Professional 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: $50
Catch time: 1–2 seconds
Bait-loss value: 25%
Target pool: Sengarat, Red Snapper, Tigerfish, Parrotfish, Bass, Halibut, Flying Fish, Eel, Voxelfish, Dripper, Tuna, Seahorse

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 seconds
Bait-loss value: 25%
Reeling required: Yes
Shop availability: Rocks Island, Volcano Island

Catch pool weights

This bait can hook 12 targets. The percentages below add up to the full catch pool for this bait.

Sengarat: weight 10; 12.82% pool share.
Red Snapper: weight 10; 12.82% pool share.
Tigerfish: weight 10; 12.82% pool share.
Parrotfish: weight 10; 12.82% pool share.
Bass: weight 10; 12.82% pool share.
Halibut: weight 10; 12.82% pool share.
Flying Fish: weight 5; 6.41% pool share.
Eel: weight 5; 6.41% pool share.
Voxelfish: weight 3; 3.85% pool share.
Dripper: weight 3; 3.85% pool share.
Tuna: weight 1; 1.28% pool share.
Seahorse: weight 1; 1.28% pool share.

Where to buy it

Professional Lure first appears in the Rocks Island shop for $50 and is also stocked on Volcano Island.

Important pool differences

Dripper belongs to this pool.
Tuna and Seahorse can appear at low pool weight.
Professional Boss Lure gives Tuna a dedicated catch pool.

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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

Rocks Island Guide

The red Radar marker and Professional Lure tier, with the Tuna-to-Albatross story encounter plus roulette, slots and late-game weapon upgrades.

Official How to Fish screenshot of the giant Pufferfish battle

Island

Desert Island Guide

The yellow Radar marker and Standard Lure tier, where an endangered-creature trade opens the Carrot route, Coconut catches Bing Bong and Blue Shark unlocks the grill.

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