If you want fish, you have to give them a reason to bite. Here’s how to put bait on your fishing rod and in the crab pot in Stardew Valley.
How to Put Bait on Your Fishing Rod and Crab Pot in Stardew Valley
When it comes to making a living in Pelican Town, it’s a good idea to have all your bases covered. You should be mining, farming, raising animals, and, of course, fishing. But to fish most efficiently, you’ll need to use bait.
You can obtain bait by crafting it using Bug Meat, harvesting it from the craftable Worm Bin, or by purchasing it from Wily. Once you have bait in your inventory, open your inventory.
Worth noting is that Deluxe Bait will only equip to Fiberglass Rods, Iridium Rods, or Advance Iridium Rods. So, if the bait refuses to equip to your fishing rod, make sure your fishing rod is a high enough quality to use the bait.
If you want to put bait in a crab pot, you must firstput the crab pot in the water. Then, you’ll need to select asingular piece of bait. Then, return the next day to see what’s waiting for you in the crab pot.
Fish can do more than help you stave off starvation. They can also help you win theStardew Valley Fair in your first year, making them well worth the effort. And if you’re really good at fishing, you may even getprize ticketsfrom treasure chests.
Daphne Fama
A Staff Writer at Prima Games since 2022, Daphne Fama spends an inordinate amount playing games of all stripes but has a soft spot for horror, FPS, and RPGs. When she’s not gaming, she’s an author and member of the Horror Writers Association with a debut novel coming out in 2025. In a previous life, she was an attorney but found she preferred fiction to contracts and forms
