doodlesocking n.— «Spawning crappie are easily frightened by noisy movements, so approach shallow fishing spots quietly. Some anglers use 10-foot rods equipped with short lines, wading and dipping the lure in a technique known as...
bubble-net n.— «A light wind blew in from the ocean, and the skipper had stopped his boat to watch three 30-ton humpback whales lunging from the waves or circling to make so-called bubble-nets in which they like to catch clouds of small...
spey cast v. phr.— «To achieve long casts consistently over a long day of casting, many steelhead fly-anglers in the Northwest have taken up two-handed rods and a technique called spey casting. Traditional single-handed fly casting...
sea-gulling v.— «Tony Bennet casts first. As he slowly retrieves, a cod misses the lure and leaves a telltale swirl at the surface. Three other lures are immediately cast to the same spot—a system affectionately known as “sea...
monkeyfishing n. catching fish by first charging water with an electric current, then netting the stunned or panicked fish. Editorial Note: It is possible this term is specific to Florida. This term is apparently unrelated to monkeyfishing described...