Gange


(gănj)
v. t.1.To protect (the part of a line next a fishhook, or the hook itself) by winding it with wire.[imp. & p. p. Ganged (gănjd); p. pr. & vb. n. Ganging (găn"jĭng).]
2.To attach (a fishhook) to a line or snell, as by knotting the line around the shank of the hook.