Scientific 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: $500
Catch time: 0.75–1.5 seconds
Bait-loss value: 20%
Target pool: Stonefish, Blobfish, Anglerfish, Oarfish, Superdwarf Fish

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: 0.75–1.5 seconds
Bait-loss value: 20%
Reeling required: Yes
Shop availability: Volcano Island

Catch pool weights

This bait can hook 5 targets. The percentages below add up to the full catch pool for this bait.

Stonefish: weight 10; 25% pool share.
Blobfish: weight 10; 25% pool share.
Anglerfish: weight 10; 25% pool share.
Oarfish: weight 6; 15% pool share.
Superdwarf Fish: weight 4; 10% pool share.

Where to buy it

Scientific Lure is sold on Volcano Island for $500.

Farming notes

Stonefish, Blobfish and Anglerfish each carry equal top weight in this pool.
Oarfish has a lower weight.
Superdwarf Fish has the lowest raw weight of the five.

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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

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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