CIL spinner noun an illegal charge of dynamite to “catch” fish in the water without using hooks or nets CANADA
A stick of dynamite exploded underwater to stun fish so they will float to the surface for easy “fishing.” Known around the [BC] Saanich Peninsula as a James Island Spinner, for the Canadian Industries Limited explosives plant once located there. — Tom Parkin, WetCoastWords, p. 26, 1989