A Sage's Fishing Journal, A Guide to WEBFISHING v1.08

☆ UPDATED FOR GAME VERSION v1.08 ☆
☆ Guide update for game version v1.09 currently in progress ☆

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Welcome to A Sage's Fishing Journal, A Guide to WEBFISHING.

Knowledge will also change from updates and this guide will be updated with new information that I learn. Please be wary of the version that the guide is for.

An update may drastically change the game making a lot of the guide invalid and since I'll be updating this guide at my own discretion, things may stay out of date for a while so keep that in mind.

CTRL+F (Find) is your best friend here. Use it to find whichever information you need. There's a lot here.

Note: You could technically have better odds using less-efficient methods due to RNG being RNG. However, the options listed ahead theoretically should net you the highest possible chance of catching that particular fish.

Tiers, Rarity, Stats & Loot

Current Available Tiers of Fish:
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3

Current Available Rarities (☆ Stars) of Fish:
Normal (0 Star)
☆ Shining (1 Star)
☆☆ Glistening (2 Star)
☆☆☆ Opulent (3 Star)
☆☆☆☆ Radiant (4 Star)
☆☆☆☆☆ Alpha (5 Star)

Rod Power: Depicts damage done to the white line during the fishing minigame.
Level 0: 1 Damage (+0.15 Damage with Quick Jig)
Level 1: 3 Damage (+0.45 Damage with Quick Jig)
Level 2: 10 Damage (+1.5 Damage with Quick Jig)
Level 3: 20 Damage (+3 Damage with Quick Jig)
Level 4: 35 Damage (+5.25 Damage with Quick Jig)
Level 5: 50 Damage (+7.5 Damage with Quick Jig)

Reel Speed: Depicts progress speed of green bar (Reel Progress) during fishing minigame.
Level 0: 0% Reel Speed Boost
Level 1: 10% Reel Speed Boost
Level 2: 24% Reel Speed Boost
Level 3: 40% Reel Speed Boost
Level 4: 70% Reel Speed Boost
Level 5: 100% Reel Speed Boost

Catch Chance: Depicts how long it takes for a fish to be hooked. Default Catch Chance is 6%.
(These values increase the chance of a successful catch tick to occur.)
Level 0: +0% Base Catch Chance (6% Base Catch Chance)
Level 1: +2% Base Catch Chance (8% Base Catch Chance)
Level 2: +4% Base Catch Chance (10% Base Catch Chance)
Level 3: +6% Base Catch Chance (12% Base Catch Chance)
Level 4: +8% Base Catch Chance (14% Base Catch Chance)
Level 5: +10% Base Catch Chance (16% Base Catch Chance)

After casting, slowly reeling in the line offers a 10% Catch Chance Boost (1.1x Multiplier).
Rain offers a 10% Catch Chance Boost (1.1x Multiplier).
Catcher's Luck offers a 15% Catch Chance Boost (1.15x Multiplier).
Catcher's Luck ULTRA/DELUXE offers a 30% Catch Chance Boost (1.3x Multiplier).
Attractive Angler offers a 30% Catch Chance Boost (1.3x Multiplier).

What is a 'catch tick'?

Whenever you successfully cast your fishing rod, the game does a check (based on your Catch Chance) every 2 to 3 seconds to determine whether or not you've landed the chance to hook a fish.
For example, if your Catch Chance is 10%, every 2-3 seconds the game will roll for that 10% chance and if it succeeds, you hook a fish and the fishing minigame begins.

Rod Luck: Depicts value of coin bags received at random. Higher Rarity = Higher Value.
Level 0: 0 Star Rarity
Level 1: 1 Star Rarity
Level 2: 2 Star Rarity
Level 3: 3 Star Rarity
Level 4: 4 Star Rarity
Level 5: 5 Star Rarity

How does the fish catching loot system work?

Every time you hook a fish and successfully complete the fishing minigame, the game rolls 3 random fish all with random sizes and selects last fish as the fish you are given as a reward. Lures can affect which of the 3 fish are chosen. Rarity of the fish is chosen after one of the three random fish are selected.

Baits

Baits depict which Tier & Rarity of fish you are able to catch.

Be wary of a bug that occurs while closing the tackle box menu. You are still able to select Baits & Lures as the closing animation for the menu is occurring. When you select a Bait or Lure and close the menu, wait for the menu animation to fully close before clicking, otherwise you might select a Bait or Lure accidentally and not realise.

You can effectively use weaker baits if you're missing lower rarity fish, but it's just as applicable to just use the highest one as you most likely need to fill out the journal for the higher rarity fish anyway.
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Worms $0 each
Able to catch ONLY Tier 1 and Tier 2 fish.
Can ONLY bait 0 Star (Normal) rarity fish.

Best chance for Tier 1 & Tier 2 0 Star (Normal) Rarity Fish.
0 Star (Normal) 100%
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Crickets $1 each
Able to catch ALL Tiers of fish (Tier 1, Tier 2 & Tier 3).
Can ONLY bait 0 & 1 Star (Normal & Shining) rarity fish.

Best chance for Tier 3 0 Star (Normal) Rarity Fish.
0 Star (Normal) 95%
1 Star (Shining) 5%
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Leeches $2 each
Able to catch ALL Tiers of fish (Tier 1, Tier 2 & Tier 3).
Can ONLY bait 0, 1 & 2 Star (Normal, Shining & Glistening) rarity fish.

0 Star (Normal) 80.75%
1 Star (Shining) 14.25%
2 Star (Glistening) 5%
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Minnows $4 each
Able to catch ALL Tiers of fish (Tier 1, Tier 2 & Tier 3).
Can ONLY bait 0, 1, 2 & 3 Star (Normal, Shining, Glistening & Opulent) rarity fish.

