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Bait is any substance used to attract prey, e.g. in a mousetrap
Mousetrap

See also Mouse Trap A mousetrap is a specialized type of animal trap designed primarily to catch mouse; however, it may also trap other small animals....
.

term is especially used with regard to catching fish
Fish

A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins....
. Traditionally, nightcrawlers
Lumbricus terrestris

Lumbricus terrestris is a large reddish worm native to Europe, but now also widely distributed elsewhere around the world , due to human introductions....
, insect
Insect

Insects are the biggest class of arthropods and the only ones with wings. They are the most diverse group of animals on the planet. They are most diverse at the equator and their diversity declines toward the poles....
s, and smaller fish have been used for this purpose. Fishermen have also begun using plastic bait
Plastic bait

Plastic baits have made a huge impact on the way people can catch fish while fishing. Plastic baits have been manufactured by many popular companies such as Zoom, Yum, Berkeley, Lip RipperZ and T-Fisherman Trout Worms....
 and, more recently, electronic lure
Fishing lure

In terms of recreational fishing, a lure is an object attached to the end of the fishing line and designed to resemble and move like an item of fish prey....
s, to attract fish. Because of the risk of transmitting Myxobolus cerebralis
Myxobolus cerebralis

Myxobolus cerebralis is a myxosporean parasite of salmonidaes that causes whirling disease in fish farming salmon and trout and also in fish stocks....
 (whirling disease), trout
Trout

Trout are a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family. Salmon belong to some of the same genera as trout but, unlike most trout, most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water....
 and salmon
Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout,the difference is often attributed to the migratory life of the salmon as compared to the residential behaviour of trout, this holds true for the Atlantic salmon....
 should not be used as bait.






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Bait is any substance used to attract prey, e.g. in a mousetrap
Mousetrap

See also Mouse Trap A mousetrap is a specialized type of animal trap designed primarily to catch mouse; however, it may also trap other small animals....
.

Fishing

The term is especially used with regard to catching fish
Fish

A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins....
. Traditionally, nightcrawlers
Lumbricus terrestris

Lumbricus terrestris is a large reddish worm native to Europe, but now also widely distributed elsewhere around the world , due to human introductions....
, insect
Insect

Insects are the biggest class of arthropods and the only ones with wings. They are the most diverse group of animals on the planet. They are most diverse at the equator and their diversity declines toward the poles....
s, and smaller fish have been used for this purpose. Fishermen have also begun using plastic bait
Plastic bait

Plastic baits have made a huge impact on the way people can catch fish while fishing. Plastic baits have been manufactured by many popular companies such as Zoom, Yum, Berkeley, Lip RipperZ and T-Fisherman Trout Worms....
 and, more recently, electronic lure
Fishing lure

In terms of recreational fishing, a lure is an object attached to the end of the fishing line and designed to resemble and move like an item of fish prey....
s, to attract fish. Because of the risk of transmitting Myxobolus cerebralis
Myxobolus cerebralis

Myxobolus cerebralis is a myxosporean parasite of salmonidaes that causes whirling disease in fish farming salmon and trout and also in fish stocks....
 (whirling disease), trout
Trout

Trout are a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family. Salmon belong to some of the same genera as trout but, unlike most trout, most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water....
 and salmon
Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout,the difference is often attributed to the migratory life of the salmon as compared to the residential behaviour of trout, this holds true for the Atlantic salmon....
 should not be used as bait. There are various types of saltwater baits that are natural. Studies show that natural baits like croaker and shrimp are more recognized by the fish and are more readily accepted. The best bait for Red Drum(Red Fish) is the pogie or menhaden and in the fall specks like croakers thrown in marshy areas.

Hunting

Using a bait is also a common practice in leopard
Leopard

The leopard is a member of the Felidae biological family and the smallest of the four "Panthera" in the genus Panthera; the other three are the tiger, lion and jaguar....
 hunting
Hunting

Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to law....
 on a safari
Safari

A safari is an overland journey. It usually refers to a trip by tourists to Africa, traditionally for a Big Five game Hunting#Safari; today the term often refers to a trip taken not for the purposes of hunting, but to observe and photograph big game and other wildlife....
. A dead, smaller sized antelope
Antelope

Antelope are ruminant hoofed mammals of the family Bovidae in the order of even-toed ungulates. These animals are spread relatively evenly throughout the various subfamily of Bovidae and many are more closely related to cows or goats than to each other....
 is usually placed high in the tree to lure the otherwise overcautious leopard. The hunter either watches the bait from a shootable distance or stalk
Stalk

Stalk may refer to:...
s the animal if it came for the bait during the night.

Bait is also used in bear hunting. In areas where bears are hunted, one can often find such bait for sale at gas stations and hunting supply stores. The bait often consists of some sweet substance, often frosting or molasses, combined with some aromatic such as rotten meat or fish. The bait is spread and the hunter waits under cover for his prey.

See also

  • fishing bait
    Fishing bait

    Fishing bait is any substance used to attract and catch fish, e.g. on the end of a fishing hook....
  • fishing lure
    Fishing lure

    In terms of recreational fishing, a lure is an object attached to the end of the fishing line and designed to resemble and move like an item of fish prey....
  • honeypot
    Honeypot

    Honeypot or honeytrap may refer to:* Espionage recruitment involving sexual seduction in** Clandestine HUMINT asset recruiting#Sex, honeypots and recruitment or...