A bottom
fish is the same thing as a bottom
woman or bottom bitch. Someone who sits atop the hierarchy of prostitutes working for a particular pimp. A bottom
girl is usually the prostitute who has been with the pimp the longest and consistently makes the most
money. It can also mean the girl with the most status and power over the other women working for her pimp. However, the bottom
fish also bears many responsibilities. In U.
S. v. Pipkins, the Eleventh Circuit described the bottom
fish or bottom girl’s duties as "working the track in her pimp’s stead, running interference for and collecting
money from the pimp's other prostitutes, and looking after the pimp's affairs if the pimp was out of town, incarcerated, or otherwise unavailable". Similarly, the PIP Training Manual explains the bottom girl’s obligations may include handling finances and training and recruiting other prostitutes. Bottom fishes may also instruct and advise new pimps on the ways of the prostitution business. The term Bottom
Fish has been used to substitute the word bottom bitch throughout the Texas trafficking triangle.
