"They're dead bait, they'll just weigh us down!"
First off, there are only two kinds of bait: live bait and dead bait.
Effective methods for catching this hard fighting fish include dead baits, lure fishing, and jerk baiting.
DiSanti need never know we fish with dead bait.
A sardak is not lured from his lair by dead bait.
Ultimately, humanity is brought back from the dead as bait for the zōtl.
He would not be interested hi dead bait.
Black marlin fishing has traditionally conducted with rigged dead baits, both skipping and swimming.
The Atlantic menhaden is popular for use as live or dead bait.
In general, live bait is superior to dead bait, whether whole or cut.