- upvote context
- Upvoted in fishing subreddits for great catch posts, beginner questions, or wholesome father-son fishing stories.
- community use
- Common in r/fishing, r/flyfishing, r/outdoors, and game-specific subreddits with fishing mechanics. Also used in r/mildlyinfuriating or commentary subreddits to call out bait posts.
- subreddit meaning
- In r/fishing it's literal and celebratory. In r/AmItheAsshole or drama subs it implies someone is fishing for validation with their post.
- karma context
- Sometimes dropped as a reply to karma-farming posts: 'Sir this is clearly a karma fishing expedition ๐ฃ'