Bait

Bait serves as ammunition for Fishing Poles. There are several items that can serve as Bait, and they must be obtained in different ways depending on the type:


 * Most Critters that are insects or mollusks can be used as bait. They must be caught with the Bug Net.
 * Blue, Green, and Pink Jellyfish bait items are separate from the Jellyfish enemies. These function only as bait, and must themselves be caught via Fishing.
 * Apprentice Bait, Journeyman Bait, and Master Bait are acquired as rewards for completing quests for the Angler NPC.

Bait items are not always consumed. A bait item in the player's inventory only has a chance to be consumed when they catch something, be it a fish or junk, with the chances of consumption being based on the particular item's bait power: a higher bait power equals lower chance of being consumed during a catch.

The Truffle Worm summons Duke Fishron, and cannot be used to catch any ordinary fishing items. It can only be used in an Ocean biome.

If the player doesn't have any bait in their inventory, they can still use a Fishing Pole, but will be unable to catch anything.

Tips

 * Running through a Forest biome during the Rain is a good way to gather Worms for bait.
 * Cutting bushes in a Forest can spawn multiple Worms and Grasshoppers.
 * Forest biomes at night tend to spawn large numbers of Fireflies, especially when close to one's home base.

Trivia

 * The Truffle Worm's bait power of 666% is probably a reference to the biblical number "666", commonly associated with Satan.
 * The Master Bait's name is probably a play on the word "masturbate".