i got such a kick out of chris' post on slang names for bigguns that i thought i'd give it a shot.  what's y'all's favorite term for a good, hard,  rock-solid hookset?  my 3 faves are:

1.  droppin' the hammer

2.  puttin' the smack down

3.  puttin' the steel to 'em

let's hear 'em y'all.  ;D

1.crossin their eyes

2.swing for the fences

3. load up

When telling someone to set the hook, Drill em. After I set the hook, Booyah!

I only have one to contribute hopefully it isn't against forum rules  :-/ .

Boning them

UGGGHHH !! WHoose Yo DADDY????

I do my best Emeril imitation.... BAM!

I have a lot more slang expressions when I miss a hook-set or when they get off the bait when reeling them in than I have for setting the hook.

However, all I say is to "Cross Their Eyes" when setting that hook.

This doesn't apply to me, because I try to be as gentle as I can.  I try not to hurt the bass's feelings. :

;D

cross their eyes

after the eye crossin is done its usually folled by a "got em" or "there it is" or "oh yeah". lol ;D

1. Drive the steel home

2. Whack'im

3. Hit'im

And my personal favorite, "LEAN BACK"  

And the hookset is usually followed by a simple "Fish" or "got him"

Stick 'em

or

Hit 'er with the pig stick

or

Sink the steel

A saltwater term which kind of applies seeing as how there is no hookset with a 130lb class set up--"Put the boots to 'em"  or "Push the pin"  Both terms for adding drag

For me it's;

Cross their eyes or I really pierced her lips.

Falcon

Come to me baby.

Same as LBH: STICK EM

Speaking of things you say out loud with your buddy, anyone else have a constant banter with your fishing partners?  we are constantly making up new words to popular songs, with rhymes of how you're whooping him, etc.

1-2-3-4 I set the hook and caught one more....5-6-7-8 Eric keeps on swingin late....  I can get him boiing so good, he defeats himself

lol me n' my dad ususally make up stupid little lines that we cant stop saying all day!!! ;D

Mine is " there he is! " , then its " fish on! ",  then its " d*mn he got off! "

lol me n' my dad ususally make up stupid little lines that we cant stop saying all day!!! ;D

Me and my bud actually typed up a dictionary of all of our slang terms and fishing lingo Is constantly being revised.

Let's go "Rip some lips"

Fish ONNNNNNNNN    

if I'm with my buds and we're keeping score

 I grunt then say got him or  stuck the bit**

Generally "Fish On!"

But then, there's the "Bill Dance Hookset," too.   :

And my personal favorite, "LEAN BACK"

thats great, my new favorite  ;D

This doesn't apply to me, because I try to be as gentle as I can.  I try not to hurt the bass's feelings. :

;D

;D ;D ;D Ya gotta love a kid who doesn't want to wound a bass' inner child  8-)