Black Sole
Found in 9 fishing areas across 6 zones. Bites on 6 different baits.
Small fish
Skill cap96Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 23Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often
NPC price682–717 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityRare15% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈11% of casts land Black SoleBatallia Downs · North Seaside
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 6 zones and 9 areas have this fish
Sinking Minnow
- Only Black Sole bites it there
- Reusable: kept after each catch
Hume Rod
- Breaks 1 in 35 casts here (Black Sole); no rod that lands it as often is safer
- Lands Black Sole 36% of the time; no rod does better
- Cheaper: Carbon Rod (breaks 1 in 30 casts); Willow Rod (breaks 1 in 18 casts)
Bait that works
Odds shown for· North Seaside with a Hume Rod, fishing skill 96. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Black Sole's share of fish bites at that spot Only Black Sole bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Black Sole
3Bestbait power 3
Sinking Minnow · lure20100%
2Goodbait power 2
Peeled Crayfish20100%
Slice of Cod2018%
Ball of Crayfish Paste2014%
Shrimp Lure · lure209%
1Weakbait power 1
Rogue Rig · lure205%
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
+ 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 96.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| Willow Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Yew Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Bamboo Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Fastwater Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Tarutaru Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Glass Fiber Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Carbon Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Hume Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Halcyon Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Composite Rod | 10% | 90% | — | — |
| Clothespole | 4% | 90% | 5% | 1% |
| Single Hook Rod | 4% | 90% | 5% | 1% |
| Mithran Rod | 4% | 90% | 5% | 1% |
Where to catch it
6 zones · 9 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Black Sole 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.
Batallia DownsBest: North Seaside≈11% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHume RodBreaks 1 in 35 castsCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 30 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 18 castsHalcyon has the same odds.
Beaucedine GlacierSeaside≈11% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 35 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 31 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 19 casts
Qufim IslandBest: Northwest Seaside≈11% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 35 castsCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 32 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 18 casts
Sauromugue ChampaignWhole Zone≈11% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 35 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 28 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 17 casts
Lower JeunoWhole Zone≈10% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 42 castsHume RodBreaks 1 in 35 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 23 castsCity: more casts bring up junk.
Port JeunoWhole Zone≈10% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 42 castsHume RodBreaks 1 in 36 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 24 castsCity: more casts bring up junk.
Used in
6 recipes · lowest craft level firstSopa Pez BlancoCooking (77)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Popoto (36 gil)
- 1x Pinch of Black Pepper (255 gil)
- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 1x Jug of Selbina Milk (45 gil)
- 1x Black Sole
- 1x Wild Onion
- 1x San Dorian Carrot (32 gil)
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Bowl of Sopa De Pez Blanco (1,100 gil)
Sole SushiCooking (84)
Earth Crystal
- 1x Box of Tarutaru Rice (45 gil)
- 1x Bottle of Rice Vinegar (150 gil)
- 1x Black Sole
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Jar of Ground Wasabi (1,945 gil)
- NQ2x Plate of Sole Sushi (1,900 gil)
- HQ12x Plate of Sole Sushi +1 (2,184 gil)
- HQ23x Plate of Sole Sushi +1 (3,276 gil)
- HQ34x Plate of Sole Sushi +1 (4,368 gil)
Sole Sushi +1Cooking (89)
Earth Crystal
- 1x Box of Tarutaru Rice (45 gil)
- 1x Bottle of Rice Vinegar (150 gil)
- 1x Black Sole
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Dollop of Wasabi
- NQ1x Plate of Sole Sushi +1 (1,092 gil)
- HQ12x Plate of Sole Sushi +1 (2,184 gil)
- HQ23x Plate of Sole Sushi +1 (3,276 gil)
- HQ33x Plate of Sole Sushi +1 (3,276 gil)
Sublime SushiCooking (90)
Earth Crystal
- 1x Box of Tarutaru Rice (45 gil)
- 1x Bottle of Rice Vinegar (150 gil)
- 1x Bibiki Urchin (3,375 gil)
- 1x Cheval Salmon
- 1x Black Sole
- 1x Gugru Tuna
- 1x Bird Egg (42 gil)
- 1x Jar of Ground Wasabi (1,945 gil)
- NQ4x Plate of Sublime Sushi (1,448 gil)
- HQ16x Plate of Sublime Sushi (2,172 gil)
- HQ22x Plate of Sublime Sushi +1 (846 gil)
- HQ34x Plate of Sublime Sushi +1 (1,692 gil)
Sublime SushiCooking (90)
Earth Crystal
- 1x Box of Tarutaru Rice (45 gil)
- 1x Bottle of Rice Vinegar (150 gil)
- 1x Bibiki Urchin (3,375 gil)
- 1x Cheval Salmon
- 1x Black Sole
- 1x Gugru Tuna
- 1x Bird Egg (42 gil)
- 1x Dollop of Wasabi
- NQ4x Plate of Sublime Sushi (1,448 gil)
- HQ14x Plate of Sublime Sushi +1 (1,692 gil)
- HQ26x Plate of Sublime Sushi +1 (2,538 gil)
- HQ38x Plate of Sublime Sushi +1 (3,384 gil)
Flounder MeuniereCooking (93)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Bag of San Dorian Flour (45 gil)
- 1x Stick of Selbina Butter
- 1x Pinch of Black Pepper (255 gil)
- 1x Flask of Olive Oil (15 gil)
- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 1x Jug of Selbina Milk (45 gil)
- 1x Black Sole
- NQ1x Serving of Flounder Meuniere (1,597 gil)
- HQ11x Serving of Flounder Meuniere +1 (2,130 gil)
- HQ21x Serving of Flounder Meuniere +1 (2,130 gil)
- HQ31x Serving of Flounder Meuniere +1 (2,130 gil)