catch-and-release
Sporting angling practice
Catch-and-release is the fishing practice of returning caught fish to the water alive rather than keeping them.
The phrase extends to any situation where someone is temporarily detained then let go: immigration enforcement that catches undocumented migrants but releases them pending hearings, or dating patterns where someone pursues a conquest only to lose interest once successful.
He's a catch-and-release guy—loves the chase, hates the commitment.
One who casts lines
- barblessWithout backward-pointing spikes
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
- landing netMesh for boated fish
- wet handsMoisture-covered gripping surfaces
revival · sportfishing · trout · bass · fly fishing · conservation · tackle · lure
Temporary official holding
- processingSystematic operation on data
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- border patrolBoundary enforcement agency
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
citation · misdemeanor · custody · fingerprinting · identification · undocumented · deportation · holding
Not expressing clear opinion
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
- breadcrumbingInconsistent romantic teasing
- casualRelaxed and informal
- situationshipUndefined romantic involvement
mixed signals · pursuit · discard · emotional unavailability · attachment · chase · interest · texting
angler
One who casts lines
- barblessWithout backward-pointing spikes
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
- landing netMesh for boated fish
wet hands · revival · sportfishing · trout · bass · fly fishing · conservation · tackle · lure · spawning
detention
Temporary official holding
- processingSystematic operation on data
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- border patrolBoundary enforcement agency
booking · citation · misdemeanor · custody · fingerprinting · identification · undocumented · deportation · holding · arraignment
noncommittal
Not expressing clear opinion
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
- breadcrumbingInconsistent romantic teasing
- casualRelaxed and informal
situationship · mixed signals · pursuit · discard · emotional unavailability · attachment · chase · interest · texting · dating apps
- catch-and-releaseproper grip, wet hands, dehooking, stress reduction, survival rate
- fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear
- hobby clubsmembers, meetings, dues, membership dues, memberships
- fish stockingtrout, bass, catfish, walleye, carp
- salmon fishingsalmon fishing, salmon, chinook, sockeye, coho