1890 W. O. Stoddard ii. 26 Under that bank the sinkerless line carried..its little green prisoner.
1905 25 Mar. 2/1 I had but to bait my line and cast it, sinkerless, into the water.
1993 15 July (Sports section) 5 c/4 Have another sinkerless rig ready for one [sc. a cobia] that shows up behind the boat, or for one that follows up a hooked fish.