Outside Bend – The outside line of a creek channel or grass bed can be considered on outside bend.
Oxbow – A U-shaped bend in a river.
Pattern – A defined set of location and presentation factors that consistently produce fish. Example: If you catch more than one fish off a pier or stick-up, then your chances of catching more bass in such places are excellent. This is commonly called “establishing a pattern”.
Pegging – Putting a toothpick in the hole of a slip sinker to prevent the sinker from sliding along the line. Other items such as rubber bands slipped through the sinker have also become popular and don’t snag line.
PFD – Initials that stand for Personal Floatation Device; also called a life vest.
pH – This is a measurement for liquids to determine whether they are acidic or alkaline. On a scale of one to ten, seven is considered neutral. Below seven the liquid is acidic and above seven it is alkaline. This is a factor that plays a role in the health of the lake and the fish as well as where the fish may be found in a lake.
pH Meter – Just as a thermometer measures heat and cold, a pH meter can be used to measure the acidity and alkalinity of water. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. Bass generally prefer water that is slightly alkaline in the 7.5 to 7.9 range. Water with a pH less than 7 is acidic. Once popular among serious bass fishermen, the device is no longer widely used.
Pick-Up – The act of a bass taking a slowly fished lure, such as a plastic worm, crawfish or lizard.
Pit – Area excavated for mining operations that fills with water.
Pitching – Presentation technique in which worms or jigs are dropped into cover at close range with an underhand pendulum motion, using a 6 ? to 71/2 foot baitcasting rod. The act of pitching a bait into a pocket or under tree limbs. Similar to flipping, but requires less stealth and usually done from further distances (known as pitchin’).
Pocket – A small indentation of the shoreline.
Point – A finger of land jutting into the water; deeper water is usually found just beyond the exposed tip and along the length of both sides. Fishing on and around points is often exceptionally rewarding. They almost always hold fish.
Post Front – The period following a cold front; atmosphere clears and becomes bright; usually characterized by strong winds and a significant drop in temperature.
Presentation – A collective term referring to choice of type of lure, color, and size; structure targeted; amount of disturbance a bait makes when entering the water; and retrieval technique, speed, and depth used to catch fish. This refers to the circumstances and manner (speed and direction, etc.) in which a lure is presented to a fish.
Pro – A very few of the nation’s top bass fishermen can truly claim the word professional. Not only must the pro be a consistent money winner on the major tournament circuits, but he or she must also be articulate, a good salesperson,
present a clean-cut image, and have the ability to teach others to catch fish.
Professional Overrun – A polite term for backlash.
Revolving-Spool Reel – Another term for baitcasting reel. The spool turns during casting, unlike the spool of a spinning or spincasting reel.
Reservoir – Artificially created place where water is collected and stored; also called an impoundment.
Riprap – A man-made stretch of rocks or material of a hard composition that usually extend above and below the shoreline; often found near dams of big impoundments.
Saddle – Site where structure narrows before widening again.
Sanctuary – Deep-water bass habitat.
Scatter Point – Position along structure where bass start to separate or scatter; often found in shallow water, at or very close to a breakline.
Short Strike – When a fish hits at a lure and misses it.
Slack Line – The loose line from the tip of the rod to the lure. This can be a slight bow in the line to an excess of line lying on the water.
Slicks – Bass not long enough to meet tournament standards; typically less than 14 inches. Such fish also are called “nubbins “, “through backs”, “pop corns”, “babies” and “dinks”.
Slip Sinker – A lead weight with a hole through the center. Threaded on line, a slip sinker slides freely up and down.
Slough – A long, narrow stretch of water such as a small stream or feeder tributary off a lake or river.
Slow Roll – Spinnerbait presentation in which the lure is retrieved slowly through and over cover objects.
Slush Bait – Topwater plug with flat or pointed head.
Spincaster – A manner of fishing employing a push-button, closed-face spinning reel and baitcasting rod; reel is mounted on topside of rod.
Spinnerbait – A leadhead lure similar in shape to an open safety-pin with a hook; other features include a rubber, plastics, or hair skirt, and one or two blades of various shapes and sizes.
Spinning – A manner of fishing employing an open-face or closed-face spinning reel an spinning rod; reel is mounted on the underside of the rod; rod guides are on the underside of the rod.
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