Wiktionary
baitcasting
n. (context angling English) A form of casting in which the weight of the bait pulls the fishing line off of the spool (subject to some control by thumb pressure)
Usage examples of "baitcasting".
His gear was a baitcasting outfit, and Mowbray followed his line out with his eyes and saw a red bobber sitting on the water's surface some thirty yards out.