float fishing
A fishing method using a float (ウキ) to suspend bait at a set depth and detect bites.
Float fishing is a popular method even for beginners.
He caught a big sea bream using float fishing.
Common spelling using katakana for ウキ (float) and kanji for 釣り (fishing).
Kanji spelling for 浮き (float); less common than ウキ釣り but still used.
Compound of ウキ (float) and 釣り (fishing). The katakana spelling ウキ is common in fishing contexts.