"To bait the hook" means to attract or entice someone by offering them something they are interested in or desire, usually as a way to get them to do something or make a certain decision. Full definition
On the other hand, dropping the same baited hook into a freshwater lake that has not been stocked with fish makes it much less likely that any given tug on the line represents a fish, as opposed to, say, a tree snag. (scientificamerican.com)
Longlines use thousands of baited hooks on a single line to try and catch a particular species of fish such as tuna. (treehugger.com)
However, it is known to be caught on baited hooks of the local sport fishery, indicating potential vulnerability to bycatch mortality (Ratcliffe et al. 2008). (iucnredlist.org)