Bait
⚠️ Bait does not exist in-game yet. Everything here is the plan, not the current state.
Hank will stock the bait buckets.
How it will work
- Bait gives small bonuses: the example given is Squid Bait
- One consumed per cast, with possible later upgrades giving a chance not to consume it
- General bait works the same in every zone
Targeted lures
The more interesting plan: bait aimed at a single species: a lure that doubles your chance of one particular fish.
That turns bait from a flat upgrade into a decision. A general bonus is something you buy and forget; a lure for one fish is something you buy because you are hunting that fish today, and it gives players a way to pursue a specific Fish Dex gap instead of casting and hoping.
Awaiting data
Names, prices, exact bonuses, and whether lures will exist for the Ethereal fish.