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Game-derived low-poly Fish Bucket model from How to Fish

Quest bait · Volcano Island

Fish Bucket

Complete the Volcano whale-bait quest to receive Fish Bucket, then use it with the Fishing Rod for Bowhead Whale.

Bowhead WhaleQuest itemUpdated 2026-08-26

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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
2–3 seconds
Bait-loss value
100%
Target pool
Bowhead Whale
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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: 2–3 seconds
  • Bait-loss value: 100%
  • Reeling required: Yes
  • Acquisition: complete the linked island bait quest
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Catch pool weights

This bait can hook 1 target. The percentages below add up to the full catch pool for this bait.

  • Bowhead Whale: weight 1; 100% pool share.
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How to obtain it

  • Reach the Volcano Island scientist route.
  • Finish the whale-bait objective that requests five creatures.
  • Confirm Fish Bucket is in the bait slot before casting.
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Use in the ending route

  • Use Fish Bucket to call Bowhead Whale.
  • Keep the defeated body intact.
  • Carry it into the Volcano trigger for the mutated final phase.
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Connected routes and records

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Related creatures

Fish and encounters that use this item or equipment.

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In-game creature asset render of Bowhead Whale
Special · Volcano Island (Island 5)

Bowhead Whale

Fishing Rod · Fish Bucket

Island and rod routes

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

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Official How to Fish screenshot of late-game equipment on a tropical island
Island

Volcano Island Guide

The final pink Radar marker: a separate military objective, the Scientist's Whale Bait hand-ins, Scientific Lure farming and the Bowhead-to-mutated-whale ending chain.

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Rod

Fishing Rod

Main rod for regular, boss and story bait routes.

Bosses and quests

Where this item or equipment appears in the route.

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In-game screenshot of Bowhead Whale Guide encounter in How to Fish
Boss encounter

Bowhead Whale Guide

Use the Fish Bucket or Whale Bait, defeat the whale and keep it for the mutated final encounter.

In-game How to Fish Mutated Bowhead Whale final encounter
Quest

Scientist's Whale Bait & Final Route

Bring the Scientist the requested smaller catches, receive Fish Bucket / Whale Bait, keep the Bowhead body and carry it into the Volcano trigger for the final fight.

Related NPCs

Characters who give, trade or receive this entry.

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Neutral placeholder because no verified in-game portrait of the Volcano Scientist is available
NPC

Volcano Scientist

Requests a set of smaller catches, turns the completed hand-ins into Fish Bucket / Whale Bait and starts the Bowhead ending chain.

Related achievements

Achievements whose requirement directly uses this item, route or encounter.

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Achievement

Deadliest catch

Help the military defeat the big creature they located.

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Achievement

We are so back

Finish the game.

Official Steam achievement icon for Handyman
Achievement

Handyman

Defeat the final boss with your bare hands.

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Achievement

Bean

Finish the game within 1 hour.

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Achievement

Collector

Find and kill all the creatures.

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Achievement

Drip

Kill a drip creature.

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Achievement

Fishipedia

Find and kill all drip creatures.