“Trawling” is a word used to describe the unsavory act of picking up unattractive women. The net is cast out, and whatever fish you catch will do. Sometimes a man will trawl a whale, sometimes a prawn. Trawling usually occurs when a man is drunk and extremely horny. While it is not an ideal practice, most men at some point in their life, have trawled.
Trawling was a word suggested by a fellow pirate, Arrr!!! We first used the expression on the Siege of the Adriatic, where we recently spent 24 consecutive nights dressed as Mexican Pirates, traveling in the Balkans. Thankfully, I did not engage in trawling on the trip. The same could not be said for some of my friends! haha
My mates call that “minesweeping”, which is a term that also can be used for when you run out of cash and drinks at the end of the night and just start drinking other people’s whilst they are on the dancefloor.
NOTE – increases risk of being date-raped (but at least you saved someone else..)