Here's a few more:

Fish that fight really well:

Screamer
Ripper
Burner
Thumb Burner
A "hot" one

Fish that don't fight very well:

A real dog
boot
slug
sock
noodle

What happens when you get a hit:

takedown (plugs/baitdivers)
slammed
ripped
tatered
smacked
munched (bait fishing)
dunked (float fishing)
mauled

What happens when you miss a hit:

tanked one
farmed 'em
choked
whiffed
blew
waved

What you say when you hook up:

There's one!
Bam!
Fish!
Fish on!
Fish on! Fish! Fish! Fish on! Comin' down! Fish! Look out! Look out! Fish! Fish! (hooking up at Blue Creek, Barrier Dam, Reiter, Wind River, Cable Hole on Snoqualmie, Tokul Creek, and Whatcom Creek)

What do you say when you haven't caught a fish in a while and you catch a dark one?

She'll smoke up fine!

How about if you're fishing over a huge school of willing chum, especially at Hoodsport or anywhere on Hood Canal?

Oh. It's just another dog. (Duh. What'd you think it'd be?)

Good conditions?

Dialed in. Golden. Steelhead green. Emerald.

Bad?

Blown. Oatmeal. Chocolate. In the woods.
Low. Clear. Gin. Air-clear. Not there. Eye to eye fishing.

Keep 'em comin'...

Todd.
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