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Origin of baitfish
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Forever, the strategy for fishing with artificial lures has been to “match the hatch”—to replicate the baitfish, bugs and other prey that fish snack on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It was, the paper suggested, a universal phenomenon: Without enough baitfish, seabirds can’t survive.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024
Silvery schools of baitfish dart and shimmer around the structures, chased by sleek, fast-moving predators.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023
Back in the 1990s and early 2000s, Blue moved through downtown like a barracuda in a shoal of baitfish, dodging open car doors, nipping through gaps in traffic, gliding through intersections.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022
Gill nets were outlawed years ago in Florida because they kill everything that gets tangled, not just the baitfish but sharks, reds, snook, tarpon, turtles—you name it, it dies.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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