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Kotomora

穴あな釣づり

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Meanings

1

noun

fishing by dropping a line into gaps between rocks or tetrapods

A coastal fishing method where the angler lowers a baited hook into crevices among rocks or concrete tetrapods, often from a pier or breakwater.

2

noun

ice fishing (especially for smelt)

Winter fishing through a hole cut in the ice, typically targeting wakasagi (smelt) on frozen lakes.

3

noun

sniggling (fishing for eels by inserting a baited hook into their holes)

A specialized technique for catching eels by probing their underwater burrows with a baited hook. Less common than the other senses.