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Posted By: Theo Gallus Commonly Used Acronyms (Abbreviations) - 07/30/06 09:14 PM
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FISH ACRONYMS
AG = Alligator Gar
BC = blue catfish
BCP = black crappie
BG = bluegill
BGPS = BG X PS cross
BH = bullhead
BHM = bullhead minnow
BkBH = black bullhead
BnBH = brown bullhead
BKF = banded killifish aka Bull minnows
BNCP = blacknose crappie
BNM = bluntnose minnow
BRNT = brown trout
BRKT = brook trout
CBFB = Camelot Bell Florida Bass also CBLMB
CBLMB = Camelot Bell largemouth bass
CC = channel catfish
CCS = creek chubsuckers
CGC = common (German) carp
CMM = central mudminnow
CNBG = copper nose bluegill
CP = chain pickerel
CPUE = catch per unit effort; often used is # caught per hour
CSBG = Condello strain bluegill
CTT = Cutthroat Trout
DGC = diploid grass carp (capable of reproducing)
DSF = dollar sunfish very similar to LES.
FHM = fathead minnow
FHC = flathead catfish
F1 = (filial #1) first generation of offspring, usually of hybrids
Fn = Nth generation of the above
FG = Florida Gar
FTLMB Feed trained largemouth bass
GAR = Gar, non-specified species
GC = grass carp
GF = Gold fish
GG = Georgia giant sunfish
GP = grass pickerel
GSD = gizzard shad
GSF = green sunfish
GSH = golden shiner
HAB = not a fish but form of algae see below in Plant Acronyms
HBG = hybrid bluegill
HBC = Hybrid Blue Catfish
HCP = hybrid crappie also used HBCP
HSB = hybrid striped bass
LCS = lake chubsucker with is different species than a creek chubsucker (CCS)
LES = longear sunfish
LG = Longnose Gar
LMB = largemouth bass; see above FTLMB feed trained LM
MMB = meanmouth bass (LMBxSMB)
Mosquito fish = MF aka Gambusia
NP = northern pike
OSS = orangespotted sunfish
PF = paddlefish
PS = pumpkinseed sunfish
RBS = redbreast sunfish
RBT = rainbow trout
RKB = rock bass
RES = redear sunfish
RR = rosy red strain of fathead minnow
RRFHM = rosy red fathead minnow aka RR
RW = relative weight (see Wr) = 100 X (fish wt/standard wt)
SAE = Saugeye
SB = striped bass
SBS = specklebelly sunfish is a hybrid of BGXRES produced exclusively by Malone's Fish Hatchery. It is said to commonly grow larger than HBG BGXGSF.
SF = Sunfish
SMB = smallmouth bass
SFS = spotfin shiner
SPB = spotted bass
SG = Spotted Gar
SP = Sacramento Perch
SSS = sometimes used for SBS southern specklebelly sunfish.
SW = standard weight (also Ws) usually from standard wt table for each species
TAF-CNBG = Texas/Arkansas/Florida CNBG, a george specialty
TGC = triploid grass carp (sterile)
TGG = Georgia Giant that's "Gone to Texas"
TFS = threadfin shad
TM = Tiger Muskie
TP = Tilapia Note - Some have used TP as Tadpole
TT = tiger trout
WAE = Walleye
WB = white bass
WCP = white crappie
WE = walleye also know as WAE
WM = warmouth (sunfish)
WP = white perch
Wr = Relative Weight (see RW) = 100 X (fish's wt/fish's standard wt)
Ws = Standard Weight (also here SW) is determined by calculating an average weight from many measurements from numerous water bodies.
YBH = yellow bullhead
YOY = young of year
YP = yellow perch

PLANT ACRONYMS
APW = American pond weed aka long leaf pondweed.
CEG = corkscrew eel grass
CPW = curlyleaf pond weed or CLPW
CT = coontail
DW = duckweed
EG = eel grass
FA = filamentous algae (pond scum or moss)
HAB = Harmful Algae Bloom most often some form of bluegreen algae.
SAV = submerged aquatic vetetation
SEG = spiral eelgrass
WM = water meal

