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Legangel

English translation: ledgering; ledger-lining

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German term or phrase:Legangel
English translation:ledgering; ledger-lining
Entered by: Jon Reynolds

07:22 Mar 19, 2013
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Fishing
German term or phrase: Legangel
"Es werden Genehmigungen für den Sportfischfang mit Angelhaken, mit der Unterwasserharpune, mit der Schleppangel und der ***Legangel****, wie auch die Genehmigungen für den Thunfischfang ausgegeben"

Slightly stumped by the "Legangel" here. This sentence occurs in a tourism brochure relating to fishing in Croatia. I have found a good definition here:

http://www.zeno.org/Adelung-1793/A/Legangel, die

But no English equivalent as yet.
Jon Reynolds
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:54
ledgering; ledger-lining
Explanation:
I think this has to be what you need:

http://angling-guru.info/ledgering-technique
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David Moore (X)
Local time: 06:54
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Summary of answers provided
4ledgering; ledger-lining
David Moore (X)
3dropline
Peter Nutting


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ledgering; ledger-lining


Explanation:
I think this has to be what you need:

http://angling-guru.info/ledgering-technique

David Moore (X)
Local time: 06:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 75
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Thanks!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dropline


Explanation:
Could be a dropline:
"A dropline is a commercial fishing device, consisting of a long fishing line set vertically down into the water, with a series of fishing hooks attached to snoods. Droplines may be set either down underwater cliffs or just in the water column. They have a weight at the bottom of the line and a float at the top. They are not usually as long as longlines and have fewer hooks."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropline

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Note added at 10 hrs (2013-03-19 17:25:42 GMT)
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longlining (as opposed here to Sleppangel, trolling) may the be best term, especially in the (possible) context of tuna fishing; longlining is used by commercial tuna fleets in Croatia:
http://www.fao.org/fishery/fishtech/1010/en

Peter Nutting
United States
Local time: 00:54
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  David Moore (X): I don't see any mention of a float in the definition offered by the poster, do you?
5 hrs
  -> Since the definition is from 1796, I'm not sure how reliable is. A float or bobber seems a standard part of the rig. It could be that a longline is also meant here. Some good images here: http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/ALIR-4YD59M?op...
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