ledger line

Definitions

1. A fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; a ligger.
2. A musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staves; a line slightly longer than the note is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distances as the notes within the staff.

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“[W]hen fishing for Eels with a ledger line as well as a floated line, don't be in too much haste to strike⟳ when you see⟳ a bite⟳, for Eels generally gorge the bait, and consequently hook themselves, if you give⟳ them time, […] I always use⟳ two hooks on my ledger, placing the top one about two feet above the bottom, and to prevent⟳ it from moving from its proper place⟳, fix⟳ a shot above it and below it, […]”

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