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backing line added to the back of the line, so when spooled it fills the reel

backtrolling a system of boat control whereby a craft is moved in reverse while running lures or baits

baitcasting reel a fishing reel in which the spool is not stationary during a cast, but revolves

baitfishing technique using the natural prey of other species

barbels beard-like appendages on some species, like the catfish, which help them detect food through their senses of taste and smell

barbs (on hooks) sharp protrusions on some hook shanks

bass bugs large, floating flies with deer hair and/or cork bodies

boat control the process of placing a boat in the correct position with relation to the fish -- and keeping it there -- in order to facilitate the most effective presentation

bobber a device which floats on the surface and allows an angler to suspend baits at various depths and helps to signal a strike; also called a "float"

bottom content geological make-up of the lake or river bottom; e.g., sand, muck, clay, rocks

break any change in regular terrain, as in a hump on bottom, or drop-off to deep water; or in the flow of current, as that caused by a boulder

break line a definite change in depth or cover or the area where two layers of water meet and differ in temperature, oxygen, and/or turbidity

buck a spawning male fish

bucktail lure dressed with deer hair

bug flies a cork-bodied surface fly designed to imitate a variety of aquatic and terrestrial foods

buzz bait a lure similar to a spinner bait, with a three-dimensional propeller designed to be fished quickly on the surface

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