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Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote:

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 10:47:31 -0600, "Guido"
wrote:



These days, if you yelled "dip it" to the guy catching your line he
wouldn't
have the foggiest idea what you're talking about.

Okay, I'll be the dummy. I'm 44 and I don't recall hearing it. ??? If I had
to guess I would say dip the eye in the drink to soften it. ????

I am 68 and I never heard that expression, although I always do it
when circumstances indicate.

My age is irrelevant, and I've never heard the expression, but I've
seen Bob do it when he's had his lines on a piling that someone else
was also using for their lines. I vaguely remember hearing about it
someplace - like maybe the CGAux basic boating course.


grandma Rosalie