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  2. Trolling (fishing) - Wikipedia

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    Trolling is a method of fishing where one or more fishing lines, baited with lures or bait fish, are drawn through the water at a consistent, low speed. This may be behind a moving boat, or by slowly winding the line in when fishing from a static position, or even sweeping the line from side-to-side, e.g. when fishing from a jetty.

  3. Fishing line - Wikipedia

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    A fishing line is any flexible, high-tensile cord used in angling to tether and pull in fish, in conjunction with at least one hook. Fishing lines are usually pulled by and stored in a reel, but can also be retrieved by hand, with a fixed attachment to the end of a rod, or via a motorized trolling outrigger . Fishing lines generally resemble a ...

  4. Fishing vessel - Wikipedia

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    Fishing vessel. A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish and other valuable nektonic aquatic animals (e.g. shrimps / prawns, krills, coleoids, etc.) in the sea, lake or river. Humans have used different kinds of surface vessels in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing .

  5. Fish as food - Wikipedia

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    In culinary and fishery contexts, fish may include so-called shellfish such as molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms; more expansively, seafood covers both fish and other marine life used as food. [1] Since 1961, the average annual increase in global apparent food fish consumption (3.2 percent) has outpaced population growth (1.6 percent) and ...

  6. Walleye fishing - Wikipedia

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    Walleye (painting) Fishing for walleye is a popular sport with anglers. The current IGFA all tackle record is 11.34 kilograms (25 lb 0 oz), caught on August 2, 1960 in Old Hickory Lake, Tennessee. [1] The sport is regulated by most natural resource agencies. Management may include the use of quotas and length limits to ensure that populations ...

  7. Factory ship - Wikipedia

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    The German factory ship Kiel NC 105. A factory ship, also known as a fish processing vessel, is a large ocean-going vessel with extensive on-board facilities for processing and freezing caught fish or whales. Modern factory ships are automated and enlarged versions of the earlier whalers, and their use for fishing has grown dramatically.

  8. Seine fishing - Wikipedia

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    An illustration of a basic seine net. Seine fishing (or seine-haul fishing; / seɪn / SAYN) is a method of fishing that employs a surrounding net, called a seine, that hangs vertically in the water with its bottom edge held down by weights and its top edge buoyed by floats. Seine nets can be deployed from the shore as a beach seine, or from a boat.

  9. Florida angler catches giant fish. Here's how big sea ... - AOL

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    IGFA All Tackle world record: 1,182 pounds, Louis Marron, May 7, 1953, Chile. Florida regulations: Minimum size 47.5 inches lower jaw to fork of tail; Bag limit 1 per angler not to exceed 4 per ...

  10. Fishing techniques - Wikipedia

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    Fishing techniques are methods for catching fish. The term may also be applied to methods for catching other aquatic animals such as molluscs ( shellfish, squid, octopus) and edible marine invertebrates . Fishing techniques include hand-gathering, spearfishing, netting, angling and trapping.

  11. Traditional fishing boat - Wikipedia

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    Boats, rafts and even small floating islands have been made from reeds. Reed rafts can be distinguished from reed boats, since the rafts are not made watertight. The earliest known boat made with reeds (and tar) is a 7000-year-old sea going boat found in Kuwait. The Uros are an indigenous people pre-dating the Incas.