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Boom – A metal or plastic device to present a hook snood or trace. They can be fixed like the French boom or sliding on the line as with a…

Bomb – An aerodynamically shaped lead weight.

Breakaway lead – A lead with swivelling grip wires. Originally only produced by the Breakaway Company it has now become a generic term for any lead of this type.

Braid or braided line – A type of line formed from woven, multi-filament, polyester, fibres which has a low diameter to breaking strain ratio and very low stretch properties. Widely…

Breaker – A wave that has become so steep that the crest of the wave topples forward as it reaches shallow water.

Butt – The lower end of a rod which houses the reel seat and terminates in either a soft pad or a slotted attachment which fits into a butt pad…

Bulk shot – A number of split shot grouped together on the line when float fishing concentrating weight at a particular point.

Bristle booms – a fine plastic boom that has its ends blobbed on a hot surface and attached at one end to the trace body with a hook snood at…

Breaking strain – Sometimes shortened in print to BS. The amount of pressure that a line is supposed to be able to withstand before it breaks. 50lb breaking strain line…

Butt pad – A leather, plastic or rubber pad strapped around the waist or on the thighs into which the butt of a rod is placed so greater leverage can…