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A word used to describe a fish trying to eat bait bit by bit

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What is a word used to describe a fish that tries to eat bait with light continual biting? In other words, the fish tries to eat the bait bit by bit but never swallows the whole hook.

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  I'm not sure if this qualifies as a duplicate, but this question can be addressed by this answer: Fishing terminology: What phrase describes a fish getting caught on the hook?
  
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  It's not specific to fishing so I won't make it an answer, but look up nibble.
  
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  In spite of the title of the possible dupe, the answer says " "Nibble" refers to a seemingly tentative attempt to take the hook and can be used as the event takes place or in later descriptions. Nibble is often used in a derogatory ( self-deprecating) fashion as in "I (he) caught 3 fish, but he (I) only had a couple of nibbles." This is most frequently used when "still fishing" (just letting the hook dangle instead of pulling it through the water) with "bait" (see below)."
  
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  Seconding @TaliesinMerlin's answer, it's nibble. You can see an example here: upnorthoutdoors.com/upnorth/fishstories/jerrycarlson/…
  
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  Yes, nibble is what immediately came to my mind upon reading the title, before even clicking on it.
  
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What is a word used to describe a fish that tries to eat bait with light continual biting? In other words, the fish tries to eat the bait bit by bit but never swallows the whole hook.

word-choice word-usage

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asked May 29 at 14:50

Mido MidoMido Mido

6761122

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  I'm not sure if this qualifies as a duplicate, but this question can be addressed by this answer: Fishing terminology: What phrase describes a fish getting caught on the hook?
  
  – Juhasz
  May 29 at 14:53
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  It's not specific to fishing so I won't make it an answer, but look up nibble.
  
  – TaliesinMerlin
  May 29 at 14:59
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  In spite of the title of the possible dupe, the answer says " "Nibble" refers to a seemingly tentative attempt to take the hook and can be used as the event takes place or in later descriptions. Nibble is often used in a derogatory ( self-deprecating) fashion as in "I (he) caught 3 fish, but he (I) only had a couple of nibbles." This is most frequently used when "still fishing" (just letting the hook dangle instead of pulling it through the water) with "bait" (see below)."
  
  – Cascabel
  May 29 at 15:29
  

  
  
  
  


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  Seconding @TaliesinMerlin's answer, it's nibble. You can see an example here: upnorthoutdoors.com/upnorth/fishstories/jerrycarlson/…
  
  – Dennis
  May 29 at 15:30
  

  
  
  
  


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  Yes, nibble is what immediately came to my mind upon reading the title, before even clicking on it.
  
  – RegDwigнt♦
  May 29 at 19:12
  

  
  
  
  

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What is a word used to describe a fish that tries to eat bait with light continual biting? In other words, the fish tries to eat the bait bit by bit but never swallows the whole hook.

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To turn several good comments into an answer: nibble.

[Merriam-Webster]
1 a : to bite gently
1 b : to eat or chew in small bits

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  I took the liberty of adding a dictionary definition to your answer (with a link). This is generally a minimum that's required of good answers here. Feel free to modify my formatting if you wish (or use a different definition and link).
  
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I'm thinking back to fishing trips with my grandpa. When he described this to us, and when we would talk about it with him or with each other, there are a few ways of expressing this concept that I can remember.

1) "He's nibbling at it."

OR

2) "He's picking at it."

OR

3) "He's trying to steal your worm."

I agree with the other comments and the answer by @Roger - "nibble" is probably the most-commonly-used word, but I wanted to add these alternatives. The second and third options - especially the third - seem to express all the nuances of

tr[ying] to eat the bait bit by bit

a bit better than simply using, "He's nibbling at your worm." That's my feeling, anyway. Often, the comment with nibbling expressed an expectation that the fish would soon take a big bite and get caught. The comment with stealing expressed the idea that the fish knew that the worm was on a hook and was therefore trying to get all the meal he could without touching the hook. The comment with picking was somewhere in between.

By the way, it seemed that we always said something like, "He'll get greedy, eventually," after the preceding statements.

---

P.S. I guess all fishes were male until we gutted them and found out differently.

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To turn several good comments into an answer: nibble.

[Merriam-Webster]
1 a : to bite gently
1 b : to eat or chew in small bits

share|improve this answer

edited May 30 at 5:47

Jason Bassford

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answered May 29 at 19:21

RogerRoger

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  I took the liberty of adding a dictionary definition to your answer (with a link). This is generally a minimum that's required of good answers here. Feel free to modify my formatting if you wish (or use a different definition and link).
  
  – Jason Bassford
  May 30 at 5:48
  

  
  
  
  

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7

To turn several good comments into an answer: nibble.

