Hauns, chances are what you saw was a CUSK. It is a bottom dweller and does like deep water. People fish for them exclusively in the winter because they make a great chowder. They use a 1lb weight with dead bait, and put them on the bottom. During the winter, if you have ever seen a row of ice mounds on the lake with a stick in them , they are cusk lines, and I believe you are allowed 6 of them, thats why you see them all in a row. Hope this helps.
However, I did see a ambulance once being brought out to a island on a barge. following closely behind the barge was a pack of large cusks, so they might be called lawyers too. Not really sure on that one.
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