night-line

If his hens laid eggs, they were stolen; and if he set a night-line in the river, some one else always pulled it out and stole the fish and the hooks.

Old Peter's Russian Tales Arthur Ransome 1925

On repairing to the spot next morning, and pulling up his night-line, he found that the magician had failed to

Peeps At Many Lands: Australia Frank Fox 1917

Mary had gone off to set a night-line in an eddy; Stonor lay on his back in the grass smoking, and Clare sat near, nursing her knees.

The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] Hulbert Footner 1911

Then he took to his oars, and rowed to the end of his night-line, tied to the wharf.

Old Man Savarin and Other Stories Edward William Thomson 1886

As he pushed his boat off, the morning fog was chillier than frost about him; but his heart got lighter as he rowed toward his night-line, and he became even eager for the pleasure of handling his fish.

Old Man Savarin and Other Stories Edward William Thomson 1886

That day little Baptiste had taken much trouble with his night-line; he was proud of the plentiful bait, and now, as he felt the tightened rope with his fingers, he told himself that his well-filled hooks

Old Man Savarin and Other Stories Edward William Thomson 1886

"Yes, indeed, grandmother," echoed little Baptiste, thinking of his failure on the night-line.

Old Man Savarin and Other Stories Edward William Thomson 1886

There were better cricketers, better football players, better hands at setting a night-line, better swimmers than Clem, but he could do something, and do it well, in all these departments.

Mark Rutherford's Deliverance Mark Rutherford 1872

"And then, in resentment," said the doctor, "the beast twined itself up tightly; -- just like an eel on a night-line, boys," he added.

The Peril Finders George Manville Fenn 1870

I say, I mean to set a night-line, and ketch that gentleman.

Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track George Manville Fenn 1870