Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: lowlight on August 19, 2005, 06:35:53 PM
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I noticed on another local fishing forum that someone is trolling for flames, calling this site "fishing with retards" and saying that people here are "beeks". He said people here are worse than native poachers.
I am confused.. wtf does beek mean? That's pretty bad thing to say, equating the anglers here with poachers.
I thought most people here were against nonethical fishing methods like flossing.. am I wrong?
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Who ever said that is beak who needs to be put in his place one way or another. What kinda moron goes on a site just to let people know how bad he thinks of them and refering to people being just as bad as FN fihers wow i would like to see this saint. Beak means someone who is new to fishing.
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Man that is shitty to say. Although I do agree that the method of fishing this person is against hardly seems like "sport" to me at all, it's pretty stupid to go against all new anglers like that, and especially grouping all of them who visit a particular site as 'worse than native poachers' and 'retards'
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I'm a beek. ;)
Edit: Wait! Insert biggest between a and beek.
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According to another troll, you're the "biggest beak of all" :D
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lol... I corrected myself already. :P
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Just be yourself,if they call you names,then it takes one to know one
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I could care less of what others think.
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. Beak means someone who is new to fishing.
Beak has nothing to do with being new. Beak is an attitude. Beaks are the guys who go around with polarized glasses snagging coho. Beaks are the guys who use barbed hooks INSPITE of knowing better. Beaks are the guys who steal your spots while you go to the washroom even though they know they were fishing there first.
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. Beak means someone who is new to fishing.
Beak has nothing to do with being new. Beak is an attitude. Beaks are the guys who go around with polarized glasses snagging coho. Beaks are the guys who use barbed hooks INSPITE of knowing better. Beaks are the guys who steal your spots while you go to the washroom even though they know they were fishing there first.
Yup, you are correct Biffchan
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. Beak means someone who is new to fishing.
Beak has nothing to do with being new. Beak is an attitude. Beaks are the guys who go around with polarized glasses snagging coho. Beaks are the guys who use barbed hooks INSPITE of knowing better. Beaks are the guys who steal your spots while you go to the washroom even though they know they were fishing there first.
Yup, you are correct Biffchan
I consider that a new fisherman lol its just a matter of time before you get put in your place when you start all that. ;D
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Wasn't beek or beak (however you wanna to spell it) once meant as a positive thing to say about a person?
I find the word is usually used on people new to fishing. I think it is very patronizing and, obviously, only people who are very insecure about themselves would have the need to patronize others.
Such a weird word though, always make me think about birds...
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the person calling everyone in here a beek has nothing better to do he can't pick on guys on the river as I'm sure he'll be put into his place,so he has to stir up #!#! in here.just remember we all had to start out as a beek at one point but weather you choose to have good or bad ethics is where it all lies
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Such a weird word though, always make me think about birds...
Thats exactly how i feel lol, how did the whole beak thing come around anyways?
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it takes one to know one
Yep. ;D
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/album34/beek.jpg)
beekette
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Woohoo, who's the biggest beak now? I always wanted to be able to fly....does a pair of wings come with that beak too? ;D ;D ;)
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nice nina ;)
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Nina's take on a "beak" as being something positive is correct. When fishing the Vedder in the late 40's, 50' and 60's a beak at that time meant a fisherman that really knew what he was doing. On the river a lot, catching fish properly and expertly and knowing and using the etiquette of the river.It certainly wasn't a derogatory term originally, but the meaning seems to have changed to the negative over the years. I always liked the term, and even used it in my original e-mail address until the negative connotation started to appear. In our circle of fisherman friends who have been at it for a long time, we still refer to each other as "beaks", and this is a compliment!
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Many many years ago, when I went to school in England, the headmaster was known as a beak. They used to call judges beaks.
I don't know how it got started on the rivers, but from my experience, it's all about territory and intimidation. If you show up alone and occupy space where a group of good buds have been since first light, you could be branded a beak.
Add a flyrod and all the roe guys now know for sure you are a beak. If you hook something and they are all skunked,you may want to move on, so great will be your beakdom.
