Bait – Anything natural or artificial used on a hook to attract a fish.
Bail or Bail arm (bale) – A semicircular, metal arm on an fixed spool or spinning reel that picks up the line after a cast.
Bait holder hook – A hook with a slice or slices on the back of the shank to help retain a bait or plastic worm.
Bait digging – the gathering of bait using a fork or spade. Usually for worms or clams.
Bait elastic – An elasticated thread used to secure soft baits such as mussels or crab to the hook by whipping. It does not need to be tied as it…
Bait pump – a metal, suction pump used for bait gathering in particular for black lugworm in their vertical burrows.
Baitcasting – A US term used to describe a rod and reel set-up for lure or bait fishing where the reel is fished on top of the rod. The reel…
Baitrunner – a fixed spool reel with a rear drag and a lever to disengage the spool allowing the fish to run freely but with line pick-up when the handle…
Baitfish – Small fish near the bottom of the food chain used for bait, generally live, to catch larger predatory species. Sandeels are a common example of a baitfish.
Baiting needle – A long metal needle with either an eye at the blunt end used for mounting dead fish on a rig or with a hollow indent to locate…