BIRD ACRONYMS
BE = Bald Eagle
GBH = great blue heron
GH = green heron
WT = water turkey (cormorant)

REPTILE ACRONYMS
AST = alligator snapping turtle
CHRM = copperheaded rattlemoccasin (any snake)
PT = painted turtle
RST = red slider turtle
ST = snapping turtle

LIVE BAIT (BUGS, CRAYFISH, SHRIMP & WORMS) ACRONYMS
BSF = black soldier fly
CR = cricket
CW = catalpa worm
EW = earthworm (non-specific)
GS = grass shrimp aks PK shrimp aks Mississippi grass shrimp Palaemonetes kadiakensis Aka ghost shrimp, glass shrimp. Very similar is P. paludosus.
MW = mealworm
NC = nightcrawler
NCF = Northern crayfish
PSC = papershell crayfish
RC = Rusty crayfish
RW = redworm
RWTCOW = red wigglers, the Cadillac of Worms
TC = tent caterpiller
WW = waxworm

GENERAL ACRONYMS
ACRONYM = A Common Repository of Names You Makeup (i.e. this list)
APB = After Pond Boss
BFIP = Big Fish in the Pond
BISA = Brothers in Smallmouth Association
BOD = Biochemical Oxygen Demand
BOW = body of water
BPB = Before Pond Boss
BTW = by the way
CCC = coontail contamination catastrophe
CW = conventional wisdom
DLYHKHMTPC = don't let your husband know how much the pond cost
DLYWKHMTPC = don't let your wife know how much the pond cost
DO = Dissolved Oxygen
FME = from my experience
FOE = Fraternal Order of Eagles (traditional)
FOE = Friggin' Otters are Evil (Condello)
FPPT = Fish Photo Presentation Technique
FWIW = for what it's worth
GSA = (1)Green Sunfish Association - just don't mess with them.
GSA = (2)Group of Simple-minded Accountants - just don't mess with them.
HAB = harmful algae bloom often nuisance bluegreen algae but not always.
HOF = Hall of Fame - PBoss donors
IIRC = if I recall/read/remember correctly
IME = in my experience
IMO = in my opinion
IMHO = in my humble opinion
IOW = in other words
JAIWAK = just an idiot with a keyboard
LL2 = Lusk Lodge 2, Bob Lusk's stately manor
LMAO = laughing really hard, to the point of losing weight
LOL = laughing out loud
LOL = (wrt feed or butter) Land'O'Lakes
LOL = (at the end of a sentence) I think you're too stupid to know I just made a joke
LSHIFIMP = laughing so hard I fell in my pond
O2 = Oxygen
OTOH = on the other hand
PBR = Po' Boy RAS, a small scale semi-recirculating aquaculture system
PLUP = personal liability umbrella (insurance) policy
PM = private message
RAS = recirculating aquaculture system
ROR = raughing out roud
ROTFL = rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO = rolling on the floor laughing really hard
RU = round-up herbicide
SJRMMDI = San Juan Ron made me do it
SMH = Shaking My head
SSS = shoot, shovel, and shut up
SWAG = semi-wild guess (alternatively, scientific wild guess)
TIA = thanks in advance
TSS = total suspended solids
TTT = to the top (bump)
WAG = wild guess
WRT = with respect to or with regard to
WWBCD = what would Bill Cody do
YMMV = your mileage may vary
YPTTPP = Your Path to the Perfect Pond

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New acronyms or clarifications for existing ones may be submitted here (for pond related acronyms) or here (for general acronyms) , or PM me.

-Theo
Live Bait (Bugs & Worms) Section added above. PM any suggestions.
Posted By: ewest Re: Commonly Used Acronyms (Abbreviations) - 02/25/15 07:34 PM
BGPS = BG X PS. The BG is the most commonly used acronym here, so the easily recognized BG as the first part quickly indicates to someone it is a combination between with a Bluegill and a PS. PS is our standard acronym for Pumpkinseed Sunfish.
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