Glossary

High Tide – The maximum height reached by a rising tide during a particular cycle.

High pressure area – High pressure areas are generally larger and move more slowly than low pressure systems. The winds circulate around the centre in a clockwise, ‘anticyclonic’ movement. The…

Hook Protector – Plastic sheathes used to cover treble hooks on lures to save snagging during transportation or storage.

Hook – The piece of the terminal tackle designed to catch and retain your fish until it is landed. Hooks may be single, doubles or trebles. There are more shapes…

High water mark – The highest point along a shoreline that any given tide reaches.

Hopping – A boat fishing technique where the angler bounces a shad below a boom near to the bottom, in particular for cod.

Humpalumpa – see tackle trolley