In all the areas on the river that can be fished from both sides, the guys on the other side (whichever side it is) after a few crossed lines are beaks. It's quite easy to figure out. If you have a good spot to yourself and someone comes along, he's a beak. Go on - admit it, were all the same
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Beaks also litter & don't know, or pretend when you confront them, how to identify fish species. I confront all people doing bad things. So far no one has told me to mind my own business. My answer would be it IS my business--it's all our business. If they are non-compliant I pull-out my cell phone & say, "Hello DFO".
:D
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Beaks also litter & don't know, or pretend when you confront them, how to identify fish species. I confront all people doing bad things. So far no one has told me to mind my own business. My answer would be it IS my business--it's all our business. If they are non-compliant I pull-out my cell phone & say, "Hello DFO".
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hmmmm...is that beek?...or beak?...or biek?
confrontation will win u.....hmmm......black eyes? ;D
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We will see...
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Me being 6'3" and 260lbs I will take my chances at a confrontation when explaining something to someone or back some one up when they do the same. The way I see it if you confront the person that is explaining something to you then you know that you are doing something wrong.
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Amen Bro ;D
I do use diplomacy.
Hey, we all gotta police the river in our own way & have each other's backs. Hopefully this will make an impact for the postive.
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does anyone remember aboutfour to five years ago when a fairly large fella pulled a gun out at this other fisherman just because he took his standing spot and would,nt give it up lots of crazies out so be careful
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ha I think that was up at scale bar also a knife incident there the same year. Must of forgot his meds
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the knife incident was the owner that got stabbed the gun incident is another place check it out at bobs fishing
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secondary meaning of a 'beek', is a person who's become proficient in angling, who end up with a 'God like' complex....then 'beek' off about things they don't agree with and end up talking out of their a$$es. ::) ::) ::) anyone wanna take claim to fame on this one? ::) ::) ::)
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Was at Seabird today,,,and before my eyes,, came 2 guys one set up on my left the other on my right. Not to mention 10 feet either side. What did these guys do,,( it was not hot out), dressed in jeans,, they both waded out to their waist. :D I was out of there the next cast. I looked back as I was walking away , and sure enough both were crossed lines and snagged! I should have taken a picture for you guys. New name is.... SeeBeek Island.
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secondary meaning of a 'beek', is a person who's become proficient in angling, who end up with a 'God like' complex....then 'beek' off about things they don't agree with and end up talking out of their a$$es. ::) ::) ::) anyone wanna take claim to fame on this one? ::) ::) ::)
I'm feeling a little defensive on this one...
I just feel strongly about standing-up against poaching & littering. Do you just do f#>k-all because you don't want to be perceived as high-and-mighty? Obviously if personal safety is an issue one just "observes & reports".
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Best thing to do is record report and whenever possible take photos. So not to get yourself into some legal issues.
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secondary meaning of a 'beek', is a person who's become proficient in angling, who end up with a 'God like' complex....then 'beek' off about things they don't agree with and end up talking out of their a$$es. ::) ::) ::) anyone wanna take claim to fame on this one? ::) ::) ::)
I'm feeling a little defensive on this one...
I just feel strongly about standing-up against poaching & littering. Do you just do f#>k-all because you don't want to be perceived as high-and-mighty? Obviously if personal safety is an issue one just "observes & reports".
i think you misunderstood what i said. "God like complex" refers to those who take a stance on personal opinions without regard to others'. especially in situations, where there's no right or wrong answers.
standing up for what's right and upholding the law is honourable.
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I use that term on my friends( in a humourous manner) when they cross over my lines.
I was called that term when I first started fresh water fishing many moons ago. I've always thought that it meant a "newbie" fisherman. I have images of birds gathering together for food and pecking at each other. In a similar way, new fishermen tend to flock together and when they see fish caught, they will all run towards that spot, ignoring others.
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According to another forum, exhaustive discussion has revealed that tackle boxes, yellow raingear and spinning reels are all contributing factors in beak (beek) make up.
I would like to hire gt at 6'3" 260lb to hide behind when I yell "beek!" or to clear a space for me in the Sockeye lineup.
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Don't worry, come coho season I'm sure we'll see some beeked out reports ;)
Yellow raincoats and all