surf-casting

A form of surf-cast

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of surf-cast
nounsurf-casting (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of surfcasting.

    The three most popular means of catching saltwater game fish are by boat, private or rental; pier fishing; or surf-casting.

    2014, Harvey H. Jackson III, The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 16, →ISBN
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    At that time I was mad about surf-casting, and here was a tanned and lithe fellow, young and black-haired, casting the long line with a masterful arc.

    2005, Alistair Cooke, Letter from America: 1946-2004, →ISBN

    Jefferson Parish begins in the shallow waters of Lake Pontchartrain, wades ashore in Kenner and Metairie and stretches sixty miles south, across the Mississippi River, through a borderland of bayou-laced swampland and then over miles of marsh and coastal bays to two barrier islands for some surf-casting in the Gulf of Mexico.

    2009, Paul F. Stahls, Jefferson Parish: Rich Heritage Promising Future, →ISBN, page 7
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