Sentence:  If you use live bait, be exceedingly careful in determining when the fish has <WSD>gorged</WSD> it. You should give him several minutes after he has seized it, for this purpose. On seeing the bait, a pickerel will generally run off with it, and will then stop to <WSD>gorge</WSD> it, but does not always do so. ... But if he has <WSD>gorged</WSD> the bait, he will soon start off a second time, and sometimes will stop and start off the third time. In these cases, you should never be in a hurry. when you are convinced that he has taken down the bait, draw a tight line, and strike for your fish. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To swallow, especially with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or quantities.