ground bait

noun

First recorded in 1645–55

The employment of a suitable ground bait will often make a wonderful difference in the anglers haul.

A few of the boarders and some of the out-of-towners took a shy long at first, but their bids was only ground bait.

If the water be still throw in small pieces of ground bait; if there is a strong current large pieces.

There was another tub full of much more damaged pilchards—all pounded up for ground bait.

The punt leaked at the end depressed by the Colonel and the ground-bait had been left behind.

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