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Was pondering wild thoughts the other day when I came across a question I could not answer.

In a sport that knows no bounds with respect to creativity, why does everyone use the same cliches?

Why does it always have to be a hawg or a chunk? Why does it have to be a donkey, a pig, or a toad?

Why is a successful pattern always called "the deal"?

Why can't a giant smallmouth be "an armadillo". Why can't a big largemouth be a "moat dweller", a "T-Rex" or a "Megaladon"?

A successful angler is a creative one... Marcantonio has "mama pesce". What do you got?

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I'm partial to Little Pooper...

I just add sparkyjuice to everything. Then its sparkalicious. Only on the sparkrig though.

Ha Ha...I was reading and thinking about Mama Pesce, and then you credited it!  Thanks Snake!

I'm guilty for using "donkey" way too much. But in terms of small fish we typically refer to those as "hood'lums" which we deemed from a buddy that will spend an entire day catching 12 inchers and having a blast! 

I typically call them either nice ones or cookie cutters! I've always liked Moose but I'm guilty of using the common ones "donkey" and "toad"  

How bout...blanked..tough day...ie you sucked and couldn't find them or catch them.

All of mine would be censored beyond recognition.

My 5 year old calls big fish "tanks"

Beast Mode...anything but bigun.

Ever notice how every bass fisherman refers to just themselves as "we"? "We're gonna run this pattern" "we need to figure out the deal". Etc, etc. Do we all have schizophrenia and/or imaginary friends or something?? Haha!

A skinny runt with no belly, I call a "Snake". Funny, theirs someone on this site that calls themselves "Snake".

Atta boy Dana. I can take a zinger.

I'll have to consider what a "Steiner" will look like when I catch one. Probably a salty ol' largemouth that lives in brackish water. Won't leave the weed choked, warming slough cause he just set in his ways. Doesn't associate w/smallmouth, and has a crazy look in his eye.

I can hear it now...

(Guy at the tanks): "you guys wack Em?"
(Successful Angler): "oh yeah. Got us five big ol' Steiners"

(Guy at the tanks): "really? Dang, I figured those largies woulda moved outta there."
(Successful Angler): "Aw heck no. Them Steiners were in there thick. Honery as hell."

(Guy at the tanks): "any brown ones back in there?"
(Successful angler): "naw. Them Steiners done chased them out awhile back."

(Guy at the tanks): "those Steiners are pretty big, but they look weathered."
(Successful angler): "they're pretty old...."

(Guy at the tanks): "what you get Em on?"
(Successful angler): "them Steiners love a fluke with the tails dipped in dye."

(Guy at the tanks): "you boys hook them Steiners in Casey?"
(Successful Angler): "yep. Casey's was where we were at."

(Guy at the tanks): "that's weird cause we didn't never saw you boys down there..."

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