单词 | sink and draw |
释义 | > as lemmassink and draw P3. Angling. sink and draw: a method of angling in which the bait or fly is allowed to sink before being gently drawn back to the surface; also used adverbially and attributively (in hyphenated form); cf. sinking and drawing n. at sinking n. Phrases. ΚΠ 1770 R. Brookes Art of Angling (ed. 3) 199 The Cod-Bait..is to be used with a Hook leaded on the Shank, and the Cod-bait drawn on to the Top of it. It will take in deep Waters as well as in Streams, by moving it up and down about nine Inches or a Foot from the Bottom; this is commonly called sink and draw. 1889 ‘J. Bickerdyke’ Bk. All-round Angler (new ed.) iii. 99 The ‘grasshopper’ is cast in likely spots and worked with a sink-and-draw motion near the bottom. 1916 Brit. Sea Anglers' Society's Q. 9 37 Might do worse than try the rocks off Bognor in September or October, using a light unleaded drift-line, and fishing it sink-and-draw. 1929 C. D. Marson Fishing for Salmon xi. 145 Continue this sink-and-draw action until the bait comes into the side. Now cast again, more across stream, and continue the sink and draw as before. 2005 J. E. Mitchell Rapala 188 The 7cm (2.8 in.) ThunderCraw was an excellent crawfish imitation to the extent that it was balanced so that it would have a natural ‘falling position’ when fished sink-and-draw. < as lemmas |
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