sniggle
verb
snig·gle ˈsni-gəl 
sniggled; sniggling ˈsni-g(ə-)liŋ
intransitive verb
: to fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their hiding places
transitive verb
: to catch (an eel) by sniggling
Word History
Etymology
English dialect snig small eel, from Middle English snygge
First Known Use
1653, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense