Bladefish
Found in 5 fishing areas across 5 zones. Bites on 5 different baits.
Large fish
Skill cap71Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 23Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeLargeSmall rods take a penalty
NPC price390–410 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityUncommon75% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈62% of casts land BladefishBibiki Bay · BB - South Seaside
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 5 zones and 5 areas have this fish
Meatball
- Only Bladefish bites it there
- Used up on each catch
Composite Rod
- Never breaks here, whatever bites
Bait that works
Odds shown for· BB - South Seaside with a Composite Rod, fishing skill 71. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Bladefish's share of fish bites at that spot Only Bladefish bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Bladefish
3Bestbait power 3
Meatball97100%
Slice of Bluetail9751%
2Goodbait power 2
Slice of Sardine8644%
1Weakbait power 1
Robber Rig · lure6031%
Rogue Rig · lure6031%
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 71.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| Clothespole | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Single Hook Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Mithran Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Willow Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Yew Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Bamboo Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Fastwater Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Tarutaru Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Glass Fiber Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Carbon Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Hume Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
| Halcyon Rod | 18% | 50% | 28% | 4% |
Where to catch it
5 zones · 5 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Bladefish 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 BayBB - South Seaside≈62% of castsBaitMeatballRodComposite RodNever breaks
East SarutabarutaSeaside≈62% of castsBaitSlice of BluetailRodComposite RodNever breaks
South GustabergSeaside≈62% of castsBaitSlice of BluetailRodComposite RodNever breaks
West SarutabarutaSeaside≈62% of castsBaitSlice of BluetailRodComposite RodNever breaks
ManaclipperDhalmel Rock≈19% of castsBaitSlice of BluetailRodComposite RodNever breaksOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Used in
1 recipe · lowest craft level firstLucky BrothCooking (80)
Water Crystal
- 1x Block of Gelatin
- 1x Bladefish
- 1x Slice of Buffalo Meat (1,280 gil)
- NQ4x Jug of Lucky Broth (448 gil)
- HQ16x Jug of Lucky Broth (672 gil)
- HQ28x Jug of Lucky Broth (896 gil)
- HQ310x Jug of Lucky Broth (1,120 gil)