Bait (item)

Bait
Causes fish to bite faster. Must first be attached to a fishing rod.
Information
Source	Fish Shop • Crafting • Fishing • Worm Bin
Energy	Inedible
Sell Price	data-sort-value="1">1g
Crafting
Recipe Source	Fishing (Level 2)
Ingredients	Bug Meat (1)
Produces	5 Bait per craft

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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Bait (item), gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Bait (item) - Stardew Valley Wiki }} Bait can be bought at the Fish Shop for data-sort-value="5">5g each, crafted, grown in a Worm Bin, or found in Fishing Treasure Chests. Bait may also randomly appear in the Traveling Cart's stock for data-sort-value="1"100–1,000g. Thirty bait are the reward for completing the River Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank.

Bait cannot be used with the Bamboo Pole. Only the Fiberglass Rod (unlocked at Fishing skill level 2) or the Iridium Rod (unlocked at Fishing skill level 6) can use bait. Bait can also be used with Crab Pots.

Use

Requires: Fiberglass Rod or Iridium Rod.

Requires: Fiberglass Rod, Iridium Rod, or Advanced Iridium Rod.

Each cast uses one piece of bait or one magnet. When all bait is used up, the game pops up a notification saying "You've used your last piece of bait."

To attach bait to a fishing rod, open the inventory, click on the bait ( left-click or right-click, depending on how many bait will be used), and then on the rod. To remove bait, on the rod.

On an Xbox controller, press on the bait to select the whole stack (or to pick up a single one), then to attach to the rod.

On a PS4 controller, press on the bait to select the whole stack (or to pick up a single one), then to attach to the rod.

On a Nintendo Switch Controller, Press on the bait to select the whole stack (Or to pick up a single one), then to attach to the rod.

Bait can be detached by pressing on either Controller. ( on Nintendo Switch)

For the mobile version, bait can be added to the fishing rod by opening the inventory, then dragging the bait and dropping it on top of the rod. Bait cannot be conventionally removed on mobile but one type of bait may be switched out for another, which will move the bait previously on the rod back to the inventory.

Effect

Using bait with your fishing rod reduces the delay before a nibble by 50%.

Quests

Bait is not used in any quests.

Tips

Levels 21-29 of the mines are generally the best source of bug meat for players focusing on fishing, as none of the monsters who drop it spawn further down.