surf jockey
n.— «Carr, who had invited me to join his group of surfcasters, recommended using bucktails after observing a few nice stripers taken on that simple but time-honored jig, best fished with a strip of pork rind trailing off the hook.…Many of the other surf jockeys (as such anglers are often called) joined in the conversation.» —“On the East End, It’s a Fall Full of Frenzied Fishing” by Peter Kaminsky in Amagansett, New York New York Times Oct. 28, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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