Fishing bait: Difference between revisions

Fishing baits can be grouped into two broad categories: ''natural'' baits and ''artificial'' baits. Traditionally, fishing baits are natural [[food]] or [[prey]] items (live or dead) that are already present in the fish's normal diet (e.g. [[lumbricus terrestris|nightcrawler]]s, [[insect]]s, [[crustacean]]s and smaller [[bait fish]]), and such baits are both procured from and used within the same environment.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ruxton |first1=Graeme D. |last2=Hansell |first2=Michael H. |date=January 2011 |title=Fishing with a Bait or Lure: A Brief Review of the Cognitive Issues: Review of Bait Fishing |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01848.x |journal=Ethology |language=en |volume=117 |issue=1 |pages=1–9 |doi=10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01848.x}}</ref> Artificial baits, conversely, are not naturally acquired and must involve some kind of production process. These can be [[processed food]]s (e.g. [[bread]], [[cheese]], [[dough]], [[cutlet]]s, [[fish food]] or [[pet food]] pellets, etc.), commercially made mixtures (e.g. [[boilie]]s), and imitative [[replica]] "[[fake food]]s" made of inedible materials known as [[fishing lure|lure]]s (e.g [[soft plastic bait|plastic worm]], [[swimbait]]s, [[spoon lure|spoon]]s, [[surface lure|stickbait]]s, hybrid [[spinnerbait|spinner]]s or even [[bionic]] [[robot fish]]). The variety of baits that a [[fisherman]] may choose is dictated mainly by the target [[species]] and by its [[habitat]], as well as personal preference. Both natural and artificial baits frequently demonstrate similar efficiency if chosen adequately for the target fish. The overall bait type, size and [[fishing techniques|techniques]] used will affect the efficiency and [[ecological yield|yield]] when fishing.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Eighani |first1=Morteza |last2=Paighambari |first2=Seyed Yousef |last3=Herrmann |first3=Bent |last4=Feekings |first4=Jordan |date=2018-03-01 |title=Effect of bait type and size on catch efficiency of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) in the Persian Gulf handline fisheries |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783617303314 |journal=Fisheries Research |language=en |volume=199 |pages=32–35 |doi=10.1016/j.fishres.2017.11.023 |issn=0165-7836}}</ref>

 

 

== Types ==