Abstract This research was conducted in bantar village, ransang barat subdistrict, Kepulauan Meranti regency, Riau Regency for 10 days on january 2021. This study aims to find out and analyze the effect of bait type and operating time (night and day) on the catch and the hook rate of the catch of fishing gear (bottom long line). The method used in this study is an experimental fishing method i…