The fish took the bait.

鱼咬了钓饵。

《牛津词典》

Because when you fish without bait, people don't bother you and neither do the fish.

他答到：“因为不用诱饵钓鱼的话，那么就没有人会打扰你思考了，连鱼儿也不会来打扰你了。”

youdao

I wait patiently again, indeed as expected and a fish bait.

我又耐心地等下去，果然又有一条鱼上钩了。

youdao

Then he puts in new bait - those fish carcasses.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

Unlike metal or plastic artificial lures, which are rarely swallowed by fish, critics say yo-yoing's bait too often leads to lead-filled stomachs.

WSJ: For Massachusetts Fishermen, A Weighty Debate About Fair Play

But the incident stirred a fierce debate here about yo-yoing, a technically challenging but potent technique that involves stuffing a bait fish with lead weight so it will sink to the ocean's bottom where big stripers lie.

WSJ: For Massachusetts Fishermen, A Weighty Debate About Fair Play