Crab Pot

Crab Pot
Place it in the water, load it with bait, and check the next day to see if you've caught anything. Works in streams, lakes, and the ocean.
Information
Source	Crafting
Sell Price	data-sort-value="50">50g data-sort-value="50">50g data-sort-value="50">50g data-sort-value="50">50g
Crafting
Recipe Source	Fishing Level 3
Ingredients	Wood (40) Iron Bar (3)
Trapper Ingredients	Wood (25) Copper Bar (2)

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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Crab Pot, gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Crab Pot - Stardew Valley Wiki }} Crab pots are floated on the shores of bodies of water (lakes, ponds, rivers, or the ocean) and primed with Bait in order to catch fish. Players with the Luremaster profession don't need to refill the pots with bait.

Crab pots can be crafted, or purchased for data-sort-value="1500">1,500g at Willy's Fish Shop once you've reached fishing skill level 3. Three Crab Pots are the reward for completing the Crab Pot Bundle in the Fish Tank.

Harvesting a Crab Pot gives 5 Fishing experience points, even if trash is caught. Fish caught with Crab Pots also count towards the four fishing Achievements (Fisherman, Ol' Mariner, Master Angler, and Mother Catch).

The day after placing a crab pot, the following items can be found in it:

Anywhere

The following trash items can be obtained by putting a crab pot in any type of water, which includes the river, the lake and the ocean. They can be recycled into useful items.

Image	Name	Description	Produced from Recycling
	Trash	It's junk.	Stone (1-3)  49%
			Coal (1-3)  30%
			Iron Ore (1-3)  21%
	Driftwood	A piece of wood from the sea.	Wood (1-3)  75%
			Coal (1-3)  25%
	Soggy Newspaper	This is trash.	Torch (3)  90%
			Cloth (1)  10%
	Broken CD	It's a JojaNet 2.0 trial CD. They must've made a billion of these things.	Refined Quartz (1)
	Broken Glasses	It looks like someone lost their glasses. They're busted.	Refined Quartz (1)

Ocean

The following creatures can be caught by putting a crab pot in the waters of The Beach.

Note that only normal quality fish can be caught with a crab pot.

Image	Name	Description	Sell Price	Trap Chance		Used In
				Mariner	Non-Mariner
	Lobster	A large ocean-dwelling crustacean with a strong tail.	data-sort-value="120">120g	1/7	3.4%	Lobster Bisque "Any fish" Recipes Crab Pot Bundle "Wanted Lobster" Quest Elliott (Loved Gift)
	Clam	There's a chewy little guy in there...	data-sort-value="50">50g	1/7	12%	Chowder Speed-Gro Crab Pot Bundle
	Crab	A marine crustacean with two powerful pincers.	data-sort-value="100">100g	1/7	6.46%	Crab Cakes "Any fish" Recipes Crab Pot Bundle
	Cockle	A common saltwater clam.	data-sort-value="50">50g	1/7	17.442%	"Any fish" Recipes Crab Pot Bundle
	Mussel	A common bivalve that often lives in clusters.	data-sort-value="30">30g	1/7	14.2443%	Fish Stew "Any fish" Recipes Crab Pot Bundle
	Shrimp	A scavenger that feeds off the ocean floor. Widely prized for its meat.	data-sort-value="60">60g	1/7	5.2907%	Tom Kha Soup "Any fish" Recipes Crab Pot Bundle
	Oyster	Constantly filters water to find food. In the process, it removes dangerous toxins from the environment.	data-sort-value="40">40g	1/7	3.1744%	"Any fish" Recipes Crab Pot Bundle

Freshwater

The following creatures can be caught by putting a crab pot in the waters of The Farm's ponds, The Mountain Lake or Pelican Town / Cindersap Forest river.

Note that only normal quality fish can be caught with a crab pot.

Image	Name	Description	Sell Price	Trap Chance		Used In
				Mariner	Non-Mariner
	Crayfish	A small freshwater relative of the lobster.	data-sort-value="75">75g	1/3	28%	Fish Stew "Any fish" Recipes Crab Pot Bundle
	Snail	A wide-ranging mollusc that lives in a spiral shell.	data-sort-value="65">65g	1/3	13%	Escargot "Any fish" Recipes Crab Pot Bundle
	Periwinkle	A tiny freshwater snail that lives in a blue shell.	data-sort-value="20">20g	1/3	21.45%	Strange Bun Fish Stew "Any fish" Recipes Crab Pot Bundle

Because these creatures sell for a low value and can be easily caught in large quantities, they are ideal choices to be turned into Quality Fertilizer; during the early game you may want to consider putting a handful of crab pots in your farm's ponds (where they are easily accessible to harvest daily) so that you can make fertilizer out of their catches and net a bit of fishing experience.

Quests

The Crab Pot may be used to catch a lobster for the Wanted: Lobster Quest.

Tip

When the Luremaster Profession is taken, it becomes very easy to accidentally pick up your crab pots immediately after harvesting them. In order to prevent this from happening, a simple set of steps must be followed; First, clear your entire inventory bar. Secondly, select the furthest right empty inventory space. Finally, only harvest the crab pots via left-clicking. So long as you do not right click, and the selected inventory slot is not filled by harvested trash or fish, your character will not pick up the crab pots!