Best chance for 1 Star (Shining) Rarity Fish.
0 Star (Normal) 35.62%
1 Star (Shining) 35.63%
2 Star (Glistening) 23.75%
3 Star (Opulent) 5%
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Squid $7 each
Able to catch ALL Tiers of fish (Tier 1, Tier 2 & Tier 3).
Can bait ALL except for 5 Star (Alpha) rarity fish.

Best chance for 2 Star (Glistening) Rarity Fish. Similar 1 Star (Shining) chance as Minnows.
0 Star (Normal) 8.88%
1 Star (Shining) 35.53%
2 Star (Glistening) 36.34%
3 Star (Opulent) 14.25%
4 Star (Radiant) 5%
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Nautiluses $17 each
Able to catch ALL Tiers of fish (Tier 1, Tier 2 & Tier 3).
Can bait ALL rarity fish.

Best chance for 3 Star (Opulent), 4 Star (Radiant) & 5 Star (Alpha) Rarity Fish.
0 Star (Normal) 0.16%
1 Star (Shining) 7.86%
2 Star (Glistening) 24.05%
3 Star (Opulent) 39.19%
4 Star (Radiant) 23.75%
5 Star (Alpha) 5%
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Lures

Lures can add various positive/negative effects including increased bait usage, minigames, earnings, limits, increased catch chances to particular fish or trash etc.

Be wary of a bug that occurs while closing the tackle box menu. You are still able to select Baits & Lures as the closing animation for the menu is occurring. When you select a Bait or Lure and close the menu, wait for the menu animation to fully close before clicking, otherwise you might select a Bait or Lure accidentally and not realise.

OK Lures refer to Lures that work for all fish in the game but won't always be the best option. Use them if you want to simplify things or have no better Lure to use.

My recommendations for the best OK Lures:
1. Golden Hook (If you need Extremely Rare fish)
2. Large Lure for Freshwater & Double Hook for Saltwater. (If you need/want XP/Cash)
3. Attractive Angler (If you don't need/want XP/Cash and you already have all the Extremely Rare fish)

For the best Cash, why Double Hook/Large Lure over Lucky Hook, Challenge Lure or Sparkling Lure?

With an average fish value of $200, on average with a Double Hook, you can expect 15 out of 100 fish to be doubled. 25 out of 100 fish will consume double bait. So including the cost of double bait, $3,000 - $425 = $2,575.

Lucky Hook on average will offer 5% increased value across 100 fish. Average value of fish = $200 so $200 x 100 total fish = $20,000. 5% of $20,000 is $1,000.

So in an average case, Double Hook's $2,575 heavily outperforms Lucky Hook's $1,000 by more than 2.5x.

Even with Lucky Hook at it's best, it's still only $2,000. Double Hook's Average of $2,575 still outperforms Lucky Hook's $2,000 by 1.2875x

Challenge Lure is just too weak by mid-game. It only offers a few dollars per click and requires considerably more effort and can cut into total time spent catching fish which will in turn hurt profit per hour as you'll be catching less fish per hour.

While Sparkling Lure will choose the highest tier within the reward pool of fish when successfully catching a fish.

Sparkling Lure picks the highest tier out of the three fish randomized fish on catch. That means, if you don't catch any Tier 2 or Tier 3 Fish, Sparkling Lure effectively does nothing.

Alongside this, if, in the pool there is a Tier 2 fish with a good value and a Tier 3 fish with a bad value, the Sparkling Lure does not care about which fish is valued more, but rather which fish is a higher tier. The opposite is also true, a Tier 3 fish with good base value instead of a Tier 2 fish with bad base value.

If the last fish in the pool that the game was going to choose anyway was the highest Tier of fish, Sparkling Lure is completely useless in this case and technically would've benefited more with a Double Hook.

For Freshwater Fish, Large Lure can offer much higher cash over both Sparkling Lure & Double Hook.

For Saltwater Fish, Double Hook can still outclass Large Lure & Sparkling Lure.

Bare Hook
Simple fishhook, nothing special.
No effect.
Useful only at the beginning.

Fly Hook
Increased chance of catching smaller sized fish.
This ALWAYS picks the smallest fish out of the roll. Can be useful for catching small sized fish.

Lucky Hook OK Lure
Gain a small amount of cash on every catch.
Gives 1-10% of catch value in cash after every catch.
Very useful early-game lure as it helps gather funds.

Patient Lure OK Lure
Catches wait for your input before beginning to reel in.
When a Fish is hooked, Fishing minigame will not start until you click.
Useful if you're multi-tasking or going AFK.

Quick Jig OK Lure
Reel Quicker and gain Rod Power.
Increases Reel Speed by 25% and Rod Power by 15%.
Useful if you lack upgrades and/or you're struggling to catch difficult fish.

Salty Lure OK Lure
Always catch Saltwater fish, no matter the body of water.
Sets all fish in all pools of water to have only Saltwater fish.
Useful if you want Saltwater fish from Freshwater pools. DOES NOT prevent trash.

Fresh Lure OK Lure
Always catch Freshwater fish, no matter the body of water.
Sets all fish in all pools of water to have only Freshwater fish.
Useful if you want Freshwater fish from Saltwater pools. DOES NOT prevent trash.

Efficient Lure OK Lure
Chance to not consume bait on catch.
Gives a 20% chance to not consume bait after each catch.
Useful if you're trying to save money on expensive bait.

Magnet Lure
Higher chance of catching treasure and trash.
Increase chance of treasure by 4x (0.1% to 0.4%) and trash by 2x (5% to 10%).
Useful if you need to find treasure/trash for journal collecting.

Large Lure Best for XP/Cash
Higher chance of catching bigger sized fish with a 25% chance of consuming 2x bait.
This ALWAYS picks the largest fish out of the roll. Can be useful for catching large sized fish.

Attractive Angler OK Lure | Best for Catch rate
Higher catch chance.
Increases the percentage change of every catching tick that occurs by 30%.
Useful if you want to wait less between hooking fish.

Sparkling Lure
Higher chance of greater tier fish with a chance to consume extra bait.
Increased odds of higher tier fish with a 25% chance to consume 2 bait instead of 1.
Useful if you need high tier fish.

