[Gerry Zagorski]

NJFishing.com Blackfishing Slang

I rolled him - You had a good bite, got a few cranks on the fish but lost it
Roller Skating - Moving around the boat from spot to spot looking for other people's fish
Mugging - The act of stealing, pushing or bullying someone out of their spot when they catch a fish
Puller - An older and wiser Blackfisherman. Opposite of Young Blood
Snafu Rig – A rig consisting of 2 hooks some that some purists regaurd as cheating
Slide Rig – See Snafu rig except with a hook that slides up and down the leader
Stelly – A famous skating, mugging puller that sangs fish using Snafu and Slider rigs
Piece – A specifc spot on a rough rocky or snaggy bottom where you donate your tackle
Pool Fish – The largest fish that takes all the money in the pool
Yo Dolla – The first keeper fish caught where everyone (even cheap skates when forced to) pays you a dollar

Putting Slang into the Proper Context

Said in Brooklyn Accent:
I was fishin wit Stelly and dat SOB is skatin around the dah whole boat. I'm fishin on a good piece wit some otha Pullahs and I roll a fish. I go to bait up and outa no weah Stelly comes in and mugs me. He drops down a slidah, snags dah yo dolla fish in dah chin and he wins dah friggin pool... Fogetaboutit!