Bait (item)

Bait
Bait.png
Causes fish to bite faster. Must first be attached to a fishing rod.
Information
Source Fish ShopCraftingFishing Treasure ChestsWorm Bin
Energy Inedible
Sell Price data-sort-value="1">Gold.png1g
Crafting
Recipe Source Fishing Skill Icon.png Fishing (Level 2)
Ingredients Bug Meat.png Bug Meat (1)
Produces 5 Bait per craft

Bait is used to reduce the delay before a nibble on a fishing rod by 50%.[1] It can be purchased from the Fish Shop after reaching Fishing Level 2 for data-sort-value="5">Gold.png5g each, crafted after reaching Fishing Level 2, grown in a Worm Bin, or found in Fishing Treasure Chests. It may also randomly appear at the Traveling Cart for data-sort-value="1"Gold.png100–1,000g.

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. Bait cannot be removed on mobile.

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Bundles

Bait is not used in any bundles.

Crafting

Image Name Description Ingredients Recipe Source
Deluxe Bait (5) Causes fish to bite even faster and increases size of the "fishing bar".   Bait (5)  Moss (2)   Fishing Level 4

Dyeing

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

Quests

Bait is not used in any quests.

Trivia

Tips

References

  1. See FishingRod::calculateTimeUntilFishingBite in the game code.

History