This is the brief period when the tide is neither flowing in or out: essentially, it is without flow, without tension, and without movement up or down. See also: Cut me Some Slack Slacker, and so forth This poor soul’s jaw is likely to fall, slack and tensionless, as they reach for the credit card. Slack jawed is also a likely condition when a fly angler/tyer stands that the check out counter at the Fly Shop and sees the total for a rod, reel, line, backing, leader, flies, tippet spools, nippers, floatant, sinkant, fly boxes, waders, boots, socks, under-wader undies, vest, wading staff, ball cap, prescription polarized glasses, boat bag, wading belt, and fishing pliers. Another example would be when a male angler thinks rather highly of his casting ability, and shortly thereafter observes a twenty something female fly fisher casting far more proficiently as she proceeds to follow the afore mentioned male angler through a steelhead run, thereby hooking and releasing seven large chrome steelhead on skated Muddlers. One example would be when said angler finds that his or her sixty pound Chinook of the morning was the smallest fish recorded at the dock back at the lodge. This term is useful in describing the appearance of fly fishers who have just been confronted with awkward or challenging circumstances. This is generally a condition to be avoided if possible, because when one is slack-lined it is easier for a hook (especially a barbless hook) to fall free from the mouth of the fish in question, leaving our angler in a state of anguish. This term describes the state one finds him or herself in when a fish of great or small proportion has doubled-back towards the angler in question, forming slack in the line. See also Slack Slack Line, Slack-jawe, and other silly terms This term relates to the situation when a fish quite deliberately (or perhaps accidentally) runs back toward the position occupied by said angler and thereby removes all tension from the fly line and thusly creates a condition in the line where it is slack: neither pulling or pushing, moving in or out, and so forth. See also Obsession Parts One Two Three and Four This is so because the general population of fly fishers/tyers is comprised of individuals who are diagnosable as Obsessive Compulsive over-achievers who are never satisfied unless they are busy tying more flies, lining up their flies in neat rows in boxes, starching and ironing their Simms waders, and so forth, in addition to making sure all of their fly lines and leaders are pre-rigged and properly labeled. Rarely if ever will one find a fly angler or fly tyer who is a slacker, essentially a lost soul bereft of purpose and motivation. See also: Cut me some Slack, Slack-Tide Slack tide bite, and so forth Fly anglers and fly tyers are rarely “slack-minded” or “slackers” owing to the fat that their busy little minds are almost always plotting to do something related to their hobby. One may deliberately or accidentally release tension on one’s fly tying thread. One may find one’s fly line without tension. This is a term that is widely applicable to various aspects of fly fishing and fly tying, defined as a virtual absence of tension. I hope you have fun with these new definitions and that your days are filled with fishy thoughts and day-dreams. Meanwile i encourage you to check out the ultimate fly fishing Glossary that you can find enlightenment and laughter and amazement at your bedside as you drift off to sleep or in the cubicle when you don’t feel like doing that job the stinky boss handed you. Anyway, here is what I can offer at present. So, here is a series of new definitions that will eventually be entered into a SECOND EDITION of the Ultimate Fly Fly Fishing Glossary (don’t hold your breath folks, because I have three other books to publish first). I found the following terms related to tides but NOT the one I was seeking. To my great disappointment, I did NOT find requested term in the Glossary. Jay Nicholas Fly Fishing Glossary – Book of Revelation.
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