Double Hook OK Lure
Low chance of doubling fish on catch but has a chance to consume extra bait on catch.
15% chance per catch to double the fish & 25% chance of consuming 2 bait instead of 1.
Very useful in late-game, currently the best lure to earn money.

Golden Hook OK Lure ONLY if you need Extremely Rare fish
Higher chance of catching rare fish & treasure but always consumes 3x bait per catch.
3x chance of catching Golden Bass/Manta Ray, Leedsichthys & Diamond but 3x bait used.
Useful for catching the listed rare fish above at the cost of increased bait consumption.

Challenge Lure OK Lure
Gives popups in the fishing minigame, clicking them gives cash, missing penalizes you.
Successful clicks award cash depending on value of fish, missing causes failure (red) bar to increase. Useful mid-game lure for Cash but requires more effort over every other lure.

Consumables

Consumables have role-play effects and/or can grant temporary positive/negative effects.

Try to keep Cola always active while fishing and try to keep Slurpee always active while travelling. Keep in mind that Character Model Size affects Maximum Casting Distance.

A good tip for consumables, as you use an item on the toolbar, go into your inventory and equip a new consumable to that same key on the toolbar as the animation is happening.
Saves a bit of time and gives you something to do while your character gets locked in an animation for a few seconds.

Catcher's Cola ($25) Lasts 5 Minutes DOES NOT stack with other Cola.
15% Increased Catch Rate
25% Increased Reel Speed
$1-10 Bonus Cash per Catch

Useful beginner consumable. Try to keep active at all times while fishing.

Catcher's Cola ULTRA ($150) Lasts 5 Minutes DOES NOT stack with other Cola.
30% Increased Catch Rate
45% Increased Reel Speed
$10-50 Bonus Cash per Catch
1-25% Fish Value in Cash per Catch
Very useful consumable. Good for Cash. Try to keep active at all times while fishing.

Catcher's Cola DELUXE ($150) Lasts 5 Minutes DOES NOT stack with other Cola.
30% Increased Catch Rate
45% Increased Reel Speed
25% Increased XP Gain

Very useful consumable. Good for XP. Try to keep active at all times while fishing.

Speed Slurpee ($5) Lasts 5 Minutes DOES NOT stack with other Slurpee.
30% Increased Sprinting Speed



Useful beginner consumable. Try to keep active while travelling.

Speed Slurpee XL ($10) Lasts 15 Seconds DOES NOT stack with other Slurpee.
400% Increased Sprinting Speed



Very useful consumable. Try to keep active while travelling.

Shrink Soda ($5) Lasts Indefinitely
Each drink will make your Character Model smaller. (3 Drinks Max)
Each drink will decrease your Max Casting Distance. (3 Drinks Max)
You can reset size by drinking Water.
Leaving the game will reset size.
Role-play consumable.

Big Beverage ($5) Lasts Indefinitely
Each drink will make your Character Model larger. (3 Drinks Max)
Each drink will increase your Max Casting Distance. (3 Drinks Max)
You can reset size by drinking Water.
Leaving the game will reset size.
Role-play consumable.

Hook's Lite ($10) Lasts 2 Minutes per Drink, up to a max of 14 Minutes
Each drink will make you more drunk. (3 Drinks Max)
You can sober up by drinking Water.
Leaving the game will make you sober.

Role-play consumable.

Red Carp-ernet Sauvignon ($50) Lasts 14 Minutes
Makes you the highest level of drunk. (1 Drink Max)
You can sober up by drinking Water.
Leaving the game will make you sober.

Role-play consumable.

Water ($1)
Lowers Drunk timer by 3 minutes.
Sets Character Model to default size.


Clears all role-play consumable effects.

Fishing Buddies

Fishing Buddies will automatically catch fish for you. Their placement is irrelevant and can be put wherever. They have no maintenance/bait costs. Once you buy/upgrade them, it's indefinite.

Upgrades are shared between buddies.

Removing the bucket prop while they've caught a fish will automatically put the fish they caught into your inventory and remove the prop.
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Freshwater Fishing Buddy
Able to catch all Freshwater fish.
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Saltwater Fishing Buddy
Able to catch all Saltwater fish.
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Fish Caught Icon
This icon means that the FIshing Buddy has caught a fish! Walk up to it and claim it ASAP as the fishing buddy cannot hold more than one fish. Removing the prop will put the fish into your inventory automatically.
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Freshwater Fish (Introduction)

REMEMBER to fish in Freshwater pools. This is any pool of water that isn't the ocean. If you do want to fish in the ocean, use Fresh Lure. Keep in mind that the Void is considered a Saltwater pool.

Required Bait means bait that is required in order to catch that particular fish.

Good Lures are lures that will increase your odds of catching that particular fish.

Bad Lures are lures that will decrease/remove your odds of catching that particular fish.

OK Lures: Bare Hook, Lucky Hook, Patient Lure, Quick Jig, Fresh Hook, Efficient Lure, Attractive Angler, Double Hook or Challenge Hook.

I recommend you select an OK Lure before searching for the fish you want. This way, if it has no 'Good Lures' you can default to the OK Lure that you like.

My recommendations for OK Lures
-Large Lure if you need/want Cash.
-Attractive Angler if you don't need/want Cash.
-Patient Lure if you're multi-tasking or going AFK.

Use Golden Hook as an OK Lure ONLY IF you still need Golden Bass or Diamond, otherwise this is considered a Bad Lure as it increases your chance of getting a fish you don't need over a fish that you do need. It's listed by default as a Bad Lure on majority of the fish below because it does lower your chance of getting that particular fish in the end.

You might see some small fish that may or may not have Fly Hook and also the option to use any OK Lures, this is because there's quite a bit of small fish and unless it's in the smaller quadrant of all of the small fish, it may damage your odds in which case it would be considered a Bad Lure.

