The luminous night bait for angling and fishing is equipped with an electric lighting arrangement which is formed by an incandescent lamp (2) arranged in a hollow bait body (1) and by a battery (4), accommodated in an exchangeable manner in the bait body (1) and/or the hollow angling hand part, and by electric connection means in the form of contacts (6, 7), electric lines (8) and an electrically conductive fishing line (9). <IMAGE>