ground bait

ground bait
food used as an attractant for fish in angling. Bread crumbs is the most common base and a wide variety of additives and flavours are mixed in with anglers having their own recipes. Flavours can be sweet, spicy or fishmeal, for example. Also called berley

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • Ground bait — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ground bait — n [U] food that you throw onto a river, lake etc when you are fishing in order to attract fish …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ground bait — noun bait scattered on the water to attract fish • Hypernyms: ↑bait, ↑decoy, ↑lure * * * noun : bait scattered on the water so as to attract fish * * * chum2 (def. 1). [1645 55] * * * ground bait UK US …   Useful english dictionary

  • ground bait — /ˈgraʊnd beɪt/ (say grownd bayt) noun bait dropped to the bottom of the water …  

  • ground bait — chum2 (def. 1). [1645 55] * * * …   Universalium

  • ground bait — noun (U) food that you throw onto a river, lake etc when you are fishing in order to attract fish …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ground bait — UK / US noun [uncountable] British pieces of food etc that someone who is fishing throws in the water to attract fish. The American word is chum …   English dictionary

  • ground-bait — …   Useful english dictionary

  • ground — (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of the earth; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ground angling — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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