Standard 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: $15
Catch time: 1–2.5 seconds
Bait-loss value: 30%
Target pool: Catfish, Bluegill, Yellow Boxfish, Angelfish, Needlefish, Sea Urchin, Clownfish, Seahorse, Bowlfish, Blue Shark

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: 30%
Reeling required: Yes
Shop availability: Desert Island, Rocks Island, Volcano Island

Catch pool weights

This bait can hook 10 targets. The percentages below add up to the full catch pool for this bait.

Catfish: weight 12; 17.39% pool share.
Bluegill: weight 10; 14.49% pool share.
Yellow Boxfish: weight 8; 11.59% pool share.
Angelfish: weight 8; 11.59% pool share.
Needlefish: weight 8; 11.59% pool share.
Sea Urchin: weight 10; 14.49% pool share.
Clownfish: weight 6; 8.70% pool share.
Seahorse: weight 3; 4.35% pool share.
Bowlfish: weight 3; 4.35% pool share.
Blue Shark: weight 1; 1.45% pool share.

Where to buy it

Standard Lure first appears in the Desert Island shop for $15 and remains available on Islands 4 and 5.

Important pool differences

Salmon belongs to Beginner Lure, not Standard Lure.
Bowlfish is part of this pool.
Blue Shark has a small regular-lure weight; Standard Boss Lure gives it the dedicated 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.

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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