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Bastore Sardine

Found in 30 fishing areas across 21 zones. Bites on 4 different baits.

Small fishShellfish
Skill cap9Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 10Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often
NPC price7–8 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityUncommon50% weight in its catch pool

Recommended setup

≈25% of casts land Bastore Sardine
Bibiki Bay · BB - South Seaside
  • Ties the best odds of any spot
  • 21 zones and 30 areas have this fish
Sabiki Rig
  • Bastore Sardine is 42.2% of fish bites there
  • Reusable: kept after each catch
Halcyon Rod
  • Never breaks here, whatever bites
  • Cheaper: Hume Rod (breaks 1 in 909 casts); Glass Fiber Rod (breaks 1 in 200 casts)

Bait that works

Odds shown for· BB - South Seaside with a Halcyon Rod, fishing skill 9. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.

Bastore Sardine's share of fish bites at that spot Only Bastore Sardine bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Bastore Sardine
3Bestbait power 3
Sabiki Rig · lure6242%
2Goodbait power 2
Lugworm5735%
1Weakbait power 1
Robber Rig · lure6536%
Rogue Rig · lure6536%
How Phoenix calculates this
1. Each fish gets a hook weight
50 time of day / moon (fixed on Phoenix)
+ bait bonus power 3: +80 (lure +75) · 2: +65 (+60) · 1: +35 (+30)
− ¼ per skill point you're under the fish
− 0.15 per point you're over it by more than 10
− 3 large rod on a small fish · − 5 small rod on a large fish
+ 50 shellfish bait on a shellfish
× rarity, then kept between 20 and 120
2. Odds = its weight ÷ all weightsOnly fish that accept your bait are in the running. Whether you hook a fish, junk, a monster or nothing is rolled first, from moon phase, weather and the area.

Which rod?

Safest first. When the fish bites the server rolls, in order: does it get away, does the line snap, does the rod break. A “bad feeling” warns of a snap, a “terrible feeling” of a break, but both also show up as false alarms. Assumes fishing skill 9.

RodYou land itGets awayLine snapsRod breaks
Glass Fiber Rod100%———
Carbon Rod100%———
Hume Rod100%———
Halcyon Rod100%———
Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary100%———
Clothespole84%16%——
Single Hook Rod84%16%——
Mithran Rod84%16%——
Composite Rod84%16%——
Tarutaru Rod73%—19%8%
Fastwater Rod50%—38%12%
Willow Rod36%—55%9%
Yew Rod36%—55%9%
Bamboo Rod36%—55%9%

Where to catch it

21 zones · 30 areas · best spots first

Stars rate how often a cast lands Bastore Sardine at the zone's best spot with the bait shown and the first rod: 5★ 60%+ · 4★ 50%+ · 3★ 40%+ · 2★ 30%+ · 1★ under 30%. Rods are listed safest first. Break odds count everything that can bite there, including junk items and monsters.

Bibiki BayBest: BB - South Seaside≈25% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 909 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 200 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
East SarutabarutaSeaside≈23% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 714 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 250 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Sea Serpent GrottoBest: Other Seaside≈23% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 357 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 154 castsHalcyon also never breaks.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
South GustabergSeaside≈23% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 417 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 141 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Valkurm DunesWhole Zone≈23% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 667 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 294 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
West SarutabarutaSeaside≈23% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 714 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 250 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
KazhamWhole Zone≈22% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 385 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 114 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Port BastokWhole Zone≈22% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 323 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 109 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Port WindurstWhole Zone≈22% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 256 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 92 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
SelbinaWhole Zone≈22% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 323 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 109 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Ship bound for Mhaura PiratesWhole Zone≈22% of castsBaitLugwormRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Ship bound for Selbina PiratesWhole Zone≈22% of castsBaitLugwormRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Lower JeunoWhole Zone≈21% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 435 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 147 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
MhauraWhole Zone≈21% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 435 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 154 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Port JeunoWhole Zone≈21% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 476 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 164 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Ship bound for MhauraWhole Zone≈21% of castsBaitLugwormRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Ship bound for SelbinaWhole Zone≈21% of castsBaitLugwormRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
ManaclipperDhalmel Rock≈16% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 500 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 169 castsHalcyon also never breaks.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Batallia DownsBest: North Seaside≈15% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 370 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 238 castsHalcyon also never breaks.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Cape TerigganWhole Zone≈14% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 500 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 167 castsHarder zone (difficulty 5): more casts catch nothing.
NorgWhole Zone≈13% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 556 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 118 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.

Used in

5 recipes · lowest craft level first
Sliced SardineCooking (11)
Wind Crystal
  • 1x Bastore Sardine
Yield · what an NPC pays for it
  • 2x Slice of Sardine (114 gil)
Sardine BallCooking (31)
Earth Crystal
  • 1x Bag of Horo Flour (40 gil)
  • 1x Bastore Sardine
  • 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
Yield · what an NPC pays for it
  • 12x Ball of Sardine Paste (120 gil)
Fish BrothCooking (37)
Water Crystal
  • 4x Bastore Sardine
Yield · what an NPC pays for it
  • NQ2x Jug of Fish Broth (58 gil)
  • HQ11x Jug of Fish Oil Broth (109 gil)
  • HQ22x Jug of Fish Oil Broth (218 gil)
  • HQ33x Jug of Fish Oil Broth (327 gil)
Fish MithkabobCooking (49)
Fire Crystal
  • 1x Bastore Sardine
  • 1x Nebimonite
  • 1x Bluetail (1,350 gil)
  • 2x Shall Shell (1,350 gil)
Yield · what an NPC pays for it
  • NQ6x Fish Mithkabob (1,080 gil)
  • HQ112x Fish Mithkabob (2,160 gil)
  • HQ26x Fish Chiefkabob (1,224 gil)
  • HQ312x Fish Chiefkabob (2,448 gil)
Salt RamenCooking (90)
Fire Crystal
  • 1x Bunch of Kazham Peppers (45 gil)
  • 1x Bastore Sardine
  • 1x Clump of Batagreens (36 gil)
  • 1x Black Prawn
  • 1x Container of Ramen Noodles
  • 1x Bowl of Salt-based Ramen Soup
  • 1x Handful of Bamboo Shoots
Yield · what an NPC pays for it
  • NQ4x Bowl of Salt Ramen (800 gil)
  • HQ14x Bowl of Salt Ramen +1 (1,916 gil)
  • HQ26x Bowl of Salt Ramen +1 (2,874 gil)
  • HQ38x Bowl of Salt Ramen +1 (3,832 gil)