Bassknob

A play on the word Bass and snob. A derogatory term for someone who comments online on someone elses Bass catches from the Sea. Rather than congratulate them on their fine Bass fishing photos a Bassknob will look for any way to criticise or impose their superior Knowledge and catches. A Bassknob will look for every opportunity to talk about why they are more knowledgable than you. A Bassknob uses sarcasm to hide their jealousy. A Bassknob will always know how much less a fish weighs than the person who actually weighs it. A Bassknob will always refer to other peoples Bass catches as 'schoolies'. A bassknob will not ask questions to improve their own angling

A collection of Bassknobs are know as Bassknobbers

"When my son caught his first Bass he had lots of positive comments on facebook, the only negative one was from a well known bassknob who told him it was too small and he was holding it all wrong"

"I was going to write a comment about someones Bass not being as big as the one i had but i didn't want to be a bassknob"