Abstract: A bait cover for securing a hook to a fish is provided. The bait cover may include an elastic and non-porous tube. A closed end of the tube may be configured to be pierced by a hook tip. The tube may have a non-stretched length to non-stretched width ratio between 3.9 and 4.4. A wall connects the closed end of the tube to an open end of the tube. The tube may be configured to secure the hook located at least partially between the wall and an external surface of the fish located at least partially within the tube with a line end of the hook outside the tube and a medial hook portion within the tube. The tube may further be configured to conform to the contour of at least a portion of the fish and a portion of the hook located within the tube.