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Official How to Fish gameplay screenshot showing a fishing setup

Equipment compatibility

How to Fish Bait, Lures & Rods: Catch Setups

Browse the two fishing rods and every equippable bait or lure. Each entry explains its purpose; open its detail page for price, catch timing, pool weights, targets and route links.

2 rod types14 equippable bait and lure entries

Fishing equipment

Fishing rods

Open a rod page to see its confirmed no-bait pool, compatible bait and lure entries, and all linked creatures.

Equip a rod, then leave the bait slot empty

Default Rod Catches (No Bait Equipped)

You still need the listed fishing rod and must cast on the matching island. When no Bait or Lure is selected, the game uses that rod’s default catch table instead of consuming an item. “No bait equipped” is not a separate item or a “Free Lure.”
Crab Fishing Rod

Default Crab Pool

Equip Crab Fishing Rod, leave the bait slot empty, then cast on its matching island. The confirmed catch time is 1–4 seconds.

Fishing Rod

Default Fish Pool

Equip Fishing Rod, leave the bait slot empty, then cast on its matching island. The confirmed catch time is 2–3 seconds.

Equippable fishing item

Regular lure tiers

Repeatable island catch pools

Equippable fishing item

Special shop bait

Small, specific catch pools

Equippable fishing item

Boss lures

Purchased encounter lures

Equippable fishing item

Quest bait

One-use objective items