[f. LIVE a. + BAIT sb.] A living worm, small fish, etc., used as a bait in angling.
1616. Surfl. & Markh., Country Farme, 513. Your Liue-baits are wormes of all kinds.
1851. Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib., 361. Folding live-bait kettle.
Hence Live-baiting, fishing with live bait.
1867. F. Francis, Angling (1880), 132. Live baiting is the next method for discussion.
