Possible Clues:

• "The Sacred Art of Giving __": Ta-Nehisi Coates essay about a friendly greeting
• Cause to skip, as stones
• The angler might do a soft turn and do this
• Drop the bait gently
• Bob bait
• Drop bait lightly
• Fistbump, colloquially
• That's the way to fish for something soft up here
• It's given as a greeting
• Shoe insole perhaps upside down