What bait to use for fishing...

Which bait does a fish prefer?  Below are a list of saltwater baits with the main "diners" who will be tempted.

To see more information and photographs of some of these fish, visit our Fish Pictures section.

See also Bait for Trout and other Freshwater Fish

Type of Bait	Common Species it Will Catch
Prawns & Shrimps (marine)	Bream, whiting, flathead, snapper, cod, morwong, yellowtail, flounder, goatfish, emperor, trevally, sweetlip, mangrove jack, marine perch, redfish, sweep, barramundi.
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Crabs	Reef fish such as cod, drummer, snapper, bream, grouper, marine perch, parrot fish, wrasse.
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Saltwater Yabbies (Nippers)	Bream, whiting, flathead, flounder, luderick, snapper, trevally.
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Shellfish (Pipies, mussels, abalone, clams, oysters)	Whiting, dart, leatherjackets, bream, drummer, snapper, Australian salmon.
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Squid & Octopus	Snapper, kingfish, morwong, goatfish, parrot fish, bream, coral trout, boarfish, sweetlip, marine perch, emperors, leather jackets.
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Marine Worms (beach, blood)	Whiting, bream, flathead, luderick, flounder, mulloway, dart, trevally, Australian salmon.
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Cunjevoi	Drummer, groper, sweep, bream, snapper, rock cod, parrot fish, wrasse.
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Live Fish (Yellowtail, slimey mackerel, mullet etc)	Mulloway, kingfish, snapper, tuna, trevally, john dory, mackerel, barramundi, wahoo, cobia, mahi mahi, cobia, cods, sharks.
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Whole Dead Fish (pilchards, whitebait etc)	Tailor, Australian salmon, kingfish, mackerel, snapper, coral trout, emperors, mulloway, blue-eye trevalla, boarfish, sharks.
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Cut Fish Flesh (strips, cubes, fillets)	Bream, Snapper, flathead, trevally, morwong, dart, cod, flounder, mangrove jack, goatfish, redfish, coral trout, emperor, marine perch, sharks.
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Marine Seaweeds	Luderick, drummer, mullet, bream.
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Bread	Mullet, drummer, bream, luderick, sweep, yellowtail, slimey mackerel, hardyhead.
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Dough Mixes (flavoured with fish oil, cheese, minced fish etc)	Bream, garfish, mullet, tommy ruff, yellowtail, slimey mackerel, hardyhead.
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Cheese	Bream, garfish, mullet, tommy ruff, yellowtail, slimey mackerel.
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Meat (steak, liver, kidney, chicken gut etc)	Bream, mulloway, yellowtail, slimey mackerel, tommy ruff, sharks.