Bluetail

Found in 22 fishing areas across 15 zones. Bites on 5 different baits.

Small fish

Skill cap55Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance

Rod strengthrank 14Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks

SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often

NPC price292–307 gilLowest to highest fame

RarityUncommon65% weight in its catch pool

Recommended setup

≈58% of casts land Bluetail

Bibiki Bay · PI - North Beach

Ties the best odds of any spot
15 zones and 22 areas have this fish

Minnow

Only Bluetail bites it there
Reusable: kept after each catch

Halcyon Rod

Never breaks here, whatever bites
Cheaper: Hume Rod (breaks 1 in 1,000 casts)

Bait that works

Odds shown for· PI - North Beach with a Halcyon Rod, fishing skill 55. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.

Bluetail's share of fish bites at that spot Only Bluetail bites this bait there (100%)

BaitHook weight Chance it's Bluetail

3Bestbait power 3

Minnow · lure81100%

2Goodbait power 2

Slice of Sardine74100%

Peeled Lobster7448%

1Weakbait power 1

Rogue Rig · lure5212%

Robber Rig · lure5210%

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 55.

Rod	You land it	Gets away	Line snaps	Rod breaks
Hume Rod	100%	—	—	—
Halcyon Rod	100%	—	—	—
Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary	100%	—	—	—
Carbon Rod	73%	—	19%	8%
Glass Fiber Rod	50%	—	38%	12%
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%
Mithran Rod	10%	90%	—	—
Composite Rod	10%	90%	—	—
Single Hook Rod	7%	90%	2%	1%
Clothespole	5%	90%	4%	1%

Where to catch it

15 zones · 22 areas · best spots first

Stars rate how often a cast lands Bluetail 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: PI - North Beach≈58% of castsBaitMinnowRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 1,000 casts

Buburimu PeninsulaWhole Zone≈58% of castsBaitMinnowRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 588 casts

Den of RancorBest: Pool E-8≈58% of castsBaitMinnowRodHume RodNever breaksHalcyon also never breaks.

Qufim IslandBest: Other Seaside≈58% of castsBaitMinnowRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 385 casts

Batallia DownsBest: North Seaside≈56% of castsBaitSlice of SardineRodHume RodNever breaksHalcyon also never breaks.

Beaucedine GlacierSeaside≈56% of castsBaitSlice of SardineRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 370 casts

Sauromugue ChampaignWhole Zone≈56% of castsBaitSlice of SardineRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 213 casts

East SarutabarutaSeaside≈45% of castsBaitMinnowRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 100 castsHume RodBreaks 1 in 85 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.

Sea Serpent GrottoBest: Pond Under a Bridge≈45% of castsBaitMinnowRodHume RodBreaks 1 in 100 castsHalcyon has the same odds.Other fish bite every bait that works here.

West SarutabarutaSeaside≈45% of castsBaitMinnowRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 100 castsHume RodBreaks 1 in 85 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.

Ship bound for Mhaura PiratesWhole Zone≈17% of castsBaitMinnowRodHume RodBreaks 1 in 95 castsHalcyon has the same odds.Other fish bite every bait that works here.

Ship bound for Selbina PiratesWhole Zone≈17% of castsBaitMinnowRodHume RodBreaks 1 in 95 castsHalcyon has the same odds.Other fish bite every bait that works here.

Ship bound for MhauraWhole Zone≈15% of castsBaitMinnowRodHume RodBreaks 1 in 102 castsHalcyon has the same odds.Other fish bite every bait that works here.

Ship bound for SelbinaWhole Zone≈15% of castsBaitMinnowRodHume RodBreaks 1 in 102 castsHalcyon has the same odds.Other fish bite every bait that works here.

ManaclipperDhalmel Rock≈12% of castsBaitMinnowRodHume RodBreaks 1 in 135 castsHalcyon has the same odds.Other fish bite every bait that works here.

Used in

6 recipes · lowest craft level first

Slice of BluetailCooking (15)

Wind Crystal

1x Bluetail (1,350 gil)