trotline

IPA: trˈɑtɫaɪn

(fishing) A long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys).

Examples of "trotline" in Sentences

Constructing a trotline is quite simple.
Crabs can also be caught with a trotline.
Also had good luck with raw shrimp on my trotline.
What is the best bait to catch Channel cats on a trotline.
A trotline reel having a support on which a shaft is rotatably mounted.
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.
We also put out a trotline but the fish were no doubt huddled in the deepest part of the lake trying to stay warm.
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.
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.