Fish Wrangler Glossary and Abbreviations

A variety of abbreviations are used on the Fish Wrangler forums, Wiki Forums and occasionally in the wiki itself. This a a list of some of the most commonly used abbreviations for islands, poles, etc.

List of Abbreviations and Meanings[edit]

Note: *Indicates the more common abbreviation.

Fishing[edit]

Crew: Wranglers you have added from Facebook or fishwrangler.com.

Crew Trips: When you cast by "being taken" fishing by someone on your crew. You are eligible to go on a crew trip if you have not been taken on one for over 30 minutes. Also, each time you cast, you can take up to twelve (12) other eligible crew members with you.

Dives: The term refers to scuba dives and occurs when you Scuba Fish Now! Scuba diving is only possible in Sans Culpra, and you can scuba dive up to 15 times/day if you have not earned your Scuba Fishing License.

Hexahedronal: Cubic. Within the game, refers to frozen Cubey Fish.

SBQ: Super Bonus Quest

Trips: When you cast using Fish Now!

Whiff/Wiff: A complete miss - no catch, no chum loss. Baseball slang for when a batter swings at a pitch and misses - especially for a strikeout ("whiff" is onomatopoeic for the sound of the bat slicing through the air). The word inspired the name of the game of wiffle ball.

Resources / Bonuses[edit]

AF : Auto-Fish

DH : Deckhand Timer. (e.g. 3x DH)

DHV : Deckhand Vouchers

FLC: Free Love Chum

GW : Glow Worm

LC : Love Chum

LG : Liquid Gold

LIC/IC: Large Ice Cube

MTB: Mystery Tackle Box (or MTBs) - The daily free resource that can be sent to those who have a Facebook account. Those who don't can still receive them (and probably need them more because of that.)

MTC : Mystery Tackle Crate

NF : Night Fishing

QB: Quest Boost

RLC : Red Love Chum

RS: Red Shark (also called Red skips)