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.- Available
- Lighthouse starting gear
- No-bait pool
- Default Crab Pool
- Compatible items
- 2
- Linked targets
- 5
What this rod is for
The opening rod used for the Lighthouse crab pool, Hot Dog catches and the Empty Beer Can Spider Crab route.
- Available: Lighthouse starting gear.
- Compatible equippable items: 2.
- Documented creature and encounter targets: 5.
Default rod catches (no bait equipped)
Equip Crab Fishing Rod, leave the bait slot empty and cast on the matching island to use the Default Crab Pool. The game then selects from this default catch table; it does not consume a Bait or Lure, and there is no inventory item named “Free Lure.”
- Brown Crab: 55.6% of this no-bait pool.
- Shrimp: 44.4% of this no-bait pool.
Compatible bait and lures
Equip one of these 2 items to use its separate catch pool. Open an item page for its price, exact pool share, bait-loss field and quest links.
- Empty Beer Can: quest-supplied item; 1 target.
- Hot Dog: $1 shop item; 2 targets.
Connected routes and records
Open the exact creature, item, island, quest or achievement used by this entry.
Compatible bait and lures
Equippable items that use this rod. Open an item for its parameters and full target pool.
Linked creatures and encounters
All documented creatures, mini-bosses and bosses that use this rod through a default or equipped catch method.







