How to Fish — catch & drip odds

Drip roll: 10% (1 in 10 eligible catches).
Specific drip fish: its catch chance × 10%.

Verified from the game files on September 5, 2026. Each eligible hooked creature has a separate 10% drip roll. Bosses and mini-bosses have 0% drip chance. Catch odds below include both normal and drip versions. Base sell price is the normal creature’s unmodified value; actual payouts vary with weight and other bonuses.

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Regular fish & creatures

No bait (Nothing) ($0)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Cod	$10	100%	10%	10

Free rod bait (French Fry) ($0)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Mackerel	$6	40%	4%	25
Gar	$5	40%	4%	25
Pike	$12	20%	2%	50

Free crab bait (Ham) ($0)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Brown Crab	$3	55.56%	5.56%	18
Shrimp	$5	44.44%	4.44%	22.5

Hot Dog ($1)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Rock Crab	$7	76.92%	7.69%	13
Lobster	$9	23.08%	2.31%	43.3

Beginner Lure ($3)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Cod	$10	17.54%	1.75%	57
Pike	$12	17.54%	1.75%	57
Piranha	$4	17.54%	1.75%	57
Triggerfish	$18	8.77%	0.88%	114
Goby	$12	8.77%	0.88%	114
Salmon	$14	12.28%	1.23%	81.4
Goldfish	$24	7.02%	0.7%	142.5
Perch	$18	8.77%	0.88%	114

Standard Lure ($15)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Catfish	$46	17.39%	1.74%	57.5
Bluegill	$62	14.49%	1.45%	69
Yellow Boxfish	$53	11.59%	1.16%	86.2
Angelfish	$62	11.59%	1.16%	86.2
Needlefish	$60	11.59%	1.16%	86.2
Sea Urchin	$52	14.49%	1.45%	69
Clownfish	$46	8.7%	0.87%	115
Seahorse	$100	4.35%	0.43%	230
Bowlfish	$150	4.35%	0.43%	230

Professional Lure ($50)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Sengarat	$280	12.82%	1.28%	78
Red Snapper	$280	12.82%	1.28%	78
Tigerfish	$310	12.82%	1.28%	78
Parrotfish	$350	12.82%	1.28%	78
Bass	$250	12.82%	1.28%	78
Halibut	$290	12.82%	1.28%	78
Flying Fish	$320	6.41%	0.64%	156
Eel	$280	6.41%	0.64%	156
Voxelfish	$340	3.85%	0.38%	260
Dripper	$380	3.85%	0.38%	260
Seahorse	$100	1.28%	0.13%	780

Scientific Lure ($500)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Stonefish	$1,500	25%	2.5%	40
Blobfish	$1,360	25%	2.5%	40
Anglerfish	$1,500	25%	2.5%	40
Oarfish	$1,450	15%	1.5%	66.7
Superdwarf Fish	$2,200	10%	1%	100

Bosses & mini-bosses

Beginner Lure ($3)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Sunfish (boss)	$50	1.75%	0%	—

Standard Lure ($15)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Blue Shark (boss)	$300	1.45%	0%	—

Professional Lure ($50)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Tuna (boss)	$2,000	1.28%	0%	—

Beginner Boss Lure ($40)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Sunfish (boss)	$50	50%	0%	—
The Old Pike (boss)	$80	50%	0%	—

Standard Boss Lure ($280)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Blue Shark (boss)	$300	100%	0%	—

Professional Boss Lure ($1,200)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Tuna (boss)	$2,000	100%	0%	—

Scientific Boss Lure ($5,800)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Goblin Shark (boss)	$6,200	100%	0%	—

Empty Beer Can ($8)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Spider Crab (boss)	$10,000	100%	0%	—

Leech Bait ($1)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Giant Piranha (boss)	$11,000	100%	0%	—

Carrot ($100)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Pufferfish (boss)	$12,000	100%	0%	—

Fish Bucket ($0)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Bowhead Whale (boss)	$8,000	100%	0%	—

Odds are per successful hook selection, using the listed bait/lure, before fighting or landing the creature. A specific drip chance = catch chance × 10%. These are independent rolls, not a guarantee after a fixed number of catches. The selection code uses lure weights without an island modifier. While a boss is already active, boss-only bait can stop producing catches; boss outcomes on mixed lures are replaced with Cod. The internal Testing bait is excluded.

Source: Assembly-CSharp.dll, CreatureManager.HookItem and GetRandomItem; sharedassets0.assets, CreatureManager object 8793 (_shinyCreatureChance = 10); BaitInfo and Fishable assets in resources.assets and sharedassets0.assets; English localization tables. Creature boss flags, names, and base sell prices (_worth / Item.DefaultWorth) were read from their prefabs. Item.TotalWorth applies weight, cooking, betting, and kill-score multipliers to the base value. All 48 distinct creatures in the shipped non-testing rod catch tables are included. This does not cover creatures acquired outside rod fishing.

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Coconut ($350)

Creature / Normal & Drip	Base sell price	Catch chance	Drip catch chance	Average hooks per drip
Bing Bong	$300	100%	10%	10

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