Bait (disambiguation)

Bait is any substance that is used for luring prey.

Bait, Baiting, or The Bait may also refer to:

• Fishing bait, bait used for fishing
• Baiting (blood sport), blood sport where animals are forced to fight each other

Arts and entertainment

Film

• Bait (1950 film), a British crime film by Frank Richardson
• Bait (1954 film), an American noir film by Hugo Haas
• Bait (2000 film), an American-Canadian action comedy
• Bait 3D, a 2012 3D horror disaster film
• Bait, a 2014 British film directed by Dominic Brunt
• Bait (2019 film), a British drama film by Mark Jenkin
• The Bait (1921 film), a silent film
• The Bait (1973 film), a crime film
• The Bait (1995 film), a French film also known as L'Appât
• The Bait (2010 film), a Canadian film also known as L'Appât
• Balladyna (film), a 2000 Polish film also known as The Bait

Music

• Bait (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 2000 film
• The Bait, a song by the band Electric Guest

Television

• "Bait" (CSI: Miami), an episode of the television series CSI: Miami
• "Bait" (The Unit), an episode of the television series The Unit
• Bait (TV series), a 2026 TV series created by Riz Ahmed

Internet and cybersecurity

• Baiting (cybersecurity), cyberattack that relies on curiosity or greed of the victim
• Cyberbaiting, provoking teachers in order to post their reaction in online media
• Link bait, or clickbait, text or a thumbnail link to entice a "click", i.e., follow the link
• Pinoy baiting, internet posts to draw attention of Filipinos
• Rage-baiting, manipulative tactic of eliciting outrage with the goal of increasing internet traffic
• Scam baiting, a form of internet vigilantism

Other uses

• Bait (novel), a 2009 novel by Sieds Jetze
• Race-baiting, inciting a manifestation of racial hatred
• Baiting crowd
• Goon baiting

See also

• All pages with titles containing Bait
• All pages with titles containing Baiting
• Bayt (disambiguation) (also spelled Bayt/Beit/Beth/Bet), meaning 'house' in various Semitic languages; part of many place-names
• Beit (disambiguation)