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The ballyhoo or bally, Hemiramphus brasiliensis, is a baitfish
Bait fish

Bait fish are small fish caught for use as Bait to attract large predatory fish, particularly game fish. Species used are typically those that are common and breed rapidly, making them easy to catch and in regular supply....
 of the halfbeak
Halfbeak

The halfbeaks are a geographically widespread and numerically abundant Family of epipelagic fish inhabiting warm waters around the world. The family Hemiramphidae is divided into two subfamilies, the primarily Marine Hemiramphinae and the fresh water or estuary Zenarchopterinae....
 family (Hemiramphidae). It is similar to the Balao halfbeak (Hemiramphus balao). Ballyhoo are frequently used as cut bait and for trolling purposes by saltwater sportsmen. A big variety of fish love ballyhoo. It is one of the greatest known fish to catch Sailfish on.

Ballyhoo is also used in colloquial American English to refer to brashness or flamboyance. The term Ballyhoo is used to indicate that one is using any means necessary to inflate an object or idea to a status to which it does not rise.






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The ballyhoo or bally, Hemiramphus brasiliensis, is a baitfish
Bait fish

Bait fish are small fish caught for use as Bait to attract large predatory fish, particularly game fish. Species used are typically those that are common and breed rapidly, making them easy to catch and in regular supply....
 of the halfbeak
Halfbeak

The halfbeaks are a geographically widespread and numerically abundant Family of epipelagic fish inhabiting warm waters around the world. The family Hemiramphidae is divided into two subfamilies, the primarily Marine Hemiramphinae and the fresh water or estuary Zenarchopterinae....
 family (Hemiramphidae). It is similar to the Balao halfbeak (Hemiramphus balao). Ballyhoo are frequently used as cut bait and for trolling purposes by saltwater sportsmen. A big variety of fish love ballyhoo. It is one of the greatest known fish to catch Sailfish on.

Ballyhoo is also used in colloquial American English to refer to brashness or flamboyance. The term Ballyhoo is used to indicate that one is using any means necessary to inflate an object or idea to a status to which it does not rise. This references the bait fish in that selling ballyhoo requires deceitful advertising.