lobworm

Beach fishing bait

A lobworm is a large marine worm used as fishing bait, especially in Britain.

Also called a lugworm, it burrows in sandy or muddy coastal areas and is prized by anglers for catching sea fish: We dug for lobworms at low tide.

bait

lugworm

Burrowing coastal fishing bait

minnow · maggot · cricket · waxworm · mealworm · groundbait · chum · casting · threading · baiting

anatomy

annelid

Segmented worm phylum member

proboscis · tail · head · body · mucus · coloration · size · marine · polychaete · invertebrate

fishing

angler

One who casts lines

  • hookCurved catching device
  • lineContinuous mark or queue
  • rodThin rigid stick

reel · tackle · cast · catch · float · sinker · swivel · beach · surf · pier

collection

digging

Removing earth below

  • forkTined eating tool
  • spadeFlat-bladed digging implement
  • pumpFluid-moving machine

mudflat · harvesting · foraging · bucket · container · seaweed · preservation · storage · commercial · recreational

burrowing

burrow

Animal's dug dwelling

  • tunnelEnclosed underground route
  • sandFine rock particles
  • mudWet soil mixture

sediment · intertidal · beach · cast · blowhole · U-shaped · gallery · substrate · digging · excavation

Opposites
worm type/habitat

lobwormearthworm

Segmented soil-dwelling invertebrate

nightcrawler · garden worm

bait type

lobwormplastic worm

Synthetic fishing lure

fly · spinner · plug

Family

worm, earthworm, ragworm, lobby, lobbed, lobbyist, lobbyists, lobs, lobbying

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