A general term used for a range of fishing methods that employ fishing lines in one form or another (as opposed to nets and traps). It includes handlines, hand reels, powered reels, pole-and-line, droplines, longlines, trotlines and troll lines.
LINE FISHING
Meaning of LINE FISHING in English
Fishery English glossary. Английский глоссарий рыболовства . 2012