What does going fishing mean?

When the phrase "gone fishing" is used to mean someone has mentally checked out of the conversation, I think it's similar to the phrase "out to lunch." When you say someone is "out to lunch" it also means they've mentally checked out of the conversation, as if they've actually gone away to have lunch (or go fishing, .
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