1) Badgered 2) Hooked worms 3) Like fishhooks 4) Like some fishhooks 5) Like some hooks 6) Lure, entrapped 7) Lured with worms 8) Made attractive 9) Prepared a hook 10) Prepared the hook 11) Put a worm on a hook 12) Taunted 13) Teased 14) Teased mercilessly 15) Worked with worms Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/baited
baited (BAYT'D) Lured, as food, that is placed on a hook or in a trap and used in the catching of animals: 'They bated their hooks in expectation that they would catch many fish.' Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3543/