Hope is the bait a fish takes which leads to its demise…

Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.

— Oliver Goldsmith

“If you cast your bait after the fish have passed, you will only catch despair.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

Money is the best bait to fish for man with.

— Thomas Fuller

A fish, which you can't see, deep down in the water, is a kind of symbol of peace on earth, good will to yourself.…

— Robert Ruark

If you keep catching the wrong fish check the bait.

— SONYA PARKER

When you bait the hook with your heart, the fish always bite.

— John Burroughs

“No need to flatter me, Miss Price. I believe your bait worked. I’m hooked. Line and sinker.”

— Fisher Amelie

It's just one of those deals where I have to keep moving and keep looking. It's a lot about timing and a lot about…

— Kevin VanDam

A fisherman does not bait his hook with food he likes. He uses food the fish likes. So with boys.

— Baden Powell de Aquino

Nile perch are enormous but lethargic fish, easy to catch once they have taken your bait. Some are bright golden yellow, some grey pink…

— Kuki Gallmann

When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.

— Mark Twain

As children, we dug for worms or we used crawdads for bait. We caught catfish, or crappies, a delicous fish.

— Anita Bryant

“Sitting still and wishing Makes no person great; The good Lord sends the fishing, But you must dig the bait!”

— Daryl Hoole

So, Diana thought, that was the bait she had to lay out for Jack. Of course. What else? He might lust for Diana, and…

— Michael Grant

Good things come to those who hustle

— Chuck Noll