Graham Marsden
Editor Emeritus
Can someone please explain to me what the difference is between 'water column' and 'water' when used in the context such as this one (which is the usual context):
"If they're not bang on the feed they often won't move to take a bait and this includes moving up in the water column."
(No offence to the writer who did write the above by the way, but it did serve to remind me that it was something I wanted to ask.)
Is there a difference I'm missing between the sentence in quotations above and this sentence:
"If they're not bang on the feed they often won't move to take a bait and this includes moving up in the water."
'Water column' has become a well-worn phrase in recent years and it always leaves me wondering if the writer knows exactly what it means or if he's just using the latest 'in' fishing lingo.
I confess that I don't know what 'water column' means in the context in which it's usually used in fishing. A 'column of water', as defined by 'The Merriam Webster Dictionary' is:
"Something resembling a column in form, position, or function <a column of water>"
But I still don't get it.
Is it me?
"If they're not bang on the feed they often won't move to take a bait and this includes moving up in the water column."
(No offence to the writer who did write the above by the way, but it did serve to remind me that it was something I wanted to ask.)
Is there a difference I'm missing between the sentence in quotations above and this sentence:
"If they're not bang on the feed they often won't move to take a bait and this includes moving up in the water."
'Water column' has become a well-worn phrase in recent years and it always leaves me wondering if the writer knows exactly what it means or if he's just using the latest 'in' fishing lingo.
I confess that I don't know what 'water column' means in the context in which it's usually used in fishing. A 'column of water', as defined by 'The Merriam Webster Dictionary' is:
"Something resembling a column in form, position, or function <a column of water>"
But I still don't get it.
Is it me?