Erie Terminology

A collection of stupid stuff I've heard over the years that's made me laugh.

Manchester Mentality - term originally coined by the famous Ironhed. I liked it and have used it often. Describes the notion that you can stand directly beside another fella and fish. If there is 3 1/2 feet between two guys, then there's room for another to squeeze in. This started in the famous Manchester hole and as spread like an infectous disease throughout Erie County.

the Circus - This circus has 3 rings. The wall, stop sign hole, and Manchester hole. It's called the circus because generally, it's more fun to watch shinanagins that are going on than it is to actually fish.

the Shootz - the area that is located directly above the 3 ring circus and becomes the 4th ring when the water is high. This is Mecca to the ButtMonkeys.

ButtMonkeys - Describes those who hook more fish in the tail than in the mouth.

BeRT's dAm - Are the SamEn iN Yet/// Let mE nO///


"Set the Drag on Walleye" - Tighten it all the way down baby!!!


C'mon, fess up, let's here your goofy terms.

combat fishing: watching out for failed hooksets. can be quite dangerous and commonly occurs at the wall.

"Runnin' the Circuit!"- Working from 20 all the way to Elk, only to see all your favorite spots taken by the 1 angler who was faster, smarter and got coffee in them earlier than you...........

"Stab em again" -when someone sets the hook wayyy to hard.

ORIGINAL: freshwaterdrumR

"Stab em again" -when the way someone sets the hook wayyy to hard.

 
LMAO!!!!!!!!

Yankee Fly  -  A fishing act where you Castee fly then you Yankee fly.  Illegal

Flossing  _   The act of maneuvering your line into a fishes mouth and then pulling the line across the mouth and the head.  results in hooks outside the mouth.   Illegal

Force Feeding  -  The act of dangling a lure/fly/bait/jig right in front of a motionless fish and then guiding it into the fishes' mouth when it opens it's mouth to breathe.  And then claiming it as a good hook up.  Yeah, and I can jam a mouse in my lazy cats' mouth but it don't mean he chased it, or wanted it.  Just plain poor fishing etiquette and   Illegal

Hardware chucker  -   Person who fishes with lures.

Almost a fly fisherman  -  someone who fishes live bait on a fly rod.

ORIGINAL: indsguiz

Flossing  _   The act of maneuvering your line into a fishes mouth and then pulling the line across the mouth and the head.  results in hooks outside the mouth.   Illegal

 
I always called that lining, and though I don't fish that way I'm not sure if it is illegal.

Lifting - putting a jig into a fish's mouth, and pulling up. resulting in a hookup.

Manchester mentality is hilarious

Spoon fed.
What many have come to expect.
and if they don't get their way, the get all whiny about it


Think I'll coin another term for them
The poutie lipped peeps
I have this image of their bottom lip sticking out like a mad pouting kid


Apple Knocker
cue ball
spangler

can  be used interchangeably for  anyone from buttmonkeys to whiners, to yo-yo's, et al


...L.T.A.

"pulled my pants down"  not totally an erie term. Refers to fishing with a rubber worm or trout magnet or anything plastic that's inserted onto a hook or jig head.
Fish bites. Hook doesn't set. Rubber slides down.
Generally used after reeling in and seeing rubber slide down hook.

"oh, he pulled my pants down"

My neighbor laughs out loud every time I say it.

ORIGINAL: Deadbolt401

Lifting - putting a jig into a fish's mouth, and pulling up. resulting in a hookup.

Manchester mentality is hilarious

 
Some anglers refer to this technique as "forced feeding" the fish....lol!

ORIGINAL: FlashDance

ORIGINAL: Stillhead

Duud you forgot your own "lawnchair maniacs".

Yeah, good ole lawnchair maniacs.

You've all seen them along the wall or THE Access.

Lawn chair, thermos, lunch bucket, powerbait, catfish pole, and most likely a portable radio.

Any action that causes them to have to reel in and the maniac comes out. What was nice fella, suddenly turns into something else.

Wanna find one? Use the Manchester Mentality and 'squeeze in.'
Then hook a fish. ooooohhh boy.

Alternative method to locating one is to launch your boat especially at THE Access.

    Some of them are the same folks who can manage to carry 12 pounds of stuff in: but manage to leave 4 pounds of stuff behind.  Not all, just some.  And don't be foolish enough to comment on it to them.

Touron - One who uses a spinning reel upside down and reels backwards.

its legal...its hooked in the three foot radius 

ORIGINAL: MackJ

Spot burning: The act of posting information about a section of stream that someone else thinks belongs to them alone.

 
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Quit yer .   Go  somewhere else.