Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 17:15:39 11/01/99
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On November 01, 1999 at 17:32:47, Robert Hyatt wrote: >Sorry for you non-fishing folks in the Pacific NorthWest. :) No offense, but you haven't been here if you think that fish isn't a big deal here. It is clearly one of the top five local issues, and people devote themselves to this subject big-time. Just a minor correction. >"trolling" is a style of fishing where you hang some bait on a line, and >drag it up and down the lake/river/whatever, while you sit in the boat and >do something else, generally. You have no idea what you are going to catch, >you are willing to take anything. > >The other style of fishing, I call "normal" fishing. You target a particular >specie, choose the right bait, choose reasonable locations, and go after that >particular kind of fish. > >The term "troll" is well-known to fishermen, and that is where it got its >name on the internet. Throw something out and see if you get a bite... > >Nothing insulting at all. :) Saying that someone is trolling is certainly less nice than saying that they wrote a nice post that was fascinating to read. That's the point I was getting at. bruce
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