We run a 1200' trot line
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A trotline is
nothing more than a long line, resting on the bottom and anchored at
both ends, to which a series of baits are attached at intervals of
about six feet. The baits are attached to the main line by simple
slipknots or by shorter lines called dropper lines (known as
trots or snoods.)
As you begin this
age-old pursuit you will of course want to get the parlance right,
so you don't seem too much like a ckicken-necker. Calling the
dropper lines "snoods" will put you right up there with the old
salts. Also, don't ever talk about "checking" your trotline or
"taking a look at" your trotline. You always "run" a trotline. This
makes sense because the word trotline comes from the old Germanic
word "trotten," meaning "to tread, pace, or run." So when you "run"
your trotline you are in keeping with the proper etymology of the
sport.
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