live bait

Frequency: 7.09.2 per million words

bait that is a living creature, like a worm or small fish

baitADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

live

Examples (10)

  • He used maggots as live bait.
  • Many experienced anglers swear by using live bait to attract larger fish.
  • Where's the best place around here to buy fresh live bait?
  • Using live bait is forbidden in this protected nature reserve.
  • The fisherman carefully attached the wiggling worm, a classic piece of live bait, to his hook.
  • Some predators are only tempted by the movement of live bait.
  • While artificial lures are convenient, they often can't replicate the authentic appeal of live bait.
  • If you want to catch a trophy bass, try using small frogs as live bait.
  • The shop sells everything from fishing rods to buckets of live bait.
  • The children were fascinated watching the minnows swim around in the live bait bucket.