Weather vs bait
Each rare fish gates on a specific weather at a specific island. Bring the matching specialty bait to maximize pull rate.
Per-island weather cheat sheet
Perch Isle (Windy), Coconut Isle (Foggy), Frost Isle (Snowy), Amber Isle (Blazing Sun), Mist Peak Isle (default).
Bait ranking
Score = (avgFishValue × catchRateWithBait − baitCost × castsPerHour) / baitCost. Use the Weather × Bait Optimizer to see live numbers.
Don't burn specialty bait on trash
Specialty baits (Nameless, Rainbow, Frost) are recipe reagents. Save them for the matching Mythic craft instead of using them as general bait.
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