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Metal, semi-circular arm of an open-face spinning reel that engages the line after a cast.
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Can mean live bait or artificial bait, such as a lure.
- Browse Related Terms: attractant, bait, cowbells, crankbait, loose-action plug, mono, short strike, tight-action plug, weedless
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Limitations to the type of bait sport anglers may use.
- Browse Related Terms: Backing, bag limit, Bait restrictions, bead-headed midges, Break, dry fly, Edge effect, float tube, fly, flies, Light Cahill, mayfly, night-fisherman, peacock ladies, Pro, San Juan worms, wet fly, wooly worm, or wooly bugger, zug bug
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Fishing with a revolving-spool reel and baitcasting rod, with the reel mounted on the topside of the rod.
- Browse Related Terms: angler, baitcasting, bite indicator, deer-hair bug, eyelets, finesse fishing, flipping stick, fly line, fly-line, gear, handline, line guides, Pitching, slack line, spider trolling, spincaster, spinning, tiptop, ultralight
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Small fish, such as threadfin shad, that are often eaten by predatory fish, such as largemouth bass. This can refer to the fish that predators feed upon, or the kids of fish we place on a hook to catch a sport-fish. The use of bait fish is often regulated, so be sure to check the latest fishing regulations.
- Browse Related Terms: baitfish, Catch and release, fisherman, Game fish, Harvestable-sized fish, Maximum size limit, Minimum size limit, Nongame, selective harvest, Slot limit, Spawning
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A special well or livewell in a boat to hold bait.
- Browse Related Terms: back-trolling, baitwell, doodlesock or doodlesocking, Downrigger, livebox, livewell, long-lining, transducer, trolling, trolling motor
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Fish populations capable of producing satisfactory annual crops of harvestable-sized fish.
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A card counting system that has an equal number of cards valued at + and -. The sum of a count of all cards in a deck in a balanced count is always 0.
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Track - The outer, stationary rim of the roulette wheel where the ball is spun. Also called backtrack.
Track - The outer, stationary rim of the roulette wheel where the ball is spun. Also called the backtrack.
- Browse Related Terms: Backtrack, Ball, Bottom Track, Boule (La Boule), Casino Advantage, Chameleon Strategy, Dolly, Even Up, Fair Game, Layout Strategies, P.C., Racetrack bets, Section Shooting, Wheel, Wheel Strategies
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A ball inside a socket that can turn and pivot in any direction. Used to allow suspension to travel while the driver steers the car.
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Banker.
Said when a player decides to bet his entire money. Also means bank.
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is the hand that is dealt to last which acts last.
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A method of fishing by casting from an area on a bank of water.
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In a card game, dealer or the players who books the action of the other bettors at the table.
- Browse Related Terms: Banker, Dealing seconds, Early surrender, Eye in the Sky, False shuffle, Late surrender, Past post, Pit Boss, Shill, shiner, Spooking, Toke
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this is the person that a player bets against in a game.
the player's opponent in a round of Pai Gow poker
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Betting on the dealer or the player (not betting a tie).
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The slope of a racetrack specifically at a curve or a corner. The angle of degree of banking refers to the height of a racetrack's slope at the outside edge vs. the inside edge. Steep banking can allow race cars to maintain speed through the turns. A low banking track will require that the cars slow down through the turns. The difference in banking between tracks is yet another challenge for NASCAR drivers and race teams to deal with each week.
The sloping of a racetrack, particularly at a curve or a corner, from the apron to the outside wall. Degree of banking refers to the height of a racetrack's slope at the outside edge.
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A player's total gambling money.
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The total amount of money you have the intention of gambling with.
The amount of funds available for wagering. Sometimes refers to the total amount of money available to gamble with, but can also refer to the amount available in a given playing session. To ban a player from playing at a casino. This term is almost always used to refer to blackjack card counters.
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The total amount of money a gambler sets aside to gamble with.
The total amount of money a gambler has to gamble with.
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Long, shallow ridge in a body of water.
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A sharp projection on a fishing hook that holds a hooked fish.
The spur found on the point of most fish hooks.
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A hook manufactured without a barb, or one made barbless by cutting it off, filing it off or flattening the barb (typically with pliers).
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