stosh

Freshly ground stosh is thrown into the capacious maw of the hidden bag, the mackerel rush for the bait, and when they swim thickly enough the after boom is hoisted until the outer edge of the net is above water and the fish are imprisoned.

1897, Annual Report of the commissioners of inland fisheries made to the general assembly at its January session, 1897, Rhode Island Commissioners of Inland Fisheries