baitfish

noun

bait·fish ˈbāt-ˌfish

: a small fish (such as a golden shiner or menhaden) that attracts and is a food source for a larger game fish

also : a fish used for bait

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On bright sunny days, schools of baitfish will move to the top of the water column to feed on phytoplankton. —

Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024 While studying how light affects baitfish in Berkley Canyon off the Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada, an international team of scientists was in for a big surprise. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2024 Target the edges of deep holes or eddies where baitfish can rest out of the current. —

Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 13 June 2024 All of these monikers refer to the same thing: a user-friendly technique for holding a baitfish profile above suspended bass, or above the bottom structure to bass relate. —

David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for baitfish