TECHNICAL TERMS. 371 



also in docks, mill-ponds, and all deep agitated waters, espe- 

 cially when the water is somewhat thick, and in the Spring ; 

 for, at such time, places, and seasons. Fish swim at all depths, 

 and you may bait your hooks, some with worms, another with 

 gentles, greaves, or any other bait, according to the kind of 

 Fish you know the water contains, in which you angle : some 

 have a float to this sort of line ; others use a dip lead, and sink 

 and draw the line ; some Anglers put on 12 hooks. 



Peg-line, a single line made fast to a peg or a bank-runner. 



Play; to play a Fish is to let him run a certain distance after hav- 

 ing hooked him, gently then checking him by winding-up the 

 line, drawing him side-ways, and, also, backwards and forwards, 

 and again yielding the line to him, until he is exhausted. 



Pliers f a small pair of pincers. 



Plummet y a piece of lead in various shapes, for taking the depth ; 

 sold at the tackle-shops. — See the plates of Angling Apparatus. 



Pouch, to pouch. — See Gorge. 



Prime, Fish are said to p^-ime when they rise to the surface, and 

 leap out of the water : when they do this, the Angler considers 

 it a good sign, as they are then on the feed. 



Punt, a broad flat-bottomed boat, large enough to hold two or 

 three chairs ; it is used in angling on the river Thames, at 

 Richmond, Twickenham, Kingston, Hampton, &c. 



Ranh, hooks are said to be rank when the points spread outwards 

 too much : this term is particularly applied to the gorge-hook 

 for trolling, and" likewise to Eel-hooks. 



Rise, the Fish are said to rise when they come to the surface to 

 take a fly, or any other insect. 



Run]; a run, (in trolling) means a bite. 



Running-line or Running-tackle, the line is so called when passed 

 from a winch, fixed on the rod, through rings, to join the 

 baited line. When angling with running-tackle, make a slip- 

 knot in the line, between the float and top of the rod, and put 

 in the said knot a small piece of stick or quill about an inch 



