| There is such an assortment of bait that it | | | | baits. |
| is difficult to recommend any particular | | | | |
| color, size, or type as the best. There are | | | | Shrimp are favorably used as fishing bait and |
| more than a thousand good baits on the | | | | are considered to be very valuable bait for a |
| market. All will catch fish at some time or | | | | huge number of saltwater fish, especially |
| another. | | | | those that are considered inshore fish like |
| | | | redfish, speckled trout, shook, and a lot |
| Fishing baits usually weigh from to an ounce | | | | more. |
| to three ounces. The most popular weight | | | | |
| preferred by the majority of bait casters is | | | | Whereas, various crab species, especially the |
| the 5/8-ounce bait, while the average is | | | | fiddler crab, sand flea, and the blue crab, |
| between and 3 quarters of an ounce. Baits | | | | are perfect fishing baits for many varieties |
| can either be used as a whole or cut into | | | | of inshore fishes and bottom fish. These |
| chunks. Anglers can also use dead or live | | | | crabs are usually clasped through their |
| baits. | | | | shell, usually on either the right or left of |
| | | | the head. |
| The Different Types of Bait | | | | |
| | | | How to Acquire Fishing Bait? |
| There is a wide array of organisms being used | | | | |
| as fishing baits. Among the different types | | | | Fishermen can acquire fishing bait either |
| used in fishing, the commonly used are the | | | | buying them in bait shops or simply by |
| small fishes. These consist of widely used | | | | capturing it themselves. |
| fishing baits such as herring, anchovies, | | | | |
| menhaden, and some others that are inborn to | | | | The advantage of buying fishing bait is |
| certain local waters. Larger fishes are | | | | convenience, while catching live fishing bait |
| usually used as chunk baits. | | | | is less expensive and can be more effective |
| | | | in luring fish. Digging for earthworms is |
| Fishing baits can be used whole, chunk, and | | | | another activity. Earthworms make an |
| strips, based on the activities of the type | | | | excellent bait. |
| of fishes being chased. The size of the | | | | |
| fishing bait is usually well matched with the | | | | Indeed, when it comes to bait fishing, using |
| size of the fish being hunted. Other common | | | | the proper fishing bait are important and |
| organisms used for bait fishing are crabs, | | | | imperative to the success of fishing. Hence, |
| worms, shrimps, crabs, clams, sand fleas, | | | | anglers should know the basics of choosing |
| eels, and squid. Among all of the organisms | | | | fishing baits in order to save time and |
| mentioned, the crabs and the shrimps are the | | | | money. |
| well-liked organisms to be used as fishing | | | | |