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sand shrimp

British  

noun

  1. See shrimp

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Tackle shops are having a hard time keeping their shelves stocked with sand shrimp, the hot bait for sockeye in the Lower Skagit River as "sockeye madness" has inflicted plenty of anglers.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2012

"The make it even more successful use a small piece of sand shrimp on the front hook or a dyed coon striped shrimp saturated with a lot of scent."

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2011

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