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plug casting

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noun

Angling.

  1. bait casting in which a plug is used as the lure.

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With roots dating to the 1860s, fly rods were first used in tournament casting, and in 1884, Dr. James A. Henshall, known as the father of American bass fishing, organized the first bass plug casting competition in New York.

From New York Times

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