On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 15:40:52 -0700, Sonny wrote:

Yep, trout lines. Folks still use them, today, 'round here.

Interesting. Never heard them called that, it was always trot lines. Of
course, there weren't any trout in the Ohio. At least not back then, it
was still polluted.

Best place to catch catfish was near the sewer outlet :-(.