A fish hook or fishhook, formerly also called an angle, is a hook used to catch fish either by piercing and embedding onto the inside of the fish mouth or, more rarely, by impaling and snagging the ex
A variety of fish hooks
Primeval stone and bronze gorges
Stone Age fish hook made from bone
Native American shell fish hook from California. Auckland Museum
Fishing bait is any luring substance used specifically to attract and catch fish, typically when angling with a hook and line. There are generally two types of baits used in angling: hookbaits, which
Fathead minnow, a common bait fish
A container of earthworms (nightcrawlers) for use as bait
Mussel meat used as cutbait on a hook
Threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense), a freshwater forage fish commonly captured as live bait