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
- Price
- $50
- Bite time
- 1–2 seconds
- Bait loss
- 25%
Gameplay parameters
Pool share compares the targets available from this bait. It does not mean the creature has the same catch chance with another bait or on another island.
- Rod: Fishing Rod
- Bite window: 1–2 seconds
- Loss chance on bite: 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.
- Flounder is not in the Professional Lure catch table, so its method remains unconfirmed in the creature list.
Related creatures
Fish and encounters that use this item or equipment.
Sengarat
Fishing Rod · Professional Lure
Red Snapper
Fishing Rod · Professional Lure
Tigerfish
Fishing Rod · Professional Lure
Parrotfish
Fishing Rod · Professional Lure
Bass
Fishing Rod · Professional Lure
Halibut
Fishing Rod · Professional Lure
Flying Fish
Fishing Rod · Professional Lure
Eel
Fishing Rod · Professional Lure
Voxelfish
Fishing Rod · Professional Lure
Dripper
Fishing Rod · Professional Lure
Tuna
Fishing Rod · Professional Boss Lure / Professional Lure
Seahorse
Fishing Rod · Standard Lure / Professional Lure
Island and rod routes
Where this entry is used and which rod is paired with it.
Rocks Island Guide
The red Radar marker and Professional Lure tier, with a twelve-target weighted pool plus the Tuna-to-Albatross story encounter.
Desert Island Guide
The yellow Radar marker and Standard Lure tier, where Needlefish opens the Carrot route, Coconut catches Bing Bong and Blue Shark unlocks the grill.
Fishing Rod
Main rod for regular, boss and story bait routes.
Related achievements
Achievements whose requirement directly uses this item, route or encounter.
