Beginner Lure Catch Setup - How to Fish Steam Guide

Plan before you start

Check the item name first

Regular lure, boss lure and story bait can have similar names but different targets. Match the inventory label and route before casting.

Item type: Lure
Equip to: Fishing Rod
Price: $3
Catch time: 1–3 seconds
Bait-loss value: 35%
Target pool: Cod, Pike, Piranha, Triggerfish, Goby, Salmon, Goldfish, Perch, Sunfish

Gameplay parameters

Pool share compares targets inside this bait's extracted catch table. Bait-loss value mirrors the raw Unity field; the exact gameplay moment when it is applied was not derived from this record alone.

Rod: Fishing Rod
Catch time: 1–3 seconds
Bait-loss value: 35%
Reeling required: Yes
Shop availability: Forest Island, Desert Island, Rocks Island, Volcano Island

Catch pool weights

This bait can hook 9 targets. The percentages below add up to the full catch pool for this bait.

Cod: weight 10; 17.54% pool share.
Pike: weight 10; 17.54% pool share.
Piranha: weight 10; 17.54% pool share.
Triggerfish: weight 5; 8.77% pool share.
Goby: weight 5; 8.77% pool share.
Salmon: weight 7; 12.28% pool share.
Goldfish: weight 4; 7.02% pool share.
Perch: weight 5; 8.77% pool share.
Sunfish: weight 1; 1.75% pool share.

Where to buy it

Buy Beginner Lure from Forest Island for $3. Later bait shops continue to stock it.

How to use it

Equip the Fishing Rod and Beginner Lure.
Use Beginner Boss Lure when you want an even Sunfish or The Old Pike pool.
A normal Beginner Lure can still roll Sunfish, but its pool weight is much lower.

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Connected routes and records

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Island and rod routes

Where this entry is used and which rod is paired with it.

Island

Forest Island Guide

The green Radar marker northwest of the Lighthouse, with the gameplay-linked default Fishing Rod pool, nine Beginner Lure targets and the Leech Bait story chain.

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