There are also situations where some lures will be listed such as 'Golden Hook > Sparkling Lure'. This just means that there's the best option (which in this case is the 'Golden Hook') and also the weaker but still viable option. ('Sparkling Lure').

Catch chance for all fish and some optimal Lure data below was gathered from chirp's WEBFISHING Calculator https://chirp.re/webfishing-journal/ as of 03/11/2024.

Freshwater Fish (A-F)

Alligator
Alligator Mississippiensis
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (1.64% Crickets+) > Sparkling Lure (1.55% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (0.55% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Axolotl
Ambystoma Mexicanum
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (2.16% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (0.77% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure and Golden Hook.
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Largemouth Bass
Micropterus Salmoides
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures : N/A
OK Lures: (7.31% Worms) (6.86% Crickets+).
Bad Lures : Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook,
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Bluegill
Lepomis Macrochirus
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures : Fly Hook (10.34% Worms) (9.96% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (7.31% Worms) (6.86% Crickets+).
Bad Lures : Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook,
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Bowfin
Amia Calva
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (8.17% Worms) (7.11% Crickets+) > Sparkling Lure (7.12% Worms) (5.88% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (2.92% Worms) (2.74% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook
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Bull Shark
Carcharhinus Leucas
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (1.30% Crickets+) > Sparkling Lure (1.24% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (0.44% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook
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Carp
Cyprinus Carpio
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (9.30% Worms) (8.31% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (7.31% Worms) (6.86% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Catfish
Ictalurus Punctatus
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (3.78% Worms) (3.34% Crickets+)
OK Lures: (2.05% Worms) (1.92% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Crab
Uca Minax
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (9.26% Worms) (7.64% Crickets+) or Fly Hook (8.46% Worms) (7.95% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (3.80% Worms) (3.57% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure and Golden Hook.
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Crappie
Pomoxis Annularis
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (7.83% Worms) (6.47% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (3.22% Worms) (3.02% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure and Golden Hook.
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Crayfish
Procambarus Clarkii
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (9.18% Worms) (8.70% Crickets).
OK Lures: (4.68% Worms) (4.39% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Drum
Aplodinotus Grunniens
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: N/A
OK Lures: (4.68% Worms) (4.39% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Frog
Rana Temporaria
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (5.58% Worms) (5.31% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (2.34% Worms) (2.19% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Freshwater Fish (G-P)

Gar
Atractosteus Spatula
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (2.88% Crickets+) or Sparkling Lure (2.78% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (0.99% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Golden Bass
Micropterus Aurum
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Golden Hook (0.49% Crickets+) > Sparkling Lure (0.46% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (0.16% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure and Large Lure.
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Goldfish
Carassius Auratus
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (8.09% Worms) (7.80% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (5.26% Worms) (4.94% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Guppy
Poecilia Reticulata
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (10.59% Worms) (9.98% Crickets+)
OK Lures: (3.80% Worms) (3.57% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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King Salmon
Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (4.95% Crickets+) > Large Lure (4.86% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (1.76% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Koi
Cyprinus Rubrofuscus
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: N/A
OK Lures: (1.46% Worms) (1.37% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Leech
Hirudo Medicinalis
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (5.88% Worms) (5.58% Crickets+) > Sparkling Lure (Worms 5.70%) (4.70% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (2.34% Worms) (2.19% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure and Golden Hook.
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Mooneye
Hiodon Tergisus
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (2.16% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (0.77% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure and Golden Hook.
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Muskellunge
Esox Masquinongy
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (2.55% Worms) (2.22% Crickets+) > Sparkling Lure (2.14% Worms) (1.76% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (0.88% Worms) (0.82% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Perch
Perca Flavescens
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (7.80% Worms) (7.69% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (6.73% Worms) (6.31% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Pike
Esox Lucius
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (7.12% Worms) (5.88% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (2.92% Worms) (2.74% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure and Golden Hook.
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Pupfish
Cyprinodon Pachycephalus
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (2.16%) > Fly Hook (1.80%).
OK Lures: (0.77% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure and Golden Hook.
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Freshwater Fish (Q-Z)

Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus Mykiss
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (11.96% Worms) (10.59% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (7.31% Worms) (6.86% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Salmon
Oncorhynchus Nerka
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (20.10% Worms) (17.60% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (8.77% Worms) (8.23% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Snail
Lymnaea Stagnalis
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (9.78% Worms) (9.21% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (3.51% Worms) (3.29% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Sturgeon
Acipenser Fulvescens
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (3.47% Worms) (3.13% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (1.17% Worms) (1.10% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Toad
Bufo Bufo
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (4.98% Worms) (4.11% Crickets+) > Fly Hook (4.02% Worms) (3.81% Crickets+)
OK Lures: (2.05% Worms) (1.92% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure and Golden Hook.
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Turtle
Actinemys Marmorata
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (4.98% Worms) (4.11% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (2.05% Worms) (1.92% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure and Golden Hook.
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Walleye
Sander Vitreus
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (15.41% Worms) (13.49% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (6.73% Worms) (6.31% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Magnet Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Saltwater Fish (Introduction)

REMEMBER to fish in Saltwater pools. This includes the Void & the Ocean. If you do want to fish elsewhere, use Fresh Lure.

Required Bait means bait that is required in order to catch that particular fish.

Good Lures are lures that will increase your odds of catching that particular fish.

Bad Lures are lures that will decrease/remove your odds of catching that particular fish.

OK Lures: Bare Hook, Lucky Hook, Patient Lure, Quick Jig, Salty Hook, Efficient Lure, Attractive Angler, Double Hook or Challenge Hook.

I recommend you select an OK Lure before searching for the fish you want. This way, if it has no 'Good Lures' you can default to the OK Lure that you like.

My recommendations for OK Lures
-Double Hook if you need/want Cash.
-Attractive Angler if you don't need/want Cash.
-Patient Lure if you're multi-tasking or going AFK.

