Crystal Bass
Found in 2 fishing areas across 2 zones. Bites on 14 different baits.
Small fish
Skill cap35Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 17Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often
NPC price—Lowest to highest fame
RarityCommon100% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈65% of casts land Crystal BassJugner Forest · Crystalwater Spring
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 2 zones and 2 areas have this fish
Sinking Minnow
- Only Crystal Bass bites it there
- Reusable: kept after each catch
Halcyon Rod
- Never breaks here, whatever bites
Bait that works
Odds shown for· Crystalwater Spring with a Halcyon Rod, fishing skill 35. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Crystal Bass's share of fish bites at that spot Only Crystal Bass bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Crystal Bass
3Bestbait power 3
Minnow · lure120100%
Sinking Minnow · lure120100%
2Goodbait power 2
Ball of Insect Paste115100%
Ball of Sardine Paste115100%
Ball of Trout Paste115100%
Lizard Lure · lure110100%
Meatball115100%
Worm Lure · lure110100%
Giant Shell Bug11558%
Frog Lure · lure11055%
Little Worm11550%
Peeled Crayfish11550%
Slice of Moat Carp11549%
1Weakbait power 1
Rogue Rig · lure8037%
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 35.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halcyon Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| Hume Rod | 50% | — | 38% | 12% |
| Mithran Rod | 37% | 63% | — | — |
| Composite Rod | 37% | 63% | — | — |
| 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% |
| Clothespole | 13% | 63% | 20% | 3% |
| Single Hook Rod | 13% | 63% | 20% | 3% |
Where to catch it
2 zones · 2 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Crystal Bass 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.
Jugner ForestCrystalwater Spring≈65% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHalcyon RodNever breaks
The Sanctuary of Zi’TahWhole Zone≈65% of castsBaitLittle WormRodHalcyon RodNever breaks