live bait
Squirming hook occupant
Live bait is a living creature—typically a worm, minnow, or insect—used to attract fish.
The movement of live bait makes it more enticing than artificial lures: We stopped to buy live bait before heading to the lake.
Figuratively, someone used to lure others into a trap: They sent her in as live bait.
- minnowsTiny freshwater fish
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- wormsLimbless burrowing invertebrates
- worm farmEnclosure for composting invertebrates
- shinersTiny baitfish or bruises
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- traditional fishingfish hooks, fish traps, spearfishing, gillnetting, netting
- panfishingpanfish, bluegill, crappie, sunfish, perch
- tarpon fishingtarpon, Florida Keys, catch and release, jumping, rolling
- fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear
- freshwater fishingfreshwater fishing, trout fishing, salmon fishing, freshwater fish, bass fishing
- fishing gearfishing rod, hook, spinning rod, spinning reel, nets
vitality/animation
live baitartificial bait
Manmade fishing attractant
cut bait · soft plastic · plastic worm · crankbait · spinnerbait