Use Golden Hook as an OK Lure ONLY IF you still need Golden Bass or Diamond, otherwise this is considered a Bad Lure as it increases your chance of getting a fish you don't need over a fish that you do need. It's listed by default as a Bad Lure on majority of the fish below because it does lower your chance of getting that particular fish in the end.

You might see some small fish that may or may not have Fly Hook and also the option to use any OK Lures, this is because there's quite a bit of small fish and unless it's in the smaller quadrant of all of the small fish, it may damage your odds in which case it would be considered a Bad Lure. Same with the larger fish & lure. Basically, your mileage may vary.

There are also situations where some lures will be listed such as 'Golden Hook > Sparkling Lure'. This just means that there's the best option (which in this case is the 'Golden Hook') and also the weaker but still viable option. ('Sparkling Lure').

Catch chance for all fish and some optimal Lure data below was gathered from chirp's WEBFISHING Calculator https://chirp.re/webfishing-journal/ as of 03/11/2024.

Saltwater Fish (A-G)

Angelfish
Pterophyllum Scalare
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (9.29% Worms) (9.04% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (5.41% Worms) (5.03% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Atlantic Salmon
Salmo Salar
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: N/A
OK Lures: (7.21% Worms) (6.71% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Bluefish
Salmo Salar
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (5.87% Worms) (4.91% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (4.50% Worms) (4.19% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Clownfish
Salmo Salar
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (14.35% Worms) (13.58% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (6.01% Worms) (5.59% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Coelacanth
Latimeria Chalumnae
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (1.56% Crickets+) > Large Lure (1.19% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (0.56% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Dogfish
Squalus Acanthias
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (2.13% Worms) (1.78% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (1.80% Worms) (1.68% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Eel
Anguilla Anguilla
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Any OK Lure (2.10% Worms) (1.96% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (2.10% Worms) (1.96% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Flounder
Paralichthys Dentatus
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Any OK Lure (6.91% Worms) (6.43% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (6.91% Worms) (6.43% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Golden Manta Ray
Mobula Aurum
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Golden Hook (0.50% Crickets+) > Large Lure (0.49% Crickets+) > Sparkling Lure (0.47% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (0.17% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure and Magnet Lure.
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Great White Shark
Latimeria Chalumnae
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (1.88% Crickets+) > Large Lure (1.43% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (0.67% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Grouper
Mycteroperca Bonaci
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (9.00% Worms) (7.79% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (5.41% Worms) (5.03% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Saltwater Fish (H-O)

Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna Mokarran
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (6.17% Worms) (5.55% Crickets+) > Sparkling Lure (4.80% Worms) (3.87% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (2.10% Worms) (1.96% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Herring
Clupea Harengus
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (8.78% Worms) (8.83% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (7.21% Worms) (6.71% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Krill
Euphausia Superba
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (13.73% Worms) (12.82% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (4.80% Worms) (4.47% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Lionfish
Pterois Volitans
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (6.86% Worms) (5.53% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (3.00% Worms) (2.79% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure and Golden Hook.
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Lobster
Homarus Americanus
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (4.51% Worms) (3.78% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (4.20% Worms) (3.91% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Man O' War
Physalia Physalis
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (3.13% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (1.12% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure and Golden Hook.
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Manta Ray
Mobula birostris
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (2.95%) > Sparkling Lure (2.81%).
OK Lures: (1.01% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Marlin
Makaira Nigricans
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (9.10% Worms) (8.25% Crickets+) > Sparkling Lure (8.23% Worms) (6.64% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (3.60% Worms) (3.35% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Octopus
Octopus Vulgaris
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (8.23% Worms) (6.64% Crickets+) > Large Lure (5.29% Worms) (4.51% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (3.60% Worms) (3.35% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Oyster
Crassostrea Gigas
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (9.41% Worms) (9.05% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (4.80% Worms) (4.47% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Saltwater Fish (P-Z)

Sawfish
Pristis Perotteti
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (2.28% Worms) (2.06% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (0.90% Worms) (0.84% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Seahorse
Hippocampus Kuda
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (9.60% Worms) (7.74% Crickets+) > Fly Hook (6.34% Worms) (6.24% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (4.20% Worms) (3.91% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure and Golden Hook.
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Sea Turtle
Chelonia Mydas
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (3.91% Crickets+) > Large Lure (1.88% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (1.40% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Shrimp
Pandalus Borealis
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (14.35% Worms) (13.58% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (6.01% Worms) (5.59% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Squid
Dosidicus Gigas
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (3.91% Crickets+) > Large Lure (3.23% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (1.40% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Sting Ray
Dasyatis Pastinaca
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (8.23% Worms) (6.64% Crickets+) > Large Lure (7.49% Worms) (6.43% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (3.60% Worms) (3.35% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Sunfish
Mola mola
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (5.62% Worms) (4.95% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (2.40% Worms) (2.24% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Swordfish
Xiphias Gladius
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (10.78% Worms) (9.72% Crickets+) > Sparkling Lure (8.92% Worms) (7.19% Crickets+)
OK Lures: (3.90% Worms) (3.63% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Tuna
Thunnus Alalunga
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (8.73% Worms) (7.51% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (4.20% Worms) (3.91% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Whale
Balaenoptera Musculus
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Large Lure (1.83% Crickets+) > Sparkling Lure (1.72% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (0.61% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Wolffish
Anarhichas Lupus
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (4.80% Worms) (3.87% Crickets+) > Large Lure (3.80% Worms) (3.33% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (2.10% Worms) (1.96% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Miscellaneous - Rain Fish

This section will cover all the Fish (not including UFO) located in the 'Misc' section of the Journal.
Some of these fish have varying fishing methods and I'll go through them below.

