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The most important question to consider is "What does the bait ship offer the attacker"? Some attackers are happy with any killmail, regardless of whether it's a shuttle or a [[Battleships#Black_Ops_Battleships|T2 black ops battleship]] fitted with officer modules. Others hope to gank particularly valuable ships (for the impressive [[killmail]]s), or to loot valuable cargo or equipment.

It is also worth thinking about the context: what type of space will you be baiting in, and what could your bait ship plausibly be doing there? An exploration hull works well as bait in systems where there is an exploration event generating lucrative hacking or relic sites, and in some types of wormhole, for instance. An transport ship or a battleship hull associated with PvE combat (e.g. the [[Raven]]) might plausibly be travelling through a lowsec short-cut that shaves 10 jumps off a journey between two hisec destinations.

It is also worth thinking about the context: what type of space will you be baiting in, and what could your bait ship plausibly be doing there? An exploration hull works well as bait in systems where there is an exploration event generating lucrative hacking or relic sites, and in some types of wormhole, for instance. A transport ship or a battleship hull associated with PvE combat (e.g. the [[Raven]]) might plausibly be travelling through a lowsec short-cut that shaves 10 jumps off a journey between two hisec destinations.

In every case, the goal of the bait ship is to ''look'' like an easy kill. Cheaper ships which are known for having a high tank-to-gank ratio generally make poor bait, as they are unlikely to be a quick kill and their frequent use as bait makes them more obvious. The [[Maller]] or [[Drake]], for instance, are relatively cheap for their size, have high effective hit points ("EHP"), and are often used as bait. These ships will often either scare attackers off, or encourage them to set up a counter-trap; they are better suited to starting more-or-less consensual fights.

In contrast, a mining ship or ~~industrial~~ that has been fitted to maximise its tank can be quite effective, because the attacker won't realise how many EHP they need to get through until after he has engaged. Make sure that the bait ship you select could plausibly be killed by the type of enemy you wish to fight.

In contrast, a mining ship or hauler that has been fitted to maximise its tank can be quite effective, because the attacker won't realise how many EHP they need to get through until after he has engaged. Make sure that the bait ship you select could plausibly be killed by the type of enemy you wish to fight.

==Fitting bait==

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 The most important question to consider is "What does the bait ship offer the attacker"? Some attackers are happy with any killmail, regardless of whether it's a shuttle or a [[Battleships#Black_Ops_Battleships|T2 black ops battleship]] fitted with officer modules. Others hope to gank particularly valuable ships (for the impressive [[killmail]]s), or to loot valuable cargo or equipment.
-It is also worth thinking about the context: what type of space will you be baiting in, and what could your bait ship plausibly be doing there? An exploration hull works well as bait in systems where there is an exploration event generating lucrative hacking or relic sites, and in some types of wormhole, for instance. An transport ship or a battleship hull associated with PvE combat (e.g. the [[Raven]]) might plausibly be travelling through a lowsec short-cut that shaves 10 jumps off a journey between two hisec destinations.
+It is also worth thinking about the context: what type of space will you be baiting in, and what could your bait ship plausibly be doing there? An exploration hull works well as bait in systems where there is an exploration event generating lucrative hacking or relic sites, and in some types of wormhole, for instance. A transport ship or a battleship hull associated with PvE combat (e.g. the [[Raven]]) might plausibly be travelling through a lowsec short-cut that shaves 10 jumps off a journey between two hisec destinations.
 In every case, the goal of the bait ship is to ''look'' like an easy kill. Cheaper ships which are known for having a high tank-to-gank ratio generally make poor bait, as they are unlikely to be a quick kill and their frequent use as bait makes them more obvious. The [[Maller]] or [[Drake]], for instance, are relatively cheap for their size, have high effective hit points ("EHP"), and are often used as bait. These ships will often either scare attackers off, or encourage them to set up a counter-trap; they are better suited to starting more-or-less consensual fights.
-In contrast, a mining ship or industrial that has been fitted to maximise its tank can be quite effective, because the attacker won't realise how many EHP they need to get through until after he has engaged. Make sure that the bait ship you select could plausibly be killed by the type of enemy you wish to fight.
+In contrast, a mining ship or hauler that has been fitted to maximise its tank can be quite effective, because the attacker won't realise how many EHP they need to get through until after he has engaged. Make sure that the bait ship you select could plausibly be killed by the type of enemy you wish to fight.
 ==Fitting bait==