He tells me about the time he bought 10,000 live bait, vacuum-packed each one and sent them out as promotional flyers.

It will bait on bread, cheese, paste, fish chunks, mussels, but best results can be achieved using live bait like live prawns.

Redbreast sunfish are usually caught with live bait such as nightcrawlers, crickets, grasshoppers, waxworms, or mealworms.

Tanks with live bait are placed round the decks, and water spray systems are used to attract the fish.

Standard baits are whole mackerel, herring, mullet, bonito, or squid; one can also use live bait.