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Post extending from the roofline to the base of the window behind the driver's head.
- Browse Related Terms: A-post, B-post, C-post, Cowl, Greenhouse, Quarter-panel, Rear clip, Spoiler, Window net
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A Baccarat variation with two player positions and the casino books the bets.
- Browse Related Terms: Baccarat en Banque, Callman, Dealer, House Edge, Ladderman, Mini, Palette, Shills, Starter, Super Pan Nine, VIP
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(v.) - Part of the cast in which the fishing rod (usually a fly rod) and the fishing line is moved from a position in front to one in back of the angler. There can be successive back casts as line is played out to increase the distance and accuracy of the cast.
- Browse Related Terms: back cast (n.) or back-cast, bank-fishing, bank-fish, blind cast, dapping, false-casting, false-cast, fan cast, flipping, flutterbait, fly-casting, fly-cast, overcast, presentation, rollcast, Sight-cast, sight-casting, sight-fish, sight-fishing, skipping, spook
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Counting cards from behind the table as a spectator. Counting cards in blackjack when you're not playing in the game.
- Browse Related Terms: Ace five count, Ace neutral count, Ace side count, Back counting, Balanced count, Basic strategy, Betting efficiency, Big player, Hard hand, Hi-lo count, Hi-opt I, Index number, Knock out count, Level, Plus/minus, Point count, Running count, Shuffle Up, Side count, Soft Hand, Team play, True count, Unbalanced count, Wonging, Zen count
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A method of boat control utilizing a motor to make a series of maneuvers in the presentation of a lure or bait. The most common back-troll method is using a front-mounted trolling motor to make the boat go backwards, while dragging or trolling the lure in front of the boat. Many back-troll methods, such as fishing for suspended crappies in winter or summer, involve a slow stop-and-go technique.
- Browse Related Terms: back-trolling, baitwell, doodlesock or doodlesocking, Downrigger, livebox, livewell, long-lining, transducer, trolling, trolling motor
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Catching both the turn and river card to make a drawing hand. For instance, suppose you have A♠-7 ♠The flop comes A♦-6 ♣-4♠. You bet and are called. The turn is the T♠, which everybody checks, and then the river is the J ♠. You've made a "backdoor" nut flush. See also "runner."
- Browse Related Terms: Backdoor, Blank, Bottom Pair, Free Roll, Gutshot Straight, Jackpot, Nuts, Out, Ragged, Runner, Scare Card, Second Pair, Semi-Bluff, Top Pair, Top Set
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Any type of line used to partially fill a reel before the main fishing line is added; commonly used in fly-fishing or by bass anglers who use many of the newer thread-like or polymer lines.
- 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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An overrun of a revolving-spool reel, such as a bait-cast reel, which in turn causes the line to billow off the reel and tangle.
- Browse Related Terms: anti-reverse, backlash, Bail, bow-fishing, cane pole, drag, drop shot, free spool, or free-spool, open-faced reel, spin-casting, spin-cast, Spinning reel
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The outer, stationary rim of the roulette wheel where the ball is spun.
The outer, stationary rim of the roulette wheel where the ball is spun. Also called the ball-track.
the outer rim of the wheel in roulette where the ball spins. It is also known as ball-track.
- 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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Shallow area of a river that is sometimes isolated, often being located behind a sand bar or other obstruction in the river. Large backwaters tat are isolated may be referred to as oxbows.
- Browse Related Terms: Backwater, buffalofish, clearwater, desert sucker, Fishery, floating or float fishing, Lees Ferry, Lotic, oxbow, re-stocking, reservoir, Slough, smallmouth bass, stocking, Tributary, tubing
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To have a hand that is a large underdog beat a heavily favored hand. It is generally used to imply that the winner of the pot had no business being in the pot at all, and it was the wildest of luck that he managed to catch the one card in the deck that would win the pot. We won't give any examples; you will hear plenty of them during your poker career.
- Browse Related Terms: Bad Beat, CASE, Complete Hand, Crack, Cripple, Dog, HIT, Outrun, Underdog
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Restriction in the number of fish an angler may retain, generally on a daily basis.
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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