party fishing

party fishing
 n.β€” Β«In fact, they were nice enough not to cite a friend of mine who, while I was talking to troopers, freed a salmon from the end of my line, bonked it on the head, and used it to fill his three-fish limit for the day. That is what is commonly called “party fishing,” and it is clearly illegal in this state, where the fishing regulations could confuse Einstein.Β» β€”β€œState’s fine line on dipnetting blurry to all” by Craig Medred Anchorage Daily News (Alaska) Aug. 4, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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