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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 at Fishing Level 2 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. Prior to v1.6, thirty bait was 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, the Iridium Rod, and the Advanced Iridium Rod can use bait. Bait can also be used with Crab Pots.

Use

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.

Gifting

Villager Reactions
Hate	Abigail • Alex • Caroline • Clint • Demetrius • Dwarf • Elliott • Emily • Evelyn • George • Gus • Haley • Harvey • Jas • Jodi • Kent • Krobus • Leah • Leo • Lewis • Linus • Marnie • Maru • Pam • Penny • Pierre • Robin • Sam • Sandy • Sebastian • Shane • Vincent • Willy • Wizard

Quests

Bait is not used in any quests.

Dyeing

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

Tips

Levels 21-29 of The Mines and the Mutant Bug Lair are generally the best sources of bug meat for players focusing on fishing.

History

1.0: Introduced.
1.6: No longer the reward for completing the River Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank. Can be used in the Advanced Iridium Rod.

Equipment
Artisan		Bee House • Cask • Cheese Press • Dehydrator • Fish Smoker • Keg • Loom • Mayonnaise Machine • Oil Maker • Preserves Jar
Refining		Bait Maker • Bone Mill • Charcoal Kiln • Crystalarium • Deluxe Worm Bin • Furnace • Geode Crusher • Heavy Furnace • Heavy Tapper • Lightning Rod • Mushroom Log • Ostrich Incubator • Recycling Machine • Seed Maker • Slime Egg-Press • Slime Incubator • Solar Panel • Tapper • Wood Chipper • Worm Bin
Farming	Fertilizer	Basic Fertilizer • Basic Retaining Soil • Deluxe Fertilizer • Deluxe Retaining Soil • Deluxe Speed-Gro • Hyper Speed-Gro • Quality Fertilizer • Quality Retaining Soil • Speed-Gro • Tree Fertilizer
	Sprinklers	Iridium Sprinkler • Quality Sprinkler • Sprinkler
	Other	Deluxe Scarecrow • Garden Pot • Rarecrow • Scarecrow
Fishing	Bait	Bait • Challenge Bait • Deluxe Bait • Magic Bait • Magnet • Targeted Bait • Wild Bait
	Tackle	Barbed Hook • Cork Bobber • Curiosity Lure • Dressed Spinner • Lead Bobber • Quality Bobber • Sonar Bobber • Spinner • Trap Bobber • Treasure Hunter
	Other	Crab Pot
Bombs		Bomb • Cherry Bomb • Mega Bomb
Fences		Gate • Hardwood Fence • Iron Fence • Stone Fence • Wood Fence
Storage		Big Chest • Big Stone Chest • Chest • Junimo Chest • Mini-Fridge • Stone Chest
Signs		Dark Sign • Stone Sign • Text Sign • Wood Sign
Misc		Anvil • Coffee Maker • Cookout Kit • Deconstructor • Fairy Dust • Farm Computer • Hopper • Mini-Forge • Mini-Jukebox • Sewing Machine • Staircase • Statue Of Blessings • Statue Of The Dwarf King • Telephone • Tent Kit • Tools • Workbench

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 '''Bait''' is used to reduce the delay before a nibble on a fishing rod by 50%. Bait can be bought at the [[Fish Shop]] at Fishing Level 2 for {{price|5}} each, [[Crafting#Fishing|crafted]], grown in a [[Worm Bin]], or found in [[Fishing#Treasure Chests|Fishing Treasure Chests]]. Bait may also randomly appear at the [[Traveling Cart]] for {{tprice|1}}. Prior to [[Version History#1.6|v1.6]], thirty bait was the reward for completing the {{Bundle|River Fish||y}}.
-Bait cannot be used with the [[Training Rod]] or the [[Bamboo Pole]]. Only the [[Fiberglass Rod]], [[Iridium Rod]], and [[Advanced Iridium Rod]] can use bait. Bait can also be used with [[Crab Pot]]s.
+Bait cannot be used with the [[Training Rod]] or the [[Bamboo Pole]]. Only the [[Fiberglass Rod]], the [[Iridium Rod]], and the [[Advanced Iridium Rod]] can use bait. Bait can also be used with [[Crab Pot]]s.
 ==Use==
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 ==History==
 {{History|1.0|Introduced.}}
-{{History|1.6|No longer the reward for completing the {{Bundle|River Fish||y}}.}}
+{{History|1.6|No longer the reward for completing the {{Bundle|River Fish||y}}. Can be used in the [[Advanced Iridium Rod]].}}
 [[Category:Bait]]