spearfish
Hunt with trident
Spearfish is a method of fishing that involves impaling fish with a pointed weapon, typically while underwater.
The practice ranges from traditional subsistence fishing with simple spears to modern sport diving with spearguns or pole spears.
As a verb, to spearfish is to engage in this activity: We went spearfishing off the reef yesterday.
Spearfish is also a type of large, fast-swimming billfish related to marlins, prized by deep-sea anglers.
Spear-snouted game fish
- sailfishSwift, long-billed fish
- swordfishFish with blade-like bill
- broadbillWide-beaked passerine species
- wahooFast tropical game fish
mahi-mahi · barracuda · tuna · yellowfin · dorado · kingfish · amberjack · cobia
Exact location or meaning
- barbBackward-pointing spike
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- prongPointed projecting part
- pierceMake hole through
thrust · impale · sharp · tip · harpoon · trident · gig · sling
Barbed spear for whales
- tridentThree-pronged fishing spear
- gigShort-term paid work
- prongPointed projecting part
- barbBackward-pointing spike
shaft · tip · thrust · aim · stalk · ambush · strike · underwater
Recreational hook-and-line pursuit
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- catchSeize or snag
- trophyAward for winning
recreation · adventure · challenge · skill · thrill · charter · outfitter · guide
marlin
Spear-snouted game fish
- sailfishSwift, long-billed fish
- swordfishFish with blade-like bill
- broadbillWide-beaked passerine species
wahoo · mahi-mahi · barracuda · tuna · yellowfin · dorado · kingfish · amberjack · cobia · yellowtail
point
Exact location or meaning
pierce · thrust · impale · sharp · tip · harpoon · trident · gig · sling · pneumatic
harpoon
Barbed spear for whales
barb · shaft · tip · thrust · aim · stalk · ambush · strike · underwater · freediving
angling
Recreational hook-and-line pursuit
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- catchSeize or snag
trophy · recreation · adventure · challenge · skill · thrill · charter · outfitter · guide · license
reef
Underwater rock or coral formation
Atlantic · Pacific · Caribbean · Mediterranean · Hawaii · currents · kelp · shoal · seamount · dropoff
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- game fishlargemouth bass, smallmouth bass, striped bass, rainbow trout, brown trout
- pelagic fishalbacore, anchovy, anchovies, bluefin tuna, bonito
- sportfishingmarlin, sailfish, tuna, billfish, swordfish
- mackerel fishmackerel, king mackerel
spearfishangle
Geometric measure of rotation
line fishing · bait fishing · fly fishing · trolling · net fishing
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