Bait
A rod does not need bait, but bait makes fish bite sooner. Each cast uses one piece. The Preserving enchantment gives a 50% chance that a nibble does not consume it. Crab pots need bait unless you have Luremaster.
| Bait | Unlock | Price | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bait | Fishing level 2. Recipe is 1 bug meat. | 5g | Cuts the wait for a bite by 50%, and lowers the chance of trash. |
| Deluxe bait | Fishing level 4. Recipe is 5 bait and 2 moss. | 100g | Cuts the wait by 67%. The fishing bar gains 12 pixels. Pot fish come out silver. |
| Wild bait | Linus, 4 hearts. Recipe is 10 fiber, 5 slime, and 5 bug meat. | Not sold | Cuts the wait by 62.5%. It does not double a legendary fish. |
| Magnet | Fishing level 9. Recipe is 1 iron bar. | 1,000g | Treasure chance 30% instead of 15%. Bite speed matches ordinary bait. |
| Magic bait | Qi's shop, 5 qi gems for 20. Recipe is 20 qi gems, then 1 radioactive ore and 3 bug meat for 5 bait. | 5 qi gems for 20 | Any fish that water can produce, ignoring weather, time, and season. Bite speed matches ordinary bait. |
| Challenge bait | Fishing Mastery. Recipe is 5 bone fragments and 2 moss. | Not sold | The fish escapes if it leaves the bar 3 times. Up to three of the same fish, including legendaries. Bite wait matches wild bait. |
| Targeted bait | Bought for 0.2 × that fish's price. | 0.2 × fish price | Raises the chance of the named fish. The fish still has to be legal in that water, time, weather, and season. Bite speed matches ordinary bait. |
Tackle
Tackle wears out after 20 fish nibbles. Algae, jelly, seaweed, and trash do not wear it down. The Preserving enchantment saves it half the time. Two tackles on an advanced rod roll that save separately. Each tackle takes its own inventory slot.
| Tackle | Unlock | Shop price | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spinner | Fishing level 6. Recipe is 2 iron bars. | 500g | Maximum wait for a bite drops by 3.75 seconds. Two of them drop it by 7.5 seconds. |
| Dressed spinner | Fishing level 8. Can show up in chests from level 6. | 1,000g | Maximum wait drops by 7.5 seconds. Two of them drop it by 15 seconds. |
| Trap bobber | Fishing level 6. Recipe is 1 copper bar and 10 sap. | 500g | The catch bar falls 33% slower when the fish is outside it. Two of them make that 50% slower. |
| Cork bobber | Fishing level 7. | 750g | Fishing bar grows by 24 pixels. Two of them grow it by 48 pixels. |
| Lead bobber | Fishing level 6. | 200g | Stops the bar bouncing off the bottom. No crafting recipe. |
| Treasure hunter | Fishing level 7. Recipe is 2 gold bars. | 750g | Treasure chance +5%. The catch bar holds still while you collect a chest. Two of them add 10%. |
| Barbed hook | Fishing level 8. | 1,000g | The bar tries to stick to the fish. Fast fish make it less useful. |
| Sonar bobber | Fishing level 6. Added in 1.6. | 500g | Shows which fish is on the line. A second sonar bobber adds nothing. |
| Quality bobber | Willy's special-order recipe, Juicy Bugs Wanted. | Not sold | Raises fish quality by one step. Two of them raise it by two steps. |
| Curiosity lure | Crates in the quarry mine, Skull Cavern, and the volcano, or from mummies. | Not sold | Helps rare fish, including the Legend and the Mutant Carp. A second lure adds nothing. |
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