ground bait

Throw in your ground-bait, and before long you are very likely to get some bites.

We've stirred up a quiet swim, wasted a lot of ground-bait, lost several fish, and—now where are we?

The punt leaked at the end depressed by the Colonel and the ground-bait had been left behind.

Ground-bait, consisting chiefly of meal and clay, is largely used, but a place is rarely baited beforehand.