Mar. 21, 2007

To fisherman on these forums:

I'm new to fishing forums and found the "FLW Wal-Mart Tour"; but nowhere on the web can I find what "FLW" means.

I even searched ACRONYMIA.COM -- they don't even know what FLW means (they think it means Flood Waters).

My most important question at this time is: What does FLW mean ?

However, I'm guessing there are many other fishing-terms and/or abbreviations that might need to be explained to anyone who is unfamiliar with the world of fishing; but there really isn't anywhere to find all of the abbreviations and/or words used by fisherman.

Someone on these forums should start making entries that explain various fishing terms:

For example, What is CULLING? Whenever, I here that word in a fishing article, I assume it means: A fisherman had too many fish and threw away the small ones.

Please answer by sending email to joe_gervais@yahoo.com

Thanks.

Joe G.

FLW: Forrest L. Wood the founder of Ranger boats

Culling is the act of releasing a fish which you replace with a larger one when you have a tournament limit.

Ya like they said above.  Culling is a key tool used in fishing tourney's.  It can actually be a skill in its own, for instance ive had to cull out two 3 lb fish and it was very difficult to do so.  I use a Rapala Scale and ive also used the balance beam method.  

-Steve

Look way up at the top of this page.  Place your mouse over "Tacklebox".  Near the bottom of the menu, click "Fishing Glossary"

Enjoy!

P.S.  B.A.S.S. stands for Bass Anglers Sportsmans Society