P17
What do you call it around here when the people fish by lowering a line and sinker close to the bottom of the water?
| BOTTOM FISHING | 266 |
| NR | 237 |
| DEEP FISHING | 115 |
| STILL-FISHING | 98 |
| NIGGER FISHING | 53 |
| DROP-LINE FISHING | 22 |
| TIGHT-LINE FISHING | 21 |
| JIGGING | 16 |
| DEEP-WATER FISHING | 15 |
| FISHING ON THE BOTTOM | 12 |
| FISHING | 11 |
| BAIT FISHING | 10 |
| SINKER FISHING | 9 |
| THROW-LINE FISHING | 9 |
| FISHING OFF THE BOTTOM | 8 |
| DEEP-SEA FISHING | 7 |
| HAND-LINE FISHING | 7 |
| BOBBING | 6 |
| FISHING DEEP | 6 |
| HAND-LINING | 6 |
| GROUND FISHING | 5 |
| POLE FISHING | 5 |
| BANK FISHING | 4 |
| CASTING | 4 |
| HAND-LINE | 4 |
| HOOK AND LINE | 4 |
| LINE FISHING | 4 |
| NH | 4 |
| TROT-LINE | 4 |
| DRAG FISHING | 3 |
| DRAGGING | 3 |
| DRAGGING THE BOTTOM | 3 |
| HAND FISHING | 3 |
| POLE-AND-LINE FISHING | 3 |
| SINKER-BOUNCING | 3 |
| THROW-LINE | 3 |
| TIGHT-LINING | 3 |
| ANCHOR FISHING | 2 |
| BOBBER FISHING | 2 |
| BUMPING THE BOTTOM | 2 |
| CAT-FISHING | 2 |
| DEAD FISHING | 2 |
| DEAD-LINE FISHING | 2 |
| FISHING AT THE BOTTOM | 2 |
| HAND-POLE FISHING | 2 |
| OUT-LINE FISHING | 2 |
| PLUG FISHING | 2 |
| PLUNKING | 2 |
| SET-HOOK FISHING | 2 |
| SINKER-LINE | 2 |
| SUCKER FISHING | 2 |
| TROUT-LINE | 2 |
| ANGLING | 1 |
| BAITING | 1 |
| BOB FISHING | 1 |
| BOTTOMING | 1 |
| CANE POLE FISHING | 1 |
| CAST OUT AND LET ‘ER LAY | 1 |
| CHUBBING | 1 |
| CHUGGING | 1 |
| DEEP POLE-FISHING | 1 |
| DEEP TROLLING | 1 |
| DEEP-DOWN FISHING | 1 |
| DIPSY FISHING | 1 |
| DOG FISHING | 1 |
| DREDGING | 1 |
| DRIBBLING | 1 |
| DROP CORD-FISHING | 1 |
| DROP FISHING | 1 |
| DROP-CORD FISHING | 1 |
| DROPPING THE LINE | 1 |
| FISHING A TIGHT LINE | 1 |
| FISHING CLEAR ON THE BOTTOM | 1 |
| FISHING DEEP FOR BASS | 1 |
| FISHING FOR BLOOD | 1 |
| FISHING FROM THE BOTTOM | 1 |
| FISHING LOW | 1 |
| FISHING ON BOTTOM | 1 |
| FISHING ON THE BOTTOM LOOSE LINE | 1 |
| FISHING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WATER | 1 |
| FISHING SHALLOW | 1 |
| FISHING THE BOTTOM | 1 |
| FISHING WITH A SINKER | 1 |
| FISHING WITH A TIGHT LINE | 1 |
| FLOAT FISHING | 1 |
| FLY FISHING | 1 |
| HOOK-AND-LINE FISHING | 1 |
| JIG FISHING | 1 |
| JOGGING | 1 |
| LEAD-BOTTOM FISHING | 1 |
| LEAD-LINE FISHING | 1 |
| LINE OR POLE FISHING | 1 |
| LINE-BAIT FISHING | 1 |
| MOOCHING | 1 |
| MUD FISHING | 1 |
| NYMPH FISHING | 1 |
| ON-THE-BOTTOM FISHING | 1 |
| PLAIN FISHING | 1 |
| PLUGGING | 1 |
| PUDDLING | 1 |
| REELING | 1 |
| ROCK FISHING | 1 |
| SAND DRAGGING | 1 |
| SET-LINE FISHING | 1 |
| SETTING OUT HOOKS | 1 |
| SHALLOW FISHING | 1 |
| SLIP LEAD | 1 |
| SMALL-MOUTH BOTTOM FEED | 1 |
| SNARING | 1 |
| SNATCH-HOOKING | 1 |
| SNATCHING | 1 |
| SPORT FISHING | 1 |
| STEEL FISHING | 1 |
| STIFF-LINE FISHING | 1 |
| SUB-FISHING | 1 |
| SUBMARINE FISHING | 1 |
| THROW-LINES | 1 |
| TRAWLING | 1 |
| TREADING | 1 |
| TROLLING | 1 |
| TROT-LINE FISHING | 1 |
| TROT-LINES | 1 |
| TROT-LINING | 1 |
| USING A SINKER | 1 |
| WEIGHT-FISHING | 1 |
| WHITEFISH SET | 1 |
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