Bait-casting Definition

bātkastiŋ
bait-casting
adjective
Designating fishing equipment designed for use with live bait or artificial lures, in which the weight of the bait or lure pulls the line from a winch-type reel, as during casting or trolling.
Webster's New World
noun

(fishing) A form of casting in which the weight of the bait pulls the fishing line off of the spool (subject to some control by thumb pressure)

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