verb
troll
To search for fish by trailing bait through water.
We troll for trout by pulling lures slowly behind our boat.
Etymology
Troll had older senses involving moving or drawing something along. Fishing specializes that movement to trailing bait through the water.
More examples
- She trolls along the shoreline with a baited hook.
- We trolled for salmon all morning without a bite.
- Try trolling a lure just above the lake bottom.
Forms
troll · trolls · trolled · trolling
troller noun — A person who fishes with trailing bait.