bottom fishing

British  

noun

1. investing in low-priced shares that show prospects of recovery or in shares that are low-priced because of a general market decline in the hope of making a profit

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• bottom fisher
  noun

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bottom fishing

T-tracks in the deck allow users to secure the pivoting rod holders where they like, for trolling or bottom fishing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The council will decide at a Thursday meeting whether to protect deep-sea corals from bottom fishing gear at undersea areas known as Sur Ridge or the Año Nuevo or Ascension canyons or all three.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

But the man repeatedly asked Mr. Keightley to take him out to 3,000 feet, about 30 miles offshore where bottom fishing is impossible.

From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2023

Largemouth bass are fair bottom fishing with cranks or worms.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 19, 2020

The different modes by which to effect his capture are fully described under the different heads of fly trolling and bottom fishing.

From The Teesdale Angler by R. Lakeland