1496 Treat. Fysshynge wyth Angle in (rev. ed.) sig. iijv To take hym [sc. pyke]..Take a codlynge hoke.
1856 4 Sept. 5/6 It [sc. a sunfish] was captured by the Portmahomack men..with a codling hook and a spear.
1968 H. Tegner vii. 43 Attached to a brass ring..is a stout line with from six to twelve codling hooks attached at regular intervals by lengths of nylon traces.