Glossary

Bar – An offshore ridge or mound of sand, gravel or pebbles which is submerged during some stage of the tide. Common at the mouth of a river or estuary…

Balloon – used as a float to suspend large baits when shark fishing.

Balanced – A term used to describe the proper combination of rod, reel line.

Barbless hook – A hook made without a barb, or a hook on which the barb has been flattened. Used when catch-and-release fishing.

Barometric pressure – (atmospheric pressure) The pressure at any point in an atmosphere due solely to the weight of the atmospheric gases. Indicates the presence of high or low pressure…

Barb – A slice in the metal of a hook near to the hook point which helps prevent the escape of a hooked fish.

Beachcasting – A term generally give to shore fishing from the beach or rocks.

Beachcaster – An angler who shore fishes or type of fishing rod used for shore fishing. This rod is usually in excess of twelve feet long and designed for distance…

Bay – A recess or inlet in the shoreline between two headlands.

Basin – A large depression of a generally circular or elliptical.