Beads – Used as an attractor in various colours adjacent to the hook and also in rig construction to protect knots or locate snoods. See also two-way beads.
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Bearings – The part of a reel which supports the spool axle.
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Bimini Twist – A type of knot or hitch used to produce a double line segment to attach a leader. As a hitch it is not strictly a knot but …
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Birler blade – a small metal or plastic spinner blade used on a clevis ahead of a baited hook as an attractor. Also known as a dirler blade.
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Birds nest – see Backlash
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Boat draw – the draw for places on a boat, usually during a competition.
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Blow lug – Also known as the common lugworm this species lives in a u-shaped burrow with a cast at one end and a blow hole at the other. Usually …
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Blank – The basic fibreglass or graphite shaft or rod without any guides or hardware attached after is leaves the manufacturing process. Also refers to a fishing session where no …
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Black lug – The larger or the two main lugworm species. Lives in vertical burrows and is often fished gutted and after freezing. See also lugworm.
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Boil – The term used to describe the frenzy of an attack on a school of baitfish by larger fish.