Eric S. Raymond
I was there when the term "trolling" in its modern online sense was coined. That was on USENET back in the 1980s, long before modern social media. So I can confirm that the bait-dragging sense was originally primary. But I can also tell you that no more than 5 minutes after the
Max
TIL that “trolling” is not a reference to the creatures that live under bridges but rather the fishing practice of dragging bait behind a boat to catch fish
