trotlines
Baited fishing cords
Trotlines are fishing lines stretched across a body of water, anchored at both ends, with multiple shorter lines hanging down at intervals, each with a baited hook.
The setup allows catching several fish at once without active supervision.
Trotlines are associated with catfishing in rivers and lakes across the American South and Midwest: We ran the trotlines at dawn and pulled up a dozen channel cats.
Chief railway line
- branchlineSecondary railway route
- snoodsDecorative hair coverings
- hooksCurved catching devices
- swivelsTurns on a fixed point
clips · anchors · floats · buoys · sinkers · weights · monofilament · nylon
Barbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
- carpWhine about trivialities
- sturgeonLarge armored fish
- garLong-snouted freshwater predator
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
flathead · snapping-turtle · eel · crappie · freshwater · bottom-feeders
Coastal herring variety
- skipjackStriped tropical tuna
- chicken-liverEdible poultry organ
- wormsLimbless burrowing invertebrates
- minnowsTiny freshwater fish
crawfish · shrimp · doughballs · soap · nightcrawlers · leeches · bluegill
Flowing bodies of water
- creeksSmall natural watercourses
- streamsContinuous flows of something
- lakesLarge inland water bodies
- reservoirsBodies storing water supply
channels · currents · depths · snags · structure · eddies · riverbanks · sloughs
Fishing line with many hooks
- juggingSlow-cooking in covered vessel
- bottom-fishingBuying at depressed prices
- snaggingGetting caught on something
- unattendedLacking supervision or care
staging · running · checking · baiting · rebaiting · legality · regulations · permits
mainline
Chief railway line
- branchlineSecondary railway route
- snoodsDecorative hair coverings
- hooksCurved catching devices
swivels · clips · anchors · floats · buoys · sinkers · weights · monofilament · nylon · droppers
catfish
Barbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
drum · flathead · snapping-turtle · eel · crappie · freshwater · bottom-feeders
shad
Coastal herring variety
- skipjackStriped tropical tuna
- chicken-liverEdible poultry organ
- wormsLimbless burrowing invertebrates
minnows · crawfish · shrimp · doughballs · soap · nightcrawlers · leeches · bluegill
rivers
Flowing bodies of water
reservoirs · channels · currents · depths · snags · structure · eddies · riverbanks · sloughs · backwaters
longline
Fishing line with many hooks
- juggingSlow-cooking in covered vessel
- bottom-fishingBuying at depressed prices
- snaggingGetting caught on something
unattended · staging · running · checking · baiting · rebaiting · legality · regulations · permits
- Coastal Fishingcommercial fishing, recreational fishing, fishing boats, crab pots, blue crab
- traditional fishingfish hooks, fish traps, spearfishing, gillnetting, netting
- freshwater fishingfreshwater fishing, trout fishing, salmon fishing, freshwater fish, bass fishing
- swampsbayou, bayous, bald cypress, cypress swamps, alligators
- fishing retreatsfishing lodges, fishing guides, cabins, lodges, rustic cabins
trotlinesrod and reel
Line-casting equipment combination
fly fishing · pole fishing · casting · angling · spin fishing
trotlinessport fishing
Recreational pursuit of fish
fly fishing · angling · catch-and-release fishing · bow fishing · spearfishing