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trotline::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | setline, spiller, trawl, trawl line |
| Type of | fishing line |
Examples of trotline
trotline
So, legally, there's not a thing I can do when I find an illegal trotline or limb line.
From the chron.com
The trotline we use is 600 feet, with about 150 chicken-neck baits strung along its length.
From the washingtonpost.com
When big jimmies turn up in the pots it's usually time to get the crab boat out, set the trotline and fill our bushel.
From the washingtonpost.com
The actual trotline was no thicker than a Venetian blind cord, with the baits spaced roughly 4 feet apart and held in place by easily loosened slip knots.
From the washingtontimes.com
Occasionally, she stopped to point out a trotline, a woodpecker hole, a wild azalea and the rings of white plum petals circling tree trunks like dainty strings of pearls.
From the chron.com
- Trawl: a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
- A trotline is a heavy fishing line with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods. A snood is a short length of line which is attached to the main line using a clip or swivel, with the hook at the other end. ...
- A dropline where hooks are held away from the mainline by rigid spacers.
