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They're both fishing metaphors and they both make just about as much sense. https://grammarist.com/usage/trawl-troll/ https://grammarist.com/usage/trawl-troll/

• andrewzah 6y ago
  well, today I learned troll has other verb definitions.
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  • greenshackle2 6y ago
    I think "trawling" is a lot more common, "trolling for cock" is the exception where it's always "trolling" and never "trawling".
    • stronglikedan 6y ago
      Probably regional dialect. I spent my teenage years "trolling" for just about every part of the female anatomy, but never heard anyone use the word "trawling" in the same way. That said, trolling is a much more popular fishing method where I'm from.
      • nitrogen 6y ago
        In fishing isn't it a question of volume? IIUC trolling is moving very slowly/wakeless with a small number of lines, and trawling is a big net that catches everything?