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Abbreviations

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:43 pm
by rickh
Is there a list of all them already somewhere? I see all these great reports from XYZ and have no clue where is this location. Sometimes Google will help but ... sometimes not. I use BCL (Boerne City Lake) a lot but I'm more intreasted in the ones along the coast.

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:13 pm
by NamVetSwiftie
Rick - I also wish one could get compiled, for reference. It's sorta-like the email accronym list found at http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; If one isn't available, maybe via this thread, one can get compiled by the TKF leadership!!??

TKF - Texas Kayak Fisherman
ACK - Austin Canoe and Kayak
AP - Aransas Pass
BTB - Beyond The Breakers
BNC - Baytown Nature Center
CC - Corpus Christi
FNG - F* New Guy (name given to new in-country arrivals in Vietnam...FNGs)
GsISP - Goose Island State Park
GvISP - Galveston Island State Park
ICW - IntraCoastal Waterway
LCRA - Lower Colorado River Authority
LHL - LightHouse Lakes
MI - Mosquito Island
MGB- MataGorda Bay
EMGB - East MataGorda Bay
PM - Private MessageSLP - San Luis Pass
TCD - Texas City Dike
TFTR - Thanks For The Report
UBO - Unidentified Beach Object

Swiftie

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:11 pm
by generalnotes
ACK – Austin Canoe and Kayak
AP - Aransas Pass
BA16 = Beach Access 16 in Galveston
BNC - Baytown Nature Center
BTB – Beyond the Breakers (what mostly crazy people do)
CC - Corpus Christi
DP- Dirty Pelican
EMGB - East Matagorda Bay
FNG - F* New Guy (name given to new in-country arrivals in Vietnam...FNGs
GsISP - Goose Island State Park
GvISP - Galveston Island State Park
HI – High Island (not really very high)
HOW – Heroes On The Water
HSC – Houston Ship Channel (Don’t drink the water)
Ice Cream – A good day to fish
ICW – Intra Costal Waterway
LCRA - Lower Colorado River Authority
LHL – Lighthouse Lakes
LNVA –
MGB- Matagorda Bay
MI - Mosquito Island
PACK – Paddling Anglers in Canoes and Kayaks
PB – Power Boat (I mean with an engine, not manual power)
PFD – personal flotation device (not to be confused with PDF- Portable Document Format, a computer thing)
Picnic Table – Possibly Barnacle Bills Favorite inanimate object
PM – private message
PINS – Padre Island National Seashore
POC – Port O’connor
Salma Hayek - Barnacle Bills imaginary friend without benefits
SLP- San Luis Pass
TCD - Texas City Dike
TFTR - Thanks For The Report
TPWD – Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.
TKF - Texas Kayak Fisherman
X1, x2, x3… - I agree

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:37 pm
by Cave Diver
I'd like to give credit where due, but I can't find where I got this list. Maybe started here:
http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/foru ... 1&t=138686" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Word file is attached.

Texas Coastal Acronyms

Fish’n spots

AP Aransas Pass
AWR Anahuac Wildlife Refuge
BAP Bay Area Park
B&R Brown and Root
BB Baffin Bay
BHP Bob Hall Pier
BIB Bird Island Basin
BNWR Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
CB Christmas Bay
CP Christmas Point
CC Corpus Christi
ConfR Confederate Reef
CLP Chinquapin Launch Point
DP Dirty Pelican / Luces Bayou
DP Dollar Point
EMB East Matagorda Bay
GISP Galveston Island State Park
GSC Galveston Ship Channel
HI High Island
HP Horsepen Bayou
HSC Houston Ship Channel
HumC Humble Channel
ICW Intra Coastal Waterway
KC Kemah Channel
LLM Lower Laguna Madre
LHL Light House Lakes
NBHP North Bob Hall Pier
NPJ North Packery Jetty
PB Pelican Bay
PINS Padre Island National Seashore
POC Port O’Connor
RDP Red Dot Pier
RGV Rio Grande Valley
RP Rollover Pass
SC Shamrock Cove
STB Spindletop Bayou
SBHP South Bob Hall Pier
SLP San Luis Pass
SP Sabine Pass
SPI South Padre Island
SPJ South Packery Jetty
SSJ Surf Side Jetty
SWP Seawolf Park
TB Texas Bayou
TCD Texas City Dike
TF Texas Flats
TPW Texas Parks and Wildlife
ULM Upper Laguna Madre
WB West Bay
WMB West Matagorda Bay

Fish’n Terms
BR Bull Redfish
BT Blacktip Shark
BU Big Ugly ( big black drum)
C&E Catch and Eat
C&R Catch and Release
CPR Catch ,Photo, and Release
DINK Undersized trout
LMB Large Mouth Bass
RAT (Rat Red) undersized redfish
PB Power Boat
PB Personal Best
Slam Trout, Redfish, Flounder (all caught same day)
Smack Spanish mackerel

