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Fish or cut bait is a common English language colloquial expression, dating back to the 19th-century United States, that refers to division of complementary tasks. This expression has multiple uses that have evolved over time, but all generally convey that an important decision must be made, often immediately, and failing to make a choice is to make onesself a useless obstruction.
Decapterus canonoides Jenkins, 1903. The mackerel scad ( Decapterus macarellus ), or speedo, is a species of fish of the family, Carangidae. While it can be considered gamefish, it is usually used as bait. [2] It is popular for consumption in Hawaiʻi, the Philippines and the U.A.E. In Hawaiʻi, mackerel scad are called ʻopelu. [3]
Kilawin, niu bie tang. Pinapaitan or papaitan ( lit. "to [make] bitter") is a Filipino- Ilocano stew made with goat meat and offal and flavored with its bile, chyme, or cud (also known as papait ). [2] [3] [4] This papait gives the stew its signature bitter flavor profile or " pait " (lit. "bitter"), [5] [6] a flavor profile commonly associated ...
Milkfish. The milkfish ( Chanos chanos) is a widespread species of ray-finned fish found throughout the Indo-Pacific. It is the sole living species in the family Chanidae, and the only living member of the genus Chanos. [2] [3] [4] The repeating scientific name ( tautonym) is from Greek khanos ( χάνος ‘mouth’). [5] [6]
Trotline. A trotline is a heavy fishing line with shorter, baited branch lines commonly referred to as snoods suspending down at intervals using clips or swivels, with a hook at the free end of each snood. Trotlines are used in commercial angling and can be set up across a channel, river, or stream to cover an entire span of water.
Loob. In Philippine culture, loob or kalooban refers to one's inner self, or, more specifically, to the internal dimension of a person's identity. Its external counterpart is labas - the physical, outward appearance. [1] Loob is a core concept in Filipino Psychology, a field which is unthinkable without both the internal and external dimensions ...
The ballyhoo halfbeak or ballyhoo ( Hemiramphus brasiliensis) is a baitfish of the halfbeak family ( Hemiramphidae ). It is similar to the Balao halfbeak ( H. balao) in most features. Ballyhoo are frequently used as cut bait and for trolling purposes by saltwater sportsmen. [2] [3] The fish is reported to have caused ciguatera poisoning in humans.
Swordfish. The swordfish ( Xiphias gladius ), also known as the broadbill [4] in some countries, are large, highly migratory predatory fish characterized by a long, flat, pointed bill. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category, though elusive. Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood.