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sportfishing

American  
[spawrt-fish-ing] / ˈspɔrtˌfɪʃ ɪŋ /

noun

  1. fishing with a rod and reel for sport, especially for saltwater sport fish from a motorboat.


Etymology

Origin of sportfishing

sport + fishing

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Jace Malone, who helms the New Hustler sportfishing boat, saw smoke around 9:30 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

An Alaskan pays $60 for an annual sportfishing and hunting license, a nonresident pays $260; a nonresident pays $1,000 for a brown bear tag, a resident $25.

From Seattle Times Jan. 25, 2024

War Heroes on Water is expecting to have their biggest fishing tournament to date, with 100 veterans signed up to fish on a fleet of 40 sportfishing yachts and over $1.2 million raised.

From Fox News Oct. 2, 2021

“But it’s about sportfishing integrity, and a demonstration that we’re committed to doing what we can to help conserve the species.”

From The Guardian Aug. 10, 2020

Abbey said he was probably a gnarly old mate from one of the sportfishing boats, or maybe a bridge person who’d seen us around the island and overheard us calling each other by name.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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