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RAIN FISH
Fish that can only be caught DURING RAIN.
To catch these fish, you MUST be sitting under a rainy cloud and fishing. Any pool of water works, including both Freshwater and Saltwater, as long as it's raining from above you.
Also, as long as you're standing under a rain cloud, you can use either a Toilet or a Well prop to catch rain fish. It's quite useful when the rain cloud is in an awkward position.
Chance of catching a rain fish is 8%.
Odds below are considering that you have landed the 8% chance to hook a 'rain' fish.
So if you want to know the odds of a rain fish, simply multiply the chance below with 8%.
e.g. Leedsichthys 14%. 0.08 * 0.14 = 0.0112 * 100 = 1.12% chance of catching per cast.
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Anomalocaris
Anomalocaris
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (49.89% Worms) (49.74% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (43.48% Worms) (41.32% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Salty Lure, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Helicoprion
Helicoprion Bessonowi
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Sparkling Lure (34.25% Worms) (29.40% Crickets+) or Large Lure (34.25% Worms) (29.40% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (13.04% Worms) (12.40% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure and Golden Hook.
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Horseshoe Crab
Tachypleus Tridentatus
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Fly Hook (49.89% Worms) (49.74% Crickets+)
OK Lures: (43.48% Worms) (41.32% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Salty Lure, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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☆EXTREMELY RARE☆
Leedsichthys
Leedsichthys Problematicus
Tier 3
Required Bait: Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Golden Hook (14.15% Crickets+) or Sparkling Lure (14.15% Crickets+) or Large Lure (14.15% Crickets+).
OK Lures: (4.96% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Fresh Lure, Magnet Lure.
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Miscellaneous - Trash & Treasure

This section will cover the Trash, Treasure and UFO located in the 'Misc' section of the Journal.
Some of these fish have varying fishing methods and I'll go through them below.
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TRASH
5% Chance for caught fish to be trash. Can be caught anytime, anywhere.
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Bone
What a story!
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Magnet Lure (???%)
OK Lures: (4.22% Worms) (4.22% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Fresh Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Old Boot
Don't Litter!
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Magnet Lure (???%).
OK Lures: (8.43% Worms) (8.43% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Fresh Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Branch
Stick!
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Magnet Lure (???%).
OK Lures: (16.86% Worms) (16.86% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Fresh Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Drink Rings
Don't Litter!
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Magnet Lure (???%).
OK Lures: (16.86% Worms) (16.86% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Fresh Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Plastic Bag
Don't Litter!
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Magnet Lure (???%).
OK Lures: (16.86% Worms) (16.86% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Fresh Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Soda Can
Don't Litter!
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Magnet Lure (???%).
OK Lures: (16.86% Worms) (16.86% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Fresh Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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Weed
Weed!
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Magnet Lure (???%).
OK Lures: (16.86% Worms) (16.86% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Fresh Lure, Large Lure, Sparkling Lure and Golden Hook.
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TREASURE
0.1% Chance for caught fish to be treasure. Can be caught anytime, anywhere.
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Diamond
Shiny!
Tier 1
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Golden Hook (8.83% Worms) (8.83% Crickets) > Large Lure (8.83% Worms) (8.83% Crickets) > Magnet Lure (???%).
OK Lures: (3.04% Worms) (3.04% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: Fly Hook, Salty Lure, Fresh Lure and Sparkling Lure.
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Treasure Chest
Gives a random cosmetic/title/colour and if you have all of them already you get $100.
Tier N/A
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Double Hook (???%).
OK Lures: (???%)
Bad Lures: N/A
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Miscellaneous - UFO Fish & Meteors

UFO Fish
A fish that can only be obtained from fishing a random meteor fall. At random times throughout the game, a distant muffled splash can be heard. This is the sound of a Meteor landing in a pool of water somewhere. You have around 1 minute from the splash sound to find the Meteor before it despawns.
It's recommended that you're in a Solo lobby (other players can steal it and you only get a single fish from the Meteor) with the sound up and no outside noise (or if you need something, like watching a movie, set it to extremely low volume).
Set the Camera in a noiseless location (Press 'N' and move the freecam as close out of bounds as you can to the point where you hear no noise, remember to also zoom out (scroll out with mouse wheel) for extra distance), if you can't find a noiseless location, keep looking. There's quite a few angles you can find where there's absolutely no noise.
Meteor's can also fall directly in front of you if you're lucky as well.
My Preferred Location
Red circle is the location if you want to fish while waiting. It's not complete quiet, but quiet enough.
Black circle is where you want to go to freecam into the forest if you want absolutely no sound other than the meteor splash.
If you want a close-up or an enlarged image, right click any of the images below and click 'Open link in new tab'.
Here is a close-up of my preferred fishing area when waiting for a meteor.
Here's a closer angle of where the quiet area to stand is.
Here is where you want to set up your freecam. (Point towards the main camp)
If you want a good quiet spot where you can also Saltwater fish while waiting for a Meteor. (Stand somewhere in the red circle and angle the camera according to the screenshot.)
If you want a video of the Meteor Sound and catching the UFO Fish, watch the video below.
Meteor Sound at 0:05 & UFO Fish at 0;43.

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☆METEOR☆
Unidentified Fish Object
Alienus Caninus
Tier 2
Required Bait: Worms, Crickets, Leeches, Minnows, Squid or Nautiluses.
Good Lures: Double Hook (100% Worms) (100% Crickets+).
Some people have reported getting Treasure Chests & Junk from Meteors, I haven't experienced this myself, but otherwise chance to catch should be 100%.
OK Lures: (100% Worms) (100% Crickets+)
Bad Lures: N/A
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Miscellaneous - CREATURE

A mysterious fish caught by falling into the void and fishing.
See Teleporting Flags & Mysterious Areas section for information on how to get to the void.

Teleporting Flags & Mysterious Areas

Teleporting Flags

In order to use this teleportation method, you need at least 2 of Tiny, Medium or Large Island Entrances (camp upgrade unlocks).

Place Flag 1.
Place Flag 2.
Place Flag 3. (if you have it, not required)
Enter Flag 2 or 3.
Leave Island.
You will appear at Flag 1.

