jigging

jigging vbl nThey... fish...by a method called here jigging, done by 2 large hooks. These hooks are fastened together back to back, and a heavy lead placed upon their shanks...These jiggs are fastened to the ends of their lines & let down to the bottom from where they are raised every half minute or thereabouts by a strong jerk of the fisherman's arm, in hope of striking them into the fish.PRINTED ITEM G.M. StoryAugust 1963Used I and SupUsed I and SupNot UsedJIG v, jigging ground, GROUND, SQUID (JIGGING) jigging veil, jigging machineChecked by Adrian Young on Wed 10 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 07 Aug 2015; Found in DNE but no stamp; The cited quotation is present under the Source, [1766] 1971 BANKS 13