flicker
flicker A flicker was a small piece of lead half a pound in weight with one hook embedded in the lead, with a line attached to the end of this piece of lead; In the caplin school fishermen would bait [sic] the hook with caplin and throw it out on the water, when a fish took the bait, the fisherman w...
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| Language: | English |
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1972
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/26088 |
| Summary: | flicker A flicker was a small piece of lead half a pound in weight with one hook embedded in the lead, with a line attached to the end of this piece of lead; In the caplin school fishermen would bait [sic] the hook with caplin and throw it out on the water, when a fish took the bait, the fisherman would flick the fish on board the boat. Hence [sic] the name flicker. DNE-cit JH 7/72 Correct spell when typing Used I Used I Used I slightly modified version used in DNE I. |
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