grabbling
n.— «Eddie Browning, who lives in Clyo, about 45 miles from Savannah, said the barehanded fishing method—he calls it grabbling—used to be common along the tributaries in South Georgia, but many practitioners had died off.» —“‘Noodling’ moves into mainstream” by Jim Tharpe Philadelphia Inquirer (Pa.) Mar. 13, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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