Gold Lobster
Found in 4 fishing areas across 4 zones. Bites on 3 different baits.
Small fishShellfish
Skill cap46Fish 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 price187–196 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityUncommon80% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈34% of casts land Gold LobsterDen of Rancor · Pool E-8
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 4 zones and 4 areas have this fish
Sinking Minnow
- Gold Lobster is 54.6% of fish bites there
- Reusable: kept after each catch
Hume Rod
- Breaks 1 in 45 casts here (Zebra Eel); no rod that lands it as often is safer
- Never snaps or breaks on Gold Lobster itself
Bait that works
Odds shown for· Pool E-8 with a Hume Rod, fishing skill 46. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Gold Lobster's share of fish bites at that spot Only Gold Lobster bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Gold Lobster
3Bestbait power 3
Sinking Minnow · lure10055%
2Goodbait power 2
Slice of Sardine9235%
1Weakbait power 1
Rogue Rig · lure10436%
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 46.
| 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 | 18% | 82% | — | — |
| Composite Rod | 18% | 82% | — | — |
| Single Hook Rod | 13% | 82% | 3% | 1% |
| Clothespole | 9% | 82% | 7% | 2% |
Where to catch it
4 zones · 4 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Gold Lobster 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.
Den of RancorPool E-8≈34% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHume RodBreaks 1 in 45 castsHalcyon has the same odds.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
East SarutabarutaSeaside≈27% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 222 castsHume RodBreaks 1 in 167 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
West SarutabarutaSeaside≈27% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 222 castsHume RodBreaks 1 in 167 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
South GustabergSeaside≈19% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHalcyon RodBreaks 1 in 323 castsHume RodBreaks 1 in 182 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Used in
6 recipes · lowest craft level firstPeeled LobsterCooking (7)
Wind Crystal
- 1x Gold Lobster
- 1x Peeled Lobster (59 gil)
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Earth Crystal
- 1x Bag of San Dorian Flour (45 gil)
- 1x Gold Lobster
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 12x Ball of Crayfish Paste (120 gil)
Seafood StewpotCooking (61)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Jar of Fish Stock (457 gil)
- 1x Danceshroom
- 1x Gold Lobster
- 1x Bastore Bream
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Cube of Cotton Tofu
- 1x Sprig of Cibol (220 gil)
- 1x Head of Napa (187 gil)
- NQ1x Seafood Stewpot (1,560 gil)
- HQ11x Prime Seafood Stewpot (2,028 gil)
- HQ21x Prized Seafood Stewpot (2,496 gil)
- HQ31x Prized Seafood Stewpot (2,496 gil)
Shrimp CrackerCooking (68)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Box of Tarutaru Rice (45 gil)
- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 1x Gold Lobster
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- NQ33x Shrimp Cracker (33 gil)
- HQ133x Shrimp Cracker +1 (99 gil)
- HQ233x Shrimp Cracker +1 (99 gil)
- HQ399x Shrimp Cracker +1 (297 gil)
PescatoraCooking (83)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Bulb of Mhaura Garlic (60 gil)
- 1x Serving of Spaghetti
- 1x Sandfish
- 1x Grimmonite
- 1x Gold Lobster
- 1x Shall Shell (1,350 gil)
- 1x Bowl of Pomodoro Sauce
- NQ2x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora (1,830 gil)
- HQ