Exclamations and Expressions

  • “Sportin’”

    definition: angler is sarcastically impressed by co-angler’s arrogance about his work

    example: Bass: “I’m so killin.’ I just skipped-to-my-lou this senko under this brush garbagio and caught this 3 lber again!” ResS-UV: “I’m sportin’ a serious wood.”

  • “You’re free to do that”

    definition: jingoistic statement made after someone declares they will do something

    example 1: Baker: “I need to go pulse.” Evans: “You’re free to do that.”

    example 2: Baker: “I’d like to dedicate this next cast to Sonia Sotomayor.” Evans: “You’re free to do that.”

    example 3: Ress-UL: “Tough bite…tough condishe. Gonna have to downsize to a little tweest.” Evans: “Not in my boat!”

  • Best(en)

    definition: best

    example: “My only goal was to up my personal besten!”

    derivation: Bass Evans’s brother-in-law, Jim Besten

  • Tom

    definition: 1. something broken off (Brokaw) 2. a ridge

  • Edgar Allan

    definition: the Poe’s Super Cedar (chay-dar)

     

  • “Skin” or “What”

    definition: a response when you have nothing else to say

    example: (after you say “skin”) Some Guy: “what?” You: “skin.” (just repeat “skin” and walk away)

    note: you may also replace “what” for “skin” at anytime (deconstructed from “What would ja” etc, over the years)

    example: Some Guy: “What lure did you use?” You: “What!” (tactic can be used with the first word of any question, what, where, when etc)

     

  • “Hah Daddy!”

    definition: jubilant saying by bass fishermen

  • “Craw-Daddy!”

    definition: an exclamatory remark showing enthusiasm about anything

  • “Get It Out!”

    definition: command for pulsation to hurry up

  • “Criweak”

    definition: weak

  • “Cri”

    definition: criweak

  • “(The) Bass Evans”

    definition: the best ever