Copper Frog
Found in 16 fishing areas across 9 zones. Bites on 5 different baits.
Small fish
Skill cap16Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 9Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often
NPC price19–20 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityCommon100% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈65% of casts land Copper FrogNorth Gustaberg · Basin of Waterfall
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 9 zones and 16 areas have this fish
Fly Lure
- Only Copper Frog bites it there
- Reusable: kept after each catch
Halcyon Rod
- Never breaks here, whatever bites
- Cheaper: Glass Fiber Rod (breaks 1 in 476 casts); Tarutaru Rod (breaks 1 in 90 casts)
Bait that works
Odds shown for· Basin of Waterfall with a Halcyon Rod, fishing skill 16. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Copper Frog's share of fish bites at that spot Only Copper Frog bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Copper Frog
3Bestbait power 3
Fly Lure · lure120100%
2Goodbait power 2
Giant Shell Bug115100%
Lufaise Fly115100%
1Weakbait power 1
Rogue Rig · lure8025%
Robber Rig · lure8022%
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 16.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarutaru Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Glass Fiber Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Carbon Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Hume Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Halcyon Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| Fastwater Rod | 73% | — | 19% | 8% |
| Clothespole | 72% | 28% | — | — |
| Single Hook Rod | 72% | 28% | — | — |
| Mithran Rod | 72% | 28% | — | — |
| Composite Rod | 72% | 28% | — | — |
| Bamboo Rod | 50% | — | 38% | 12% |
| Willow Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Yew Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
Where to catch it
9 zones · 16 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Copper Frog 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.
Eastern Altepa DesertWhole Zone≈65% of castsBaitFly LureRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksTarutaru RodBreaks 1 in 179 castsCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.
Gusgen MinesBest: Pool Upper West≈65% of castsBaitFly LureRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksTarutaru RodBreaks 1 in 102 castsCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.
Korroloka TunnelSalt Water≈65% of castsBaitFly LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 909 castsTarutaru RodBreaks 1 in 120 casts
North GustabergBest: Basin of Waterfall≈65% of castsBaitFly LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 476 castsTarutaru RodBreaks 1 in 90 casts
Palborough MinesWhole Zone≈65% of castsBaitFly LureRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksTarutaru RodBreaks 1 in 78 castsCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.
Pashhow MarshlandsWhole Zone≈65% of castsBaitFly LureRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksTarutaru RodBreaks 1 in 164 castsCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.
Bastok MinesWhole Zone≈63% of castsBaitFly LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 345 castsTarutaru RodBreaks 1 in 130 castsCity: more casts bring up junk.
Oldton MovalpolosWhole Zone≈51% of castsBaitFly LureRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksTarutaru RodBreaks 1 in 208 castsCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.Harder zone (difficulty 2): more casts catch nothing.
Zeruhn MinesBest: River≈48% of castsBaitFly LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 625 castsTarutaru RodBreaks 1 in 244 castsHarder zone (difficulty 3): more casts catch nothing.
Used in
2 recipes · lowest craft level firstFrog LureGoldsmithing (12) + Alchemy (47)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Brass Ingot
- 1x Loop of Glass Fiber (600 gil)
- 1x Copper Frog
- 1x Frog Lure (100 gil)
Blackened FrogCooking (64)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Pinch of Dried Marjoram (36 gil)
- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 1x Copper Frog
- NQ1x Blackened Frog (262 gil)
- HQ11x Serving of Frog Flambe (525 gil)
- HQ21x Serving of Frog Flambe (525 gil)
- HQ31x Serving of Frog Flambe (525 gil)