'Spillet fishing' definitions:

Definition of 'Spillet fishing'

From: GCIDE
  • Spillet fishing \Spil"let fish`ing\, Spilliard fishing \Spil"liard fish`ing\, A system or method of fishing by means of a number of hooks set on snoods all on one line; -- in North America, called trawl fishing, bultow, or bultow fishing, and long-line fishing. [1913 Webster]