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Offline otobepelagic

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Re: HELP ALL NOOB ON ACRONYMS PLEASE
« Reply #45 on: June 03, 2009, 04:54:23 pm »
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Gopher - small anoying rockfish

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And a small annoying yard pest. This one was posing for tourists at Pidgeon Pt this past weekend.
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Re: HELP ALL NOOB ON ACRONYMS PLEASE
« Reply #46 on: June 03, 2009, 05:09:20 pm »
Quote from: otobepelagic
And a small annoying yard pest. This one was posing for tourists at Pidgeon Pt this past weekend.

Talk to Fish Master1 - he's an expert at gopher control!   :smt005
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Re: HELP ALL NOOB ON ACRONYMS PLEASE
« Reply #47 on: June 04, 2009, 02:47:46 pm »
This is a great resource for newbs. We should compile this list for the wiki.

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Re: HELP ALL NOOB ON ACRONYMS PLEASE
« Reply #48 on: June 05, 2009, 12:07:19 pm »
Heres the Round-up for all the Acronyms gathered here if I am missing any please let me know, Thanks

NCKA = NorCalKayakAnglers (everybody knows this)
ARW = Alameda Rock Wall
C&R= Caught and Released or my favorite:
CBE= Caught, Beaten, and Eaten
OAP; Oakland Airport
AOTY: Angler of the Year
AOTD: Angler of the Day
OP; Oyster Point
FOW; Feet of Water (depth)
HMB: Half Moon Bay
FAC: Flat Ass Calm (water)
WAF; Wife and Family (as in WAF points, accumulated by doing household chores, or made obsolete by marrying a kayak fisherwoman  ).
TMDA = Too Many Damn Acronyms!
WAF; Wife and Family (as in WAF points, accumulated by doing household chores, or made obsolete by marrying a kayak fisherwoman  ).
WAF actually stands for Wife Approval Factor, which is why you may sometimes see GAF (Girlfriend Approval Factor), and maybe even BAF...but I haven't seen this one yet.
WTG = Way to go
OTD = out the door
BTDT = been there done that
ISTM = I'm sure there's more!
WAF; Wife and Family (as in WAF points, accumulated by doing household chores, or made obsolete by marrying a kayak fisherwoman  ).
WAF actually stands for Wife Approval Factor, which is why you may sometimes see GAF (Girlfriend Approval Factor), and maybe even BAF...but I haven't seen this one yet.
'm sure there's more!
TI - Treasure Island
BP - Berkeley Pier
SP - scupper pro
SPTW - scupper pro tank well version
SPDH - scupper pro dual hatch
pb-power boat
IPMPROFLOL=I poopt mah pants rollin on the floor laughin out loud!
SUCKS -- Students United to Cease the Killing of Squirrels.
MOE - Mouth of the Eel
PB - powerboat OR personal best (Sean's just fixated on the former right now...   )
IMHO- In my humble opinion
GTFOOH- Get the F#!k out of here
Furbag=seal
Yard Sale=wipeout in the surf
Donated=Lost gear
OB2=otobepelagic (Allen)
PFD= personal flotation device
HAC = Hella Asian Crew
MFDT = Mexican Free Dive Team (Art G. &  Pacifico)
SUP = Stand Up Paddle board
CPR = caught,photoed and Released
OS= Old School
OS= Old Skull
RR Russian River
OG Original Guy
WAF We All Fish
FABB Flat as a babies Butt
WTF! = Way to Fish!  (What...were you thinking it was something else?)
GWS = Great White Shark aka "The Landlord"
<often associated with>
CMW = Crapped My Wetsuit
MC - Mill Creek
CRSB - Carmel River State Beach
MBK - Monterey Bay Kayaks
BH - Bean Hollow or GWS alley
DV - Del Valle
SPR - San Pablo Reservior
Forebay - Oneil Forebay
CL - Clear Lake
Mendo - Lake Mendocino
LMB - Large Mouth Bass
SMB - small mouth bass
SB - striped bass
Hali or But - halibut
Rockies - rockfish
Gopher - small anoying rockfish
Lingasaur - large ling cod
Secret Agent - live bait
Chumming - tossing bait in the water or projectile vomiting from sea sickness
WX - wind and swell forecast
SC - Santa Cruz or place with no fish:-)
Carnage Shot - photo of lot's of fish
FF - fish finder
OK - ocean kayak
BEBFM: Bring Enough Beer For Me!
OG = Old Guy(s) or Original Gangster?
SHAKER = underlings/undersize
WSB = white sea bass, aka "ghost"

« Last Edit: June 06, 2009, 08:37:36 pm by Darius_MMIII »
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Re: HELP ALL NOOB ON ACRONYMS PLEASE
« Reply #49 on: June 05, 2009, 12:41:21 pm »
Quote from: otobepelagic
And a small annoying yard pest. This one was posing for tourists at Pidgeon Pt this past weekend.

Talk to Fish Master1 - he's an expert at gopher control!   :smt005

Not easy hitting A gopher out of water with A homeade sling!!! :smt063
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Re: HELP ALL NOOB ON ACRONYMS PLEASE
« Reply #50 on: June 05, 2009, 05:21:26 pm »
That's quite a list so far...

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Not easy hitting A gopher out of water with A homeade sling!!! :smt063

No doubt! That's why you are the Master! Pity the fish that crosses your path when you bring that thing in the water.  :smt003

And to keep the gopher theme alive: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/gforce/
OK, they're not really gophers but who's checking rodent facts anyway...?
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Re: HELP ALL NOOB ON ACRONYMS PLEASE
« Reply #51 on: June 06, 2009, 08:18:02 pm »
Didn't see it on the list but maybe I missed it: 
WSB = white sea bass, aka "ghost"
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Re: HELP ALL NOOB ON ACRONYMS PLEASE
« Reply #52 on: June 06, 2009, 09:25:39 pm »
don't see VHF or GPS
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Re: HELP ALL NOOB ON ACRONYMS PLEASE
« Reply #53 on: June 06, 2009, 11:11:36 pm »
not an acronym ...

wood shampoo = repetitive application of concussive force to fish's head with a fish-be-good stick
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Re: HELP ALL NOOB ON ACRONYMS PLEASE
« Reply #54 on: June 09, 2009, 07:17:35 pm »
RAS syndrome = Redundant Acronym Syndrome syndrome.
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« Reply #55 on: July 30, 2009, 12:32:52 pm »
Thought I put this again since I am seeing lot of new peeps popping..
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.-Albert Einstein

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Re: For new Yakers ACRONYMS
« Reply #56 on: July 30, 2009, 02:18:54 pm »
DWMY= Dude, Where's My Yak?
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Re: For new Yakers ACRONYMS
« Reply #57 on: July 30, 2009, 10:12:36 pm »
BBQ (Bitch Be Quiet) stick...AKA wood shampoo
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Re: For new Yakers ACRONYMS
« Reply #58 on: July 30, 2009, 10:36:54 pm »
FOW = Feet of water

used in a sentence = I caught an underling in 30 FOW.

UNDERLING = under sized Ling Cod

SHEEP = the white water you see when the winds swells are up

MOOCH = to mooch for salmon or to mooch bait from the yaker closest to you  :smt002

TROOCH = to slow troll with a mooching rig
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Re: For new Yakers ACRONYMS
« Reply #59 on: August 01, 2009, 05:38:44 am »
SPB = san pablo bay
CC = China camp
JPS = just plain shrimp

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Re: For new Yakers ACRONYMS
« Reply #59 on: August 01, 2009, 05:38:44 am »

 

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