Gold Carp
Found in 21 fishing areas across 15 zones. Bites on 4 different baits.
Small fish
Skill cap56Fish 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
RarityUncommon75% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈61% of casts land Gold CarpMisareaux Coast · Cascade Edellaine
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 15 zones and 21 areas have this fish
Shrimp Lure
- Only Gold Carp bites it there
- Reusable: kept after each catch
Hume Rod
- Never breaks here, whatever bites
Bait that works
Odds shown for· Cascade Edellaine with a Hume Rod, fishing skill 56. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Gold Carp's share of fish bites at that spot Only Gold Carp bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Gold Carp
3Bestbait power 3
Shrimp Lure · lure93100%
2Goodbait power 2
Little Worm8630%
Ball of Insect Paste8627%
1Weakbait power 1
Robber Rig · lure6028%
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 56.
| 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 · 21 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Gold Carp 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.
Lufaise MeadowsRafeloux River≈61% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 114 casts
Misareaux CoastBest: Cascade Edellaine≈61% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHume RodNever breaksHalcyon also never breaks.
Windurst WallsWhole Zone≈58% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 217 castsCity: more casts bring up junk.
Windurst WatersWhole Zone≈58% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 217 castsCity: more casts bring up junk.
Windurst WoodsWhole Zone≈58% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 217 castsCity: more casts bring up junk.
Ghelsba OutpostRiver≈30% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHume RodNever breaksHalcyon also never breaks.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
East RonfaureWhole Zone≈28% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 323 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Gusgen MinesBest: Interior Pool West≈28% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 588 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Jugner ForestBest: Lake Mechieume - Mouth≈28% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 370 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
North GustabergBest: Basin of Waterfall≈28% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 476 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Bastok MarketsNorth Side≈27% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 345 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Northern San d’OriaWhole Zone≈27% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 227 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Port San d’OriaWhole Zone≈27% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 238 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
DavoiBasin of a Waterfall≈22% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 833 castsHarder zone (difficulty 2): more casts catch nothing.
Phanauet ChannelWhole Zone≈18% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHume RodNever breaksHalcyon also never breaks.Other fish bite every bait that works here.