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	data-sort-value="1">1g
Crafting
Recipe Source	Fishing (Level 2)
Ingredients	Bug Meat (1)
Produces	5 Bait per craft

Bait is used to reduce the delay before a nibble on a fishing rod by 50%. Bait can be bought at the Fish Shop for data-sort-value="5">5g each, crafted, grown in a Worm Bin, or found in Fishing Treasure Chests. Bait may also randomly appear at the Traveling Cart for data-sort-value="1"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.

Bait can also be used as a red dye color at the dye pots in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.

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.

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.