks indicating fish or schools of fish on the Meter i.e. fish finder (JapanRon)
• Masterbaiter = the guy who stands on the tank chumming - Dan Lynch.
• Meatball = small schools of baitfish that were chummed and regrouped into a small pack. - Ken Schnorr
• Meat Stick = A big, heavy, long rod to get down and dirty (JapanRon)
• meter = fish finder - Yellow fever
• meter marks = fish marks on the fishfinder - Yellow fever
• Mexican Flag = A jig or feathers that have the same colors as the United States of Mexico. (red, green, and white) JapanRon
• Mossbacks = Yellowtail. - Jeff
  - This is usually a "large yellowtail" being caught in an area that he shouldn't be in or being caught in the winter months. - Brian Cyr
• Nervous Water = Surface water that is ruffeled with bait activity.(JapanRon)
• nobody home = refers to a kelp paddie with no fish on it - Yellow fever
• Nugget = A nice spot of fish seen on the meter. Usually tuna. - Eric C. Meins
• Nuked Fish = S.D. Bay Bass - Dale Vaughan
• OFFERINGS = anything over the side as gifts to the fishgods - buzznfmf
• On the Iron = Caught on an iron jig.(JapanRon)
• On the Kite = When tuna fishing, a trolled bait is sometimes suspended from a kite (JapanRon)
• Paddy = Floating Kelp. Sometimes lots of fish hiding underneath. - Jeff
• Peanuts = refers to small albies or sometimes tuna under 5lbs. - tunakllr
• Pin = Put a hook in a bait (JapanRon)
• Pinheads = Tiny baitfish, usually die immediatley after being hooked. - Jeff
  Hi. Saw your site and noticed that pinheads was used to describe a small dead bait fish. When I used to work for H&M back when I was younger, Pinheads (a.k.a. Sea Rats) were the people (usually younger scraggly kids like myself) that got to fish for free providing they helped clean the boat on the way home after the days catch. Just thought I'd let you know. I know most of this stuff is not going to make it into Merriam Websters, but hey what the heck, that's why we call it slang.
  
  Thanks for you consideration and keep up the good work on your site.
  
  Nick Fernandes (Fernanz)
  H&M Sportfishing Deckhand 1987-1991
  
• plastic or rubber = swim baits - Yellow fever
• poacher = someone who is fishing in your chum line or on a spot you found or something - Yellow fever
• POOLFISH = what you tell a green angler he's fighting,when he's obviously hung on the bottm - buzznfmf
• popped off = hook pulled out of his mouth - Yellow fever
• Port = Left (same number of letters as port) side of the vessel viewed from the stern looking toward the bow. JapanRon
• Professional Over-run = Bird's Nest.(JapanRon)
• Pussgut = sand bass - Dale Vaughan
• Rats = Little yellowtail. - Jeff
• Rattlesnake = Sculpin - Joe Adler
• re anchor = captain screwed up and missed the spot - Yellow fever
• Regular = Often a paying customer as opposed to a deadhead. (JapanRon)
• rhinos or trout = big sardines - Yellow fever
• Rigs = Offshore oil platforms. - Jeff
• Rip Lips = over zealous hook set (JapanRon)
• Ripped = This happens when a fish has hit you on the run and gets off before you can set the hook. i.e That fish really ripped me. Someone else it might be short for having your bait ripped-off. JapanRon
• ROCK = striped bass - buzznfmf
• rocked = when a fish breaks your line on a rock - Yellow fever
• rolled = when your bait dies - Yellow fever
• Run and Gun = Go real fast chasing bait or birds and casting to fish.(JapanRon)
• Salad = snagging and bringing in kelp or other plantlife. - Ken Schnorr

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