I've got your back. Although I think trolling is less exciting a method of fishing, it is fishing. In my personal definition of fishing, I would consider any method of catching fish using a lure or bait to be fishing, including trot lining, limb lining, trolling, etc. I would not consider using gill nets without bait to be fishing, but the guys who do that probably disagree with me. And more importantly, congrats on your good catches!