set·line

(sĕt′līn′)

1. A long fishing line anchored at both ends and bearing baited hooks at regular intervals along its length. Also called trawl, trawl line, trotline.

2. A fishing line affixed at one end to an object on the shore and left unattended.

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setline

(ˈsɛtˌlaɪn)

(Fishing) any of various types of fishing line that consist of a long line suspended across a stream, between buoys, etc, and having shorter hooked and baited lines attached. See trawl², trotline

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Noun

setline - a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)

trawl, trawl line, trotline, spiller

fishing line - a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached

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The plan apparently was to gather the catch, then, if the catch was good, with the boat running heavy, to row to the nearest sheltered shoreline, stash the catch, along with the setline (for again, this was the last run of the year), then row back to gather the next set.

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Although targeted by directed commercial setline and recreational fisheries, bycatches of halibut occur in many other fisheries involving various gears.

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Alignment of electrical position to the mechanical encoder position is rapid, with activation realized via set button or setline.

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Trotlines, along with limblines, throwlines, and juglines, are all varieties of setlines. In my home state of New Mexico, the Department of Game & Fish defines a trotline or setline as "a line without a rod or reel attached that need not be held in the hand or closely attended."

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Field sampling was conducted during the IPHC's standardized setline survey in June 2006.

Length and sex effects on the spatial structure of catches of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) on longline gear