Bait (item) - Stardew Valley Wiki

Bait
Causes fish to bite faster. Must first be attached to a fishing rod.
Information
Source	Fish Shop • Crafting • Fishing Treasure Chests • 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

Bait is used to reduce the delay before a nibble on a fishing rod by 50%.[1] It can be purchased from the Fish Shop after reaching Fishing Level 2 for data-sort-value="5">5g each, crafted after reaching Fishing Level 2, grown in a Worm Bin, or found in Fishing Treasure Chests. It may also randomly appear at the Traveling Cart for data-sort-value="1"100–1,000g.

Bait cannot be used with the Training Rod or the Bamboo Pole. Only the Fiberglass Rod, the Iridium Rod, and the Advanced Iridium Rod can use bait. Bait can also be used with Crab Pots.

Contents

• 1 Use
• 2 Gifting
• 3 Bundles
• 4 Crafting
• 5 Dyeing
• 6 Quests
• 7 Trivia
• 8 Tips
• 9 References
• 10 History

Use

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.

Gifting

Villager Reactions
Hate	Abigail •  Alex •  Caroline •  Clint •  Demetrius •  Dwarf •  Elliott •  Emily •  Evelyn •  George •  Gus •  Haley •  Harvey •  Jas •  Jodi •  Kent •  Krobus •  Leah •  Leo •  Lewis •  Linus •  Marnie •  Maru •  Pam •  Penny •  Pierre •  Robin •  Sam •  Sandy •  Sebastian •  Shane •  Vincent •  Willy •  Wizard

Bundles

Bait is not used in any bundles.

Crafting

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Recipe Source
	Deluxe Bait (5)	Causes fish to bite even faster and increases size of the "fishing bar".	Bait (5) Moss (2)	Fishing Level 4

Dyeing

Bait can be used as a red dye color in the dye pots in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.

Quests

Bait is not used in any quests.

Trivia

• Prior to version 1.6, thirty bait was the reward for completing the River Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank.

Tips

• Levels 21-29 of The Mines and the Mutant Bug Lair are generally the best sources of bug meat for players focusing on fishing.

References

1. ↑ See FishingRod::calculateTimeUntilFishingBite in the game code.

History

• 1.0: Introduced.
• 1.6: No longer the reward for completing the River Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank. Can be used in the Advanced Iridium Rod. Now used to craft Deluxe Bait.

Equipment
Artisan		Bee House • Cask • Cheese Press • Dehydrator • Fish Smoker • Keg • Loom • Mayonnaise Machine • Oil Maker • Preserves Jar
Refining		Bait Maker • Bone Mill • Charcoal Kiln • Crystalarium • Deluxe Worm Bin • Furnace • Geode Crusher • Heavy Furnace • Heavy Tapper • Lightning Rod • Mushroom Log • Ostrich Incubator • Recycling Machine • Seed Maker • Slime Egg-Press • Slime Incubator • Solar Panel • Tapper • Wood Chipper • Worm Bin
Farming	Fertilizer	Basic Fertilizer • Basic Retaining Soil • Deluxe Fertilizer • Deluxe Retaining Soil • Deluxe Speed-Gro • Hyper Speed-Gro • Quality Fertilizer • Quality Retaining Soil • Speed-Gro • Tree Fertilizer
	Sprinklers	Iridium Sprinkler • Quality Sprinkler • Sprinkler
	Other	Deluxe Scarecrow • Garden Pot • Rarecrow • Scarecrow
Fishing	Bait	Bait • Challenge Bait • Deluxe Bait • Magic Bait • Magnet • Targeted Bait • Wild Bait
	Tackle	Barbed Hook • Cork Bobber • Curiosity Lure • Dressed Spinner • Lead Bobber • Quality Bobber • Sonar Bobber • Spinner • Trap Bobber • Treasure Hunter
	Other	Crab Pot
Bombs		Bomb • Cherry Bomb • Mega Bomb
Fences		Gate • Hardwood Fence • Iron Fence • Stone Fence • Wood Fence
Storage		Big Chest • Big Stone Chest • Chest • Junimo Chest • Mini-Fridge • Stone Chest
Signs		Dark Sign • Stone Sign • Text Sign • Wood Sign
Misc		Anvil • Coffee Maker • Cookout Kit • Deconstructor • Fairy Dust • Farm Computer • Hopper • Mini-Forge • Mini-Jukebox • Mini-Shipping Bin • Sewing Machine • Staircase • Statue Of Blessings • Statue Of The Dwarf King • Telephone • Tent Kit • Tools • Workbench