Bait (luring substance)

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

[edit] Fishing

The term is especially used with regard to catching fish. Traditionally, nightcrawlers, insects, and smaller fish have been used for this purpose. Fishermen have also begun using plastic bait and, more recently, electronic lures, to attract fish. Because of the risk of transmitting whirling disease, trout and salmon should not be used as bait.

[edit] Hunting

Using a bait is also a common practice in leopard hunting on a safari. A smaller antelope shot dead is usually placed high in the tree to lure the otherwise overcautious leopard. The Hunter either watches the bait from a shootable distance or stalks the animal if it came for the bait during the night.

See also:

• fishing lure
• honeypot