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
- Bait
- Equip to
- Fishing Rod
- Price
- Quest supplied
- Catch time
- 1–2.5 seconds
- Bait-loss value
- 100%
- Target pool
- Pufferfish
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: 1–2.5 seconds
- Bait-loss value: 100%
- Reeling required: Yes
- Acquisition: complete the linked island bait quest
Catch pool weights
This bait can hook 1 target. The percentages below add up to the full catch pool for this bait.
- Pufferfish: weight 1; 100% pool share.
How to get and use it
- Catch an endangered creature with Standard Lure; Needlefish and Seahorse are confirmed eligible trades.
- Give the eligible catch to the Desert Tourist.
- Equip the Carrot on the Fishing Rod.
- Keep the Pufferfish fin for the return hand-in that opens the next route.
Connected routes and records
Open the exact creature, item, island, quest or achievement used by this entry.
Related creatures
Fish and encounters that use this item or equipment.
Island and rod routes
Where this entry is used and which rod is paired with it.
Bosses and quests
Where this item or equipment appears in the route.
Pufferfish Boss Guide
Trade an eligible endangered creature for a Carrot, fight around the charge cycle and return the fin to unlock Rocks Island.
Vacation & Pufferfish Route
Trade an eligible endangered creature for a Carrot, defeat Pufferfish and return the fin for Rocks Island coordinates.
Related NPCs
Characters who give, trade or receive this entry.
Related achievements
Achievements whose requirement directly uses this item, route or encounter.
