What is fishing bait (lures)?
Fishing gear for your off-hand
Equip a lure in the off-hand slot to raise your fishing value, how fast fish bite, the chance of rare fish and more.
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Choose by effect
Pick a lure with the effect you want: faster bites, rarer fish, double catches, more item catches and so on.
Not the same as animal food
For farm animal food see farm animal food; for fishing net bait (critters) see automatic fishing.
All Fishing Lures (Bait) and Their Effects
| Lure | Effects | How to get |
|---|---|---|
 Spicy Lure | Fish (and other things) bite 9% faster | Bomb Pepper ×1, Blackbug ×1 Made at Fishing Workbench |
 Sweet Lure | +10% chance to get a fish on the hook | Heart Berry ×1, Earthworm ×1 Made at Fishing Workbench |
 Glowing Lure | +10% chance to get a valuable or other non-fish item on the hook when fishing | Glow Tulip ×1 Made at Fishing Workbench |
 Sticky Lure | +11% chance to get double fish when catching a fish | Mushroom ×1, Larvlet ×1 Made at Fishing Workbench |
 Green Lure | Fish (and other things) bite 7% faster +7% chance to get a fish on the hook | See how to obtain |
 Red Lure | Fish (and other things) bite 8% faster +8% chance to get double fish when catching a fish | See how to obtain |
 Purple Lure | +21% chance for higher rarity fish to bite | See how to obtain |
Lures cannot be upgraded, so their effects stay at the values they drop with. Effect text is the game's official English.
Which Lure (Bait) to Choose
- When your fishing value is too low: use a lure that raises fishing to reach the required value (value needed per location).
- When you want volume: a lure that makes fish bite faster (also good for leveling Fishing).
- When you want rare fish: a lure that raises the chance of rarer fish.
For a full fishing setup, see best fishing gear.
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