Cast-net

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To throw a weighted fishing net and then pull it back by means of an attached line. transitive, uncommon

    "With regard to barbel, the last direction for chub is a very important one; hundreds of barbel are caught when of mere gudgeon size, either when raking for gudgeon or cast-netting for bait."

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"With regard to barbel, the last direction for chub is a very important one; hundreds of barbel are caught when of mere gudgeon size, either when raking for gudgeon or cast-netting for bait."

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