artificial bait
Synthetic fishing lure
Artificial bait is a synthetic lure designed to attract fish, as opposed to live or natural bait like worms or minnows.
These include plastic worms, rubber grubs, spinners, and flies tied from feathers and thread.
He switched to artificial bait after running out of shiners.
The term distinguishes manufactured lures from anything once living.
- jigSpirited folk dance
- soft plasticMalleable synthetic polymer
- plasticCapable of being molded
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- swimbaitLure imitating swimming prey
crankbait · lure · plug · popper · spinnerbait · bass · hook · fishing tackle · casting · trolling · treble hook · trout · pike · synthetic fibers · flipping · feathers · spoon · silicone
- fishing baitworm, worms, nightcrawlers, nightcrawler, earthworms
- fishing tacklefishing rod, fishing rods, spinning rod, fly rod, fishing line
natural versus synthetic origin
artificial baitlive bait
Living creature attracting fish
nightcrawlers · minnows · earthworms · leeches · crickets