sportfishing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sportfishing
Example Sentences
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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
JUNEAU, Alaska — A bill before the Alaska House Resources Committee would tighten residency requirements for sportfishing, hunting and trapping licenses.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024
Afghanistan and other U.S. war veterans are heading out to the open seas with some of their fellow brothers and sisters-in-arms to participate in the War Heroes on Water sportfishing tournament.
From Fox News • Oct. 2, 2021
Male marlins generally stop growing at 250-300lb, so sportfishing tournaments usually bring in large female fish.
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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