Sentence:  Natural fly-fishing, which comes under the heads of <WSD>dibbling</WSD>, daping and dabbing, is a method with which the largest fish are taken, and requires a deal of nicety and circumspection. The general rule in this way of angling is to fish with a line about half the length of your rod; but if there is wind stirring, with as much as it will carry out; but you need hardly ever fish with more than the first length, as <WSD>dibbling</WSD> must be performed as near as possible to the bank that you stand on; therefore a long rod and a short line is the best, which you will command with ease, and be able to shelter yourself from the sight of the fishes, behind bushes, stumps of trees, &c. The line you <WSD>dib</WSD> with should be very strong; for when you have struck a good fish, you will have a hard bout with him before you kill him, for want of a greater length of line: ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To dib or dip frequently, as in angling.