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Bearings – The part of a reel which supports the spool axle.

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.

Birds nest – see Backlash

Boat draw – the draw for places on a boat, usually during a competition.

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…

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…

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.

Boil – The term used to describe the frenzy of an attack on a school of baitfish by larger fish.

Bluey – Bluey is the common name given to the Pacific saury a fish used for bait and normally supplied in a frozen state.

Brackish water – Water with a salt content between 1000 and 4000 parts per million found where rivers meet the sea.