Rod and reel anglers grumble because they can't even drift across an open flat without snagging an invisible trotline.
Large flathead catfish are occasionally caught by trotline anglers using live fish for bait.
Each trotline shall be marked at both ends with a clearly visible stake or buoy.
Those that crab with collapsible traps also do not have to worry about crabs falling off a trotline before they can be netted.
British Dictionary definitions for trotline
trotline
/ˈtrɒtˌlaɪn/
noun
1.
(angling) a long line suspended across a stream, river, etc, to which shorter hooked and baited lines are attached Compare trawl (sense 2) See also setline