Definitions
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- noun a long
fishing line with many shorterlines andhooks attached to it (usually suspended betweenbuoys .)
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- noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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That “abundant” seafood that’s “wild, line caught, individually quick frozen” is caught on something resembling a trotline, which is only run every so often.
How Do You Write a Sustainable Recipe? - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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My problem while hunting is 4wheeler riders and they will not stay off the trails if you hung a trotline across them so I don't think it will help me a lot.
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What is the best bait to catch Channel cats on a trotline.
What is the best bait to catch Channel cats on a trotline. 2009
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I was home for the summer and my Dad, best friend and I put out a trotline to run on our lake between two docks.
Field & Stream 2010
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What is the best bait to catch Channel cats on a trotline.
What is the best bait to catch Channel cats on a trotline. 2009
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My problem while hunting is 4wheeler riders and they will not stay off the trails if you hung a trotline across them so I don't think it will help me a lot.
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Also had good luck with raw shrimp on my trotline.
what is better liver,worms,cray fish,innows on catfish in partly staind water 2009
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We also put out a trotline but the fish were no doubt huddled in the deepest part of the lake trying to stay warm.
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Also had good luck with raw shrimp on my trotline.
what is better liver,worms,cray fish,innows on catfish in partly staind water 2009
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We also put out a trotline but the fish were no doubt huddled in the deepest part of the lake trying to stay warm.
hernesheir commented on the word trotline
A heavy fishing line with a series of baited hooks attached at intervals suspended horizontally in a river or lake.
October 9, 2009