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Not to hijack further but 'troll' is technically fine there.

troll ... 4.(intransitive, fishing, by extension) To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling; to lure fish with bait. [from circa 1600]

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/troll#Verb




It's not fine because "troll" would be recognised here as the standard meaning, not the meaning from 1600.


The fishing definition is still very much in use. See e.g. http://outdoorsportinggoods.poorfish.com/search?w=trolling+m...




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