Compounds of 鯛

• 腐っても鯛
  (exp) expression meaning something that is not what it once was but it is still high class
• 海老で鯛を釣る
  (exp) Throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale
  Use a sprat to catch a mackerel
• 鯛の尾より鰯の頭
  (exp) (id) Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion