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by Steko 5045 days ago
Not to hijack further but 'troll' is technically fine there.

troll ... 4.(intransitive, fishing, by extension) To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling; to lure fish with bait. [from circa 1600]

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/troll#Verb

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It's not fine because "troll" would be recognised here as the standard meaning, not the meaning from 1600.
The fishing definition is still very much in use. See e.g. http://outdoorsportinggoods.poorfish.com/search?w=trolling+m...