[Merriam-Webster]
1 a : to bite gently
1 b : to eat or chew in small bits

share|improve this answer

edited May 30 at 5:47

Jason Bassford

23.1k32857

answered May 29 at 19:21

RogerRoger

1,169210

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I took the liberty of adding a dictionary definition to your answer (with a link). This is generally a minimum that's required of good answers here. Feel free to modify my formatting if you wish (or use a different definition and link).
  
  – Jason Bassford
  May 30 at 5:48
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

To turn several good comments into an answer: nibble.

[Merriam-Webster]
1 a : to bite gently
1 b : to eat or chew in small bits

share|improve this answer

edited May 30 at 5:47

Jason Bassford

23.1k32857

answered May 29 at 19:21

RogerRoger

1,169210

share|improve this answer

edited May 30 at 5:47

Jason Bassford

23.1k32857

answered May 29 at 19:21

RogerRoger

1,169210

edited May 30 at 5:47

Jason Bassford

23.1k32857

edited May 30 at 5:47

Jason Bassford

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answered May 29 at 19:21

RogerRoger

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answered May 29 at 19:21

RogerRoger

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I'm thinking back to fishing trips with my grandpa. When he described this to us, and when we would talk about it with him or with each other, there are a few ways of expressing this concept that I can remember.

1) "He's nibbling at it."

OR

2) "He's picking at it."

OR

3) "He's trying to steal your worm."

I agree with the other comments and the answer by @Roger - "nibble" is probably the most-commonly-used word, but I wanted to add these alternatives. The second and third options - especially the third - seem to express all the nuances of

tr[ying] to eat the bait bit by bit

a bit better than simply using, "He's nibbling at your worm." That's my feeling, anyway. Often, the comment with nibbling expressed an expectation that the fish would soon take a big bite and get caught. The comment with stealing expressed the idea that the fish knew that the worm was on a hook and was therefore trying to get all the meal he could without touching the hook. The comment with picking was somewhere in between.

By the way, it seemed that we always said something like, "He'll get greedy, eventually," after the preceding statements.

---

P.S. I guess all fishes were male until we gutted them and found out differently.

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answered May 29 at 23:36

bballdave025bballdave025

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3

I'm thinking back to fishing trips with my grandpa. When he described this to us, and when we would talk about it with him or with each other, there are a few ways of expressing this concept that I can remember.

1) "He's nibbling at it."

OR

2) "He's picking at it."

OR

3) "He's trying to steal your worm."

I agree with the other comments and the answer by @Roger - "nibble" is probably the most-commonly-used word, but I wanted to add these alternatives. The second and third options - especially the third - seem to express all the nuances of

tr[ying] to eat the bait bit by bit

a bit better than simply using, "He's nibbling at your worm." That's my feeling, anyway. Often, the comment with nibbling expressed an expectation that the fish would soon take a big bite and get caught. The comment with stealing expressed the idea that the fish knew that the worm was on a hook and was therefore trying to get all the meal he could without touching the hook. The comment with picking was somewhere in between.

By the way, it seemed that we always said something like, "He'll get greedy, eventually," after the preceding statements.

---

P.S. I guess all fishes were male until we gutted them and found out differently.

share|improve this answer

answered May 29 at 23:36

bballdave025bballdave025

601310

add a comment | 

I'm thinking back to fishing trips with my grandpa. When he described this to us, and when we would talk about it with him or with each other, there are a few ways of expressing this concept that I can remember.

1) "He's nibbling at it."

OR

2) "He's picking at it."

OR

3) "He's trying to steal your worm."

I agree with the other comments and the answer by @Roger - "nibble" is probably the most-commonly-used word, but I wanted to add these alternatives. The second and third options - especially the third - seem to express all the nuances of

tr[ying] to eat the bait bit by bit

a bit better than simply using, "He's nibbling at your worm." That's my feeling, anyway. Often, the comment with nibbling expressed an expectation that the fish would soon take a big bite and get caught. The comment with stealing expressed the idea that the fish knew that the worm was on a hook and was therefore trying to get all the meal he could without touching the hook. The comment with picking was somewhere in between.

By the way, it seemed that we always said something like, "He'll get greedy, eventually," after the preceding statements.

---

P.S. I guess all fishes were male until we gutted them and found out differently.

share|improve this answer

answered May 29 at 23:36

bballdave025bballdave025

601310

share|improve this answer

answered May 29 at 23:36

bballdave025bballdave025

601310

answered May 29 at 23:36

bballdave025bballdave025

601310

answered May 29 at 23:36

bballdave025bballdave025

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