Explosive bait

Explosive bait is a thrown weapon in Fallout 76.

Background
One of their signature weapons, the Trappers raider gang would lay out fragmentation mines strapped to large cuts of meat as a means to eliminate tracker dogs. It was invented by Chuck, a Trappers member. Rose suggests that this bait should be used on a "hungry carnivore."

Characteristics
It can be equipped and thrown onto the ground near an enemy, similar to a fragmentation grenade except that the bait also functions as both a mine and an attractant. Once the enemy is attracted to the bait and approaches it, the bomb will explode damaging the enemy.

The following creatures will be attracted to and will detonate the bait:

Crafting
Crafting unlocked during the quest Flavors of Mayhem.

Locations

 * Crafted at a tinker's workbench.
 * Unlocked automatically during Flavors of Mayhem.

Bugs

 * Explosive bait may be used to damage friendly NPCs and structures that otherwise may not be damaged. This includes, but is not limited to, CAMP objects and Fasnacht Protectrons.
 * Once thrown, explosive bait is not affected by any player perks, including Demolition Expert.

Behind the scenes
The idea of explosive bait was originally tried in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues with the meat mine, but was cut from the add-on before release.