sportfishing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sportfishing
Example Sentences
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I was idling through a no-wake zone near Holden Beach, N.C., on my way to the fueling dock when some joker in a sportfishing boat yelled out, “Hey, man, what’d ya pay for that thing?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 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
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
“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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