Bait (item)
Bait | |
Causes fish to bite faster. Must first be attached to a fishing rod. | |
Information | |
Source | Fish Shop • Crafting • Fishing • Worm Bin |
Energy | Inedible |
Sell Price | 1g |
Crafting | |
Recipe Source | Fishing (Level 2) |
Ingredients | Bug Meat (1) |
Produces | 5 Bait per craft |
Bait is used to decrease the time it takes for fish to bite a fishing rod by 50%. It can be bought at the Fish Shop for 5g each, crafted, grown in a Worm Bin, or found in Fishing Treasure Chests. Bait may also randomly appear at the Traveling Cart for 100–1,000g. Thirty bait are the reward for completing the River Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank.
Bait cannot be used with the Training Rod or the Bamboo Pole. Only the Fiberglass Rod (unlocked at Fishing skill level 2) or the Iridium Rod (unlocked at Fishing skill level 6) can use bait. Bait can also be used with Crab Pots.
Use
Requires: Fiberglass Rod or Iridium Rod.
Requires: Fiberglass Rod, Iridium Rod, or Advanced Iridium Rod.
Each cast uses one piece of bait or one magnet. When all bait is used up, the game pops up a notification saying "You've used your last piece of bait."
To attach bait to a fishing rod, open the inventory, click on the bait ( left-click or right-click, depending on how many bait will be used), and then on the rod. To remove bait, on the rod.
On an Xbox controller, press on the bait to select the whole stack (or to pick up a single one), then to attach to the rod.
On a PS4 controller, press on the bait to select the whole stack (or to pick up a single one), then to attach to the rod.
On a Nintendo Switch Controller, Press on the bait to select the whole stack (Or to pick up a single one), then to attach to the rod.
Bait can be detached by pressing on either Controller. ( on Nintendo Switch)
For the mobile version, bait can be added to the fishing rod by opening the inventory, then dragging the bait and dropping it on top of the rod.
Effect
Using bait with your fishing rod reduces the delay before a nibble by 50%.
Gifting
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Quests
Bait is not used in any quests.
Tips
Levels 21-29 of the mines are generally the best source of bug meat for players focusing on fishing, as none of the monsters who drop it spawn further down.