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to troll

to troll

8 6.7
To fish by dragging a line with bait behind a moving boat
  • verb
  • /troʊl/
translation icon : pescar al curricán
  • We catch them one at a time trolling the ocean of Southeast Alaska.

So I feel like this is going to be our bait that we have to troll.

Examples

  • Basically, we're taking these jigs and trolling them behind the boat.

  • Before she could utter a word, the marlin hit the trolled lure and the outrigger popped.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • We trolled for what seemed a very long time without results, but then Larry caught a mackerel.

    Academic text (1997)

  • So apparently how you catch piranhas you just troll for them, which is pretty similar to some bass fishing that I've done previously.

  • There was a net closure on net fishing allowed, so for a few days they trolled for silvers.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • We were trolling as the sea and wind were too rough to drift and chum.

    Blog text (27)

  • The lake was choppy, and the boat rocked as they trolled along the shaded shores and rock shoals.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • But I've caught plenty of tuna (20-50 pounds) trolling with feathers or Rapala CD-18s tied directly onto the main line.

    Blog text (18)

  • For nearly a month, she and a team of three sponge and coral divers aboard a 20-foot-long wooden fishing boat trolled up and down the island's shores.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Many anglers enjoy trolling the lakes to catch various fish species by using a baited line.

Synonyms

to fish
vsto troll
119 1.0

To catch fish for sport or food

uses a baited line dragged behind a moving boat rather than many methods

Antonyms

to anchor
51 3.4

To hold something in place so it does not move

to still-fish
  • Specialized
9.6

To fish by leaving bait and line still in the water

Idioms

to feed the troll
  • Slang
1 8.3

To reply to someone online who tries to start arguments, making them continue

Compounds

patent troll
  • Offensive
2 9.0

A person or company that buys invention rights then sues others to get money

copyright troll
  • Jargon
8.4

A person or company that sues others over copyright to get money often without creating the work

wumao troll
  • Slur
9.9

An internet user often from China who posts messages supporting the Chinese government as part of an organized group

How Specialized

to flyfish
  • Specialized
7.8
to troll
8 6.7
to angle
2 8.3
to fish
119 1.0

Surface Forms

troll infinitive
trolled past
trolled past participle
trolling present participle
trolls third person singular

Etymology

Troll in fishing comes from the idea of 'trailing' a bait behind a moving boat, so to troll is to fish by pulling a lure through the water.