Fish’n Expressions

BYA Bust Your Ass
FUBAR “messed” Up beyond recognition
KBD Kain’t Believe Dat
LDR Long Distance Release (fish broke the line)
LMAO Laugh My Ass Off
OMG Oh My Gosh
OS Oh …..
SA Skunked Again
SH S…. Happens
Skinny Water Shallow Water
WAG Wild Ass Guess
WHN Why’n Hell Not
WTG Way to Go
YFC You’re Fulla Crapola

Kayak Terms

F-n-D Fish-n-Dive Kayak by Cobra
LSKS Lone Star Kayak Series
OK Ocean Kayak
PACK Paddling Anglers in Canoes and Kayaks (http://www.packtx.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
TKF Texas Kayak Fisherman (http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
WS Wilderness Systems

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:00 pm
by rickh
Thanks guys


http://rickhoffart.com/resources/acronym-Sheet1.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:17 pm
by 5x5
this needs to be a sticky

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:19 pm
by Boomy
Two booboos on the last list-
DP- Dirty Pelican
and it was missing CPR- Catch Photo Release
Other than that, great list! Which I had it when I started.
X2 on making it a sticky

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 3:24 pm
by Cave Diver
Boomy wrote:Two booboos on the last list-
DP- Dirty Pelican
and it was missing CPR- Catch Photo Release
Other than that, great list! Which I had it when I started.
X2 on making it a sticky
Added both - CPR definitely, but Dirty Pelican?

Also, someone did make it a sticky.

-Tom

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:38 am
by Boomy
Very popular BTB spot on Bolivar Penninsula

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:02 pm
by Barnacle Bill
generalnotes wrote:ACK – Austin Canoe and Kayak
AP - Aransas Pass
BA16 = Beach Access 16 in Galveston
BNC - Baytown Nature Center
BTB – Beyond the Breakers (what mostly crazy people do)
CC - Corpus Christi
DP- Dirty Pelican
EMGB - East Matagorda Bay
FNG - F* New Guy (name given to new in-country arrivals in Vietnam...FNGs
GsISP - Goose Island State Park
GvISP - Galveston Island State Park
HI – High Island (not really very high)
HOW – Heroes On The Water
HSC – Houston Ship Channel (Don’t drink the water)
Ice Cream – A good day to fish
ICW – Intra Costal Waterway
LCRA - Lower Colorado River Authority
LHL – Lighthouse Lakes
LNVA –
MGB- Matagorda Bay
MI - Mosquito Island
PACK – Paddling Anglers in Canoes and Kayaks
PB – Power Boat (I mean with an engine, not manual power)
PFD – personal flotation device (not to be confused with PDF- Portable Document Format, a computer thing)
Picnic Table – Possibly Barnacle Bills Favorite inanimate object
PM – private message
PINS – Padre Island National Seashore
POC – Port O’connor
Salma Hayek - Barnacle Bills imaginary friend without benefits
SLP- San Luis Pass
TCD - Texas City Dike
TFTR - Thanks For The Report
TPWD – Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.
TKF - Texas Kayak Fisherman
X1, x2, x3… - I agree

Um, I have love notes that she's written me..

You forgot TNGP in your list..


But seriously, if you have a question about an abbrviation, ask the person who posted. Some folks have different meanings associated with various abbreviations.

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:26 am
by Bluffer
TTIWWP= This Thread is Worthless Without Pics.

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:34 am
by Gofish!
BOHICA

Or maybe that’s an acronym better suited for the office or work place.

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 5:42 pm
by zeek1065
WWL wife wont let

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 12:16 pm
by Dandydon
GoFish, BOHICA is used almost every day in Houston Law Offices. Thanks for sharing.
Tight words,
--Dandy Don

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 2:57 pm
by thfishrmn
Depending on use, PB can be power boat , but is often a Personal Best!

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 4:00 pm
by karstopo
BNWR= Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
ULM= UPPER Laguna Madre

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 6:20 pm
by wandering wader
PRO (PRofessional Overrun) or more commonly known as a backlash.

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 10:28 am
by Bfree
Thanks did not realize all of these!

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 3:34 pm
by visigoth
Spewed beer in my keyboard because I had forgotten about FNG's. Great list.

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:10 pm
by generalnotes
Can we add "CRNP" Catch, Release, No Photo.

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:39 am
by Sam
If you go BTB at SLP w/o a PFD you will be SOL PDQ

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 3:48 pm
by wayfareing stranger
And don't forget the B&TP....Bird and Turtle People................also known as "Game Wardens"

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 2:43 pm
by kywildcat
still learning "lsks" can't find this one

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:07 pm
by Cave Diver
ronf wrote:still learning "lsks" can't find this one
Lone Star Kayak Series:
http://lonestarkayakseries.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

-Tom

Re: Abbreviations

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:33 pm
by JobsiteFish
Good post. I struggle with this all the time.