potpourri fishing
n.— «One night I visited the pier for a little potpourri fishing and was startled to see crab pots tied every 7-10 feet around the entire end of the pier.» —“Pier Fishing in California” by Ken Jones in Crescent City, Calif. Pierfishing.com , 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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