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PAGE 1 FISHING GEAR
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abeam | a direction at right angles to the centerline of the boat |
| Axis | the axis of a know is the spar or ring around which the knot is tied |
| Anchor Bend | a specific knot, generally used to fasten an anchor line to an anchor |
| Backsplice | a splice in which the strands are reversed and interwoven, to make a rope end |
| Beam | the width of the boat at the widest part |
| Becket | a loop or eye made in the end of a rope or wire; a spliced eye |
| Becket Bend | an efficient bend used for uniting the two ends of the rope or the end of a rope to an eye. It jams tight with a strain, will not slip and is easily cast off |
| Belay | to make a rope or line fast by winding it in a figure eight fashion around a cleat, a belaying pin, or a pair of bitts |
| Belaying Pin | a pin of either wood or metal set in such places as pin rails, etc. upon which to belay a rope or secure the running rigging |
| Bend | One of several types of knots, a combination of turns and tucks, used to fasten a line to a spar or another line; to fasten by means of a bend or a knot |
| Bight | the slack in a line between its ends or the central part of the rope between the working end and the standing part |
| Bitt | a strong post of wood or iron, similar to a Samson post, on deck in the bow or stern, to which anchor, mooring, and towing lines may be fastened |
| Bitter End | the last part of a line doing useful work |
| Binding Knot | a knot that either constricts a single object or holds two objects snuggly together, the ends of the rope are either joined together or tucked under the turns of the knot |
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