Arizona Lake Fishing

Westy Worm – A brand name of plastic worm with a leadhead that has two exposed hooks already rigged.

ultralight – Lighter than standard fishing rod and/or tackle.

livebox – A box or container to designed to keep bait or caught fish alive.

lipless crankbaits – Artificial baits designed to resemble a swimming baitfish. Such baits typically vibrate or wobble during the retrieve; some have built-in rattles. Also called swimming baits. Lipless crankbaits typically sink when they are not being retrieved, which can allow anglers to fish them deeper than lipped crankbaits.

fly, flies – A natural insect used by fish as food or an imitation of a natural insect used by fly-anglers.

Florida rig – Very similar to the Texas rig, the only difference is the weight is secured by “screwing” it into the bait.

flipping stick – Heavy action fishing rod (usually a baitcasting rod and reel), 7 to 8 feet long, designed for bass fishing using the flipping and or pitching techniques.

fishhook – A barbed or barbless hook used for catching fish. For fish hook sizes, always use numerals: No. 2, No. 4 etc.

finesse fishing – An angling technique characterized by the use of light tackle – line, rods, reels and artificial baits. It is often productive in clear, fairly uncluttered water, like many of our western impoundments.

fan cast – Making a series of casts only a few degrees apart to cover a half circle (more or less). Often used to locate actively feeding fish.