How to catch lava eel?

[Lurker_Chan]

So I'm trying to catch the lava eel on floor 100 of the mines but all I pull up is trash. Would it be better to eat a dish that improves luck or fishing? And should I forget it if the luck is bad for the day?
Tired of wearing out tackels and using up my wild baits on garbage :(

[I Kinda Fail]

Using wild bait there is incredibly wasteful since the lava eel is probably a 1/50 chance... It took me about 3 days of fishing there to find 1. The tackles and fishing boosts are worth it if only to ensure you catch it, so you don't need to catch 50 more trash.

I've heard that Luck does decrease the trash you fish up but I can't say for sure. I'd recommend just using a Fishing boost and a trap bobber to make catching it easy when you're able. Trap bobbers are pretty easy to craft, anyway.

[~\\Savarast//~]

Luck definitely changes the rate of garbage return, so I'd only do it on good luck days given the amount of trash in the lava lake.

Wild Bait is definitely a waste on the Lava Eel, probably the second worst place to use that besides the farm ponds.

Generally I wait until Fishing lvl 10 to even attempt Lava Eel and use the Trap Bobber, which is pretty necessary for the legendaries and ones like Scorpion Carp and Lava Eel.

I tend to avoid using food in general, but any food that boosts Fishing level will make it easier, and you could eat Luck boosting food to get more chances faster.

[Klaphooty]

Now you can raise fishes with fish pond !

[Neckwhiskers]

Originally posted by Klaphooty:

Now you can raise fishes with fish pond !

Gotta catch one first, though.

I recommend lobster bisque/fish stew on a high luck day.