Bait

Bait serves as ammunition for Fishing Poles. There as 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. They 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 your inventory only has a chance to be consumed when you catch something, be it a fish or junk, with the chances of consumption being based on the particular item's bait power: Items with higher bait powers have a 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 you do not have any bait in your inventory, you can still use a Fishing Pole, but you 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 you find in a Forest can spawn multiple Worms.

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".