Ball of Insect Paste

Bait: used up on each catch
Fish that bite it11On any spot
Cheapest30 gilLowest NPC or guild price

How to get it

Buy from an NPC

NPCZonePriceNote
Toji MumosulahKazham40 gilAlways in stock

Base prices. Nation fame changes them a little.

Guild shops

NPCZoneUsual priceOpen (Vana'diel time)Stock
BabubuPort Windurst30 gil3:00–18:00 · closed LightningdayRestocks daily
WahnidAht Urhgan Whitegate30 gil1:00–18:00 · closed LightsdayOnly what players sell to it

Guild prices move with stock: cheapest when the shelf is full, up to 10× when it's nearly empty. Hover a price for the range.

Craft it

Cooking (29)
Earth Crystal
  • 1x Ear of Millioncorn (36 gil)
  • 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
  • 1x Little Worm (3 gil)
Yield · what an NPC pays for it
  • 12x Ball of Insect Paste (60 gil)

What bites it

Bait power: how strongly it pulls each fish (3 is best). Higher power means that fish is more likely to be the one that bites.

Best · bait power 3
Moat Carp · 11Forest Carp · 20Blindfish · 27
Good · bait power 2
Tiny Goldfish · 20Tricolored Carp · 27Dark Bass · 33Crystal Bass · 35Icefish · 49Sandfish · 50Gold Carp · 56Sazanbaligi · 56

The number after each fish is its skill cap.