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Backcast
- that portion of any fly cast that extends behind the
caster (as in false casting)
Backing - usually braided dacron,braid,nylon or
the new polypropylene used to take up space on the spool
before the fly line is attached
Baetis - widely distributed genus of mayflies,
in USA and Europe ,typically found in sizes 16 to 22
Bag limit - the number of fish you may keep legally
Bamboo - oldest rod building material still in
use
Barrel
Knot - same
as blood knot
Bass Bug - name used to describe a large number
of surface bass flies usually tied with hollow hair such
as deer hair
Bass Bug Taper - a special weight forward floating
fly line with a short front taper so that the generally
wind-resistant bass bugs can turn over
Bead
head - a nymph with a metal bead that is placed on
the hook, adds weight and colour
Beat
- Term used to describe an area of waterside bank on either
a river or stillwater lake or a area where the fish cruses,
around and around
Bimini
Twist - A series of knots and twists in a leader which
acts as a springy shock absorber in the line
Biot - The short thick barbs from the leading edge
of the first flight feather typically from a goose or
a duck Used to simulate tails, legs, antennae and other
parts
Blood Knot - the most widely used knot for tying
two pieces of monofilament with similar diameters together;
the best knot for construction of a knotted tapered leader;
also called the barrel knot
Bob
fly - the fly that is nearest to the caster, which
skims across the water
Bobbin holder - a tyer's tool for holding thread
Body - the main part of the fly, that covers the
shank
Booby
- a fly with polystyrene beads that form the head, used
on a sinking line
Breaking Strength, amount of effort required to
break a single strand of unknotted monofilament or braided
line, usually stated in pounds, example: 6 lb. test- the
manufacturer's estimate of the dry breaking strain of
the line
Bucktail - (1) the hair found on the tail of the
Eastern whitetail deer, used in the tying of many types
of flies; can be dyed any color, or used natural
(2) a type of minnow simulating fly, usually constructed
of bucktail
Dubbing
- material that is applied to the hooks shank, can
be with the aid of a sticky wax or as a rope type with
the use of a dubbing spinning tool
Butt
- a small wrap of herl or silk in front of the tag, normally
on salmon flies
Buzzer
- common term used to describe Chronomid flies, midges
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