Essentially, the second Flag and/or third Flag will teleport you to the first Flag.
This is a one-way trip, so keep that in mind, you can't re-enter Flag 1 and leave to go back to the other Flags.

For example,
Place a Medium Flag.
Place a Large Flag.
Place a Tiny Flag.
Enter the Tiny Flag or the Large Flag to be teleported to the Medium Flag.

I find this useful as a quick way to go from a faraway location straight from camp. Such as either of the Piers. You can use the flags to teleport there and then hit 'Escape' and click 'Return to Spawn' to teleport back to camp.

Secret Areas (Out of Bounds Areas)
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Dark Void

This area is located in the Store. In order to access this area, you need any (Tiny, Medium or Large) Island Entrance.

First, jam yourself between these two boxes while directly facing the wall.
After that, press 'V' to open your Prop Menu and click any 'Island Entrance'.
Jump over the boxes, hug the wall and press 'E' to travel to the island you placed.
Leave the island through the flag by pressing 'E'.
You're now in the void. If you walk forward for a bit, you'll fall into an invisible water source. You are able to catch Freshwater Fish in this location, you can also place fishing buddies and whatever props you want.
Falling into the Void will teleport you to a hidden area, where you can catch CREATURE.
To leave Dark Void, press 'Escape' to open the menu and click 'Return to Spawn'

This area is also located in the Aquarium. In order to access this area, you need any (Tiny, Medium or Large) Island Entrance.

First, stand close to the front of either of the Red Benches.
After that, press 'V' to open your Prop Menu and click any 'Island Entrance'.
Jump on top of the Red Bench and hit 'E' to travel to your island.
Leave the island through the flag by pressing 'E'.
You're now in the void. If you walk forward for a bit, you'll fall into an invisible water source. You are able to catch Saltwater Fish in this location, you can also place fishing buddies and whatever props you want.
Falling into the Void will teleport you to a hidden area, where you can catch CREATURE.
To leave the Alternative Dark Void, press 'Escape' to open the menu and click 'Return to Spawn'

Light Void

To get to the Light Void, set your first Island Entrance flag in one of either of the 'Dark Void' locations (e.g. Store) and set your second Island Entrance flag in the other 'Dark Void' location (e.g. Aquarium).
Be wary of Flashbang.
Enter the second Island Flag you placed.
You are now in the Light Void.
Both locations have Saltwater Fish.
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Useful Links to Websites

WEBFISHING Wiki
https://webfishing.wiki.gg/wiki/WEBFISHING_Wiki

chirp's WEBFISHING Calculator
https://chirp.re/webfishing-journal/

Guide Update Log

Current Guide Version v0.9
Date Format is Day/Month/Year = dd/MM/yyyy

v0.1 24/10/2024

• Guide was created.
  
• Added Tiers & Rarity.
  
• Added Baits.
  
• Added Lures.
  
• Added Freshwater Fish.
  
• Added Saltwater Fish.
  
• Added Miscellaneous.
  
• Added pictures for all fish.
  
• Added Guide Update Log.

v0.2 24/10/2024

• Title was set to 'A Sage's Fishing Journal, A Guide to WEBFISHING.'.
  
• Added Freshwater Fish (Introduction).
  
• Added Freshwater Fish (A-F).
  
• Added Freshwater Fish (G-P).
  
• Added Freshwater Fish (Q-Z).
  
• Added Saltwater Fish (Introduction).
  
• Added Saltwater Fish (A-G).
  
• Added Saltwater Fish (H-O).
  
• Added Saltwater Fish (P-Z).
  
• Added Miscellaneous - Rain Fish.
  
• Added Miscellaneous - Trash, Treasure & UFO.
  
• Updated ALL fish pictures to a higher quality, previously images were a stretched blur.
  
• Fixed Squid bait image (bait was overwritten by the fish Squid image due to same file name)
  
• Added more details and descriptions.

v0.3 24/10/2024
I figured there was enough solid information in here to release to everyone, even in it's incomplete, imperfect state.

• *WORK IN PROGRESS - Early release.
  
• Fixed some formatting.
  
• Fixed some spelling.
  
• Added more context to explanations.
  
• Changed some explanations to make more sense.
  
• Added some explanations to varying sections.
  
• Removed some pointless text.
  
• Added picture for Treasure Chest.
  
• Added picture for Meteor.

v0.4 25/10/2024

• Added Consumables.
  
• Added pictures for Consumables.
  
• Added information about Consumables.
  
• Added Consumable price.
  
• Added more context.
  
• Added optimal rarity bait information.
  
• Added Stats.

v0.5 26/10/2024

• A few mistypes were fixed.
  
• Sparkling Lure is no longer considered a 'Bad Lure' for all Tier 3 Fish.
  
• Added reason as to why Double Hook is the best for cash over Lucky Hook & Challenge Lure.
  
• Updated Fly Hook & Large Lure.
  
• Updated UFO fish information.
  
• Added Fishing Buddies.
  
• Updated Consumables.
  
• Removed confusing text explanation for UFO Fish.
  
• Added pictures to better clarify where I prefer to stay when farming UFO fish.

v0.6 29/10/2024

• Values of bait rarity chances were added.
  
• Better explanations were added to bait rarity chance.
  
• All Tier 2 Fish now have 'Worms' added under required bait.
  
• More emphasis was added under rain fish explanations.
  
• Improved explanations in Miscellaneous - Trash, Treasure & UFO.
  
• Information was adjusted & added for Stats.
  
• Information added to Consumables.
  
• Note was added to both Baits & Lures about an annoying bug.
  
• More detail was added to Catch Chance in Stats.
  
• Stats were better clarified.
  
• Catch tick explanation was added to Catch Chance in Stats.
  
• Clarification to stacking was added in Consumables.
  
• Guide description was updated.

v0.7 31/10/2024

• New image of a quiet location I found for Saltwater Fishing while waiting for Meteors was added.
  
