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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