big-game fishing
Pursuing oceanic giants
Big-game fishing is the sport of catching large ocean fish—marlin, tuna, swordfish, sharks—typically from a boat using heavy tackle.
The activity combines athletic endurance with expensive equipment: specialized rods, fighting chairs, and charter boats.
He spent a week big-game fishing off the Florida coast.
Also called sport fishing or deep-sea fishing.
- marlinSpear-snouted game fish
- tunaLarge edible ocean fish
- swordfishFish with blade-like bill
- charterFounding organizational document
- boat captainCommander of a watercraft
trolling · reel · rod · rod and reel · tackle · offshore · deep-sea · open water · Gulf Stream · sportfishing · catch · catch and release · gaff · lure · billfish · wahoo · tarpon · trophy
big-game fishingpond fishing
Catching from small bodies
creek fishing · stream fishing · bank fishing · lake fishing · freshwater fishing
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