• Explanation about why Sparkling Lure is bad for XP/Cash was added.
  
• Meteor/UFO Fish catch video was added.
  
• Mysterious Areas was added.
  
• Teleporting Flags was added.
  
• Dark Void locations were added to Mysterious Areas.
  
• Light Void locations were added to Mysterious Areas.
  
• Teleportation Method using Island Entrance flags was added.
  
• Loot was added to Tiers, Rarity & Stats.
  
• Explanation about how the fish loot pool works was added to Tiers, Rarity, Stats & Loot.

v0.7b 02/11/2024

• Added Large Lure as a better alternative to Double Hook only whilst fishing in Freshwater Pools.
  
• Information about prop use in relation to rain fish was added.

v0.8 03/11/2024

• Catch percentages for every fish were added and some optimal lures were adjusted. Data gathered from chirp's WEBFISHING Calculator https://chirp.re/webfishing-journal/ as of 03/11/2024.
  
• Catch chance for every fish added and some lures were adjusted for Freshwater Fish (A-F).
  
• Catch chance for every fish added and some lures were adjusted for Freshwater Fish (G-P).
  
• Catch chance for every fish added and some lures were adjusted for Freshwater Fish (Q-Z).
  
• Catch chance for every fish added and some lures were adjusted for Saltwater Fish (A-G).
  
• Catch chance for every fish added and some lures were adjusted for Saltwater Fish (H-O).
  
• Catch chance for every fish added and some lures were adjusted for Saltwater Fish (P-Z).
  
• Catch chance for every fish added and some lures were adjusted for Miscellaneous - Rain Fish.
  
• Miscellaneous - Trash, Treasure & UFO was changed to Miscellaneous - Trash & Treasure.
  
• Miscellaneous - UFO Fish & Meteors was added.
  
• Catch chance (?) for every fish added and some lures (?) were adjusted for Miscellaneous - Trash & Treasure.
  
• Catch chance (?) for every fish added and some lures were adjusted for Miscellaneous - UFO Fish & Meteors
  
• OK Lure catch chance for every fish added for Freshwater Fish (A-F).
  
• Clarification added to Freshwater Fish (A-F).
  
• OK Lure catch chance for every fish added for Freshwater Fish (G-P).
  
• Clarification added to Freshwater Fish (G-P).
  
• OK Lure catch chance for every fish added for Freshwater Fish (Q-Z).
  
• Clarification added to Freshwater Fish (Q-Z).
  
• OK Lure catch chance for every fish added for Saltwater Fish (A-G).
  
• Clarification added to Saltwater Fish (A-G).
  
• OK Lure catch chance for every fish added for Saltwater Fish (H-O).
  
• Clarification added to Saltwater Fish (H-O).
  
• OK Lure catch chance for every fish added for Saltwater Fish (P-Z).
  
• Clarification added to Saltwater Fish (P-Z).
  
• OK Lure catch chance for every fish added for Miscellaneous - Rain Fish.
  
• Clarification added to Miscellaneous - Rain Fish.
  
• OK Lure catch chance for every fish added for Miscellaneous - Trash & Treasure.
  
• Clarification added to Miscellaneous - Trash & Treasure.
  
• OK Lure catch chance for every fish added for Miscellaneous - UFO Fish & Meteors.
  
• Clarification added to Miscellaneous - UFO Fish & Meteors.

v0.9 08/11/2024
WEBFISHING was updated to v1.09

• Updated information I forgot about in the Freshwater Introduction section.
  
• Removed confusing text and added more clarity in Lures section.
  
• A bit of information was added about the new void introduced in update v1.09.
  
• Guide description was updated.
  
• Useful Links to Websites sections were added.
  
• Wiki link was added to Useful Links to Websites.
  
• chirp's calculator was added to Useful Links to Websites.
  
• Added Miscellaneous - CREATURE section.
  
• Added image of CREATURE to Miscellaneous - CREATURE.

v0.9b 04/01/2025

• Rain fish probability chance clarification was added.

[404_coffee.exe]

Hey does anyone know if the lucky hook still has the coin bag stat?

[Absolute Kissass]

Hates Homosexuals 0/10

[Agent]

0.08 (8% which is chance of rain fish) * 0.14 (14% which is chance of leedsichthys with good lures) = 0.0112 (multiplied by 100 to get the percentage value) * 100 = 1.12% chance.

Lines up closely with the wiki odds within a reasonable range for error (about 0.003) so it's reliable.

[Agent]

@Jakuzi It's considering that you land one of the rain fish at an 8% chance, so with a 14% chance on each cast during rain your chance of finding a Leedsichthys would be about 1.12% chance which is 1/89~ chance.

[Chrono]

@caevman that's a void portal, it has a random chance to show up, kinda like rain and meteorites, and it'll teleport you to the void. It's kinda an impractical way to get there, because of it being random chance, but it's an option. I suppose it's there to try clue players in on the void's existence

[StaticW]

update for v1.11 pls 🙏

[Coloneljoe20]

Well, Agent. It seems I have got Alpha Diamond by using new bait called Glided Worm and it so fantastic OP Bait. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3397454188

[Caevman]

Im pretty sure this method of getting to the void is unintended. A few sessions ago, before I knew what it was I was meandering around the map trying to find all of the bone locations and found a hole prompting me to jump in. This brought me to the void with the breeze message but I jumped around and got booted back to the main area only to find the hole was gone. idk what the chances of it appearing are or where it can appear but mine was in the corner of the map above the lighthouse. Just figured this might be useful for compendium-guide knowledge.

[Axtravi]

@Jakuzi It´s probably because how the different "pools" work. If you roll rain pool (1/50 chance, the other 49 being normal im pretty sure) THEN you get a 14% chance, but also rain has a rare chance of spawning also, so idk exactly where that percent comes from

[Jakuzi]

am I not understanding your %es? it says there's a 14% chance of getting a Leedsichthys, which seems pretty high for something that's "extremely rare"