Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[mko72]

I read a lot of comments about someone being a "beek".

what's a beek?  Is it like "the guy is beeking off?" so he's being rude, or obnoxious or belligerent?

[blaydRnr]

commonly used for someone who fish unethically or does something they shouldn't do because they don't care....or someone who acts like they own the river.

[farky]

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=7600.0

this may help

[clarki]

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=28377.0

And this running definition from 2011

[NiceFish]

[mko72]

Got it. Thanks.  Shoulda searched first.

[Bently]

Barely Enough Angling Knowledge.

Actually, back in the day, being called a BEAK was considered a compliment to a fisherman, believe it or not.

[mko72]

I went back and read the old threads.  I'm going to hi-jack my own thread with another question.

Something about "moldy salmon" caught my eye.  This is my first season, and I've only caught one. 

What's the deal with "moldy salmon". Can they go bad before they're caught?  Are they no good if they're close to spawning and all wrecked from exhaustion?

[blaydRnr]

I went back and read the old threads.  I'm going to hi-jack my own thread with another question.

Something about "moldy salmon" caught my eye.  This is my first season, and I've only caught one. 

What's the deal with "moldy salmon". Can they go bad before they're caught?  Are they no good if they're close to spawning and all wrecked from exhaustion?

exactly.

[farky]

Generally the more chrome/silver the fresher the fish is,and the darker it is the closer it is to spawning/death.This being said not all coloured up fish are bad, a quick test is squeeze the belly if it is squishy probably a good sign that the meat would not make good table fair.They also do start to decay visually with big spores all over them at this stage they are likely very close to or post spawn and what is referred to as 'moldy'.

[TheChumWhisperer]

If you don't know what a beek is, then there is a pretty good chance that you are a beek.

These are the beek warning signs:

1. Bringing a tackle box to the river.
2. Walking waist deep into a gin clear pool full of coho or steelhead.
3. Asking people what colour wool they are using.
4. Using a spinning rod with a float.
5. Casting over my line while I am fighting a fish.
6. *EDIT*  Sarting a thread on FWR, asking when, or where to fish for coho on the Capilano.
And the list goes on and on...

[Pin-nook]

If you don't know what a beek is, then there is a pretty good chance that you are a beek.

These are the beek warning signs:

1. Bringing a tackle box to the river.
2. Walking waist deep into a gin clear pool full of coho or steelhead.
3. Asking people what colour wool they are using.
4. Using a spinning rod with a float.
5. Casting over my line while I am fighting a fish.

And the list goes on and on...

Awesome...I was going to mention the first line of this but I have some beakness by some definitions!

[Drewhill]

If you don't know what a beek is, then there is a pretty good chance that you are a beek.

These are the beek warning signs:

1. Bringing a tackle box to the river.
2. Walking waist deep into a gin clear pool full of coho or steelhead.
3. Asking people what colour wool they are using.
4. Using a spinning rod with a float.
5. Casting over my line while I am fighting a fish.
6. *EDIT*  Sarting a thread on FWR, asking when, or where to fish for coho on the Capilano.
And the list goes on and on...

I'd say 1 and 4 aren't fair. That could be a money issue. I've seen guys with a tackle box or spinning rod with a float catch fish legit.  Agree with the others.

[DionJL]

I'd say 1 and 4 aren't fair. That could be a money issue. I've seen guys with a tackle box or spinning rod with a float catch fish legit.  Agree with the others.

If money is an issue then why even buy a tackle box? If you're drift fishing properly, you don't need any more gear than that which can fit in your pockets. Roll of leader, pack of hooks, pack of swivels, some split shot and maybe one or two extra floats. I've fished many times with no vest (or tackle box) and just put everything in my jacket pockets.

[fic]

What's the deal with "moldy salmon". Can they go bad before they're caught?  Are they no good if they're close to spawning and all wrecked from exhaustion?

A lot of salmon stay alive for a long time after they spawn.  The skin turns from chrome, to dark, to white. Sometimes the birds pecks their eye out as they are laying there.  They are still breathing and just waiting for death, and some will actually bite your offering!