lures
Pulls toward itself
Lures are things that attract or entice, often toward something dangerous or unwise: the lures of easy money, the lures of fame.
In fishing, lures are artificial baits designed to attract fish—spinners, flies, plastic worms.
The word implies enticement with ulterior purpose; prey doesn't see the hook until too late.
Gear or takedown
- spinnerThing that rotates
- flyTwo-winged buzzing insect
- jigSpirited folk dance
- crankbaitLipped diving fishing lure
popper · spoon · swimbait · topwater · plugs · streamers · nymphs · soft plastic
False target for misdirection
- trapDevice for catching animals
- snareDevice for catching prey
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
feint · bait-and-switch · trickery · guile · subterfuge · enticement · inducement · false promise
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- magnetismForce between poles
- drawCreate with pencil
- pullForce toward oneself
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
charisma · enchantment · captivation · glamour · desirability · irresistible · enticing · inviting
Limbless burrowing invertebrates
- minnowsTiny freshwater fish
- cricketsJumping insects that chirp
- grubsImmature beetle stage
- maggotsLarval flies
leeches · bloodworms · nightcrawlers · hooks · doughballs · pellets · chum · groundbait
tackle
Gear or takedown
crankbait · popper · spoon · swimbait · topwater · plugs · streamers · nymphs · soft plastic · teaser
decoy
False target for misdirection
ploy · feint · bait-and-switch · trickery · guile · subterfuge · enticement · inducement · false promise · con
appeal
Formal review request
fascination · charisma · enchantment · captivation · glamour · desirability · irresistible · enticing · inviting · bewitching
worms
Limbless burrowing invertebrates
maggots · leeches · bloodworms · nightcrawlers · hooks · doughballs · pellets · chum · groundbait · paste
- fishing gearfishing rod, hook, spinning rod, spinning reel, nets
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
- fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear
- freshwater fishingfreshwater fishing, trout fishing, salmon fishing, freshwater fish, bass fishing
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- fakesfake, fakes, counterfeit, counterfeits, imitation
luresrepels
Drives back, resists
deters · drives away · repulses · discourages · wards off
- fishing lureDecoy to attract fish
- artificial luresManufactured fishing bait
- lure fishingAngling using artificial baits
lure, allure, lured, alluring, luring, allurement, alluringly, allurements, lurer