Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Bobbing

BOBBING, among fishermen, a particular manner of catching eels. A number of large lobs are scoured and put upon twisted silk by a needle, which is passed through them from end to end. When a sufficient number is prepared, they are fastened to a cord, to which is fixed a plummet, so that they may hang in divisions. This cord is tied to a strong pole. With such a bait they fish in muddy water, and when they perceive that the eels have swallowed it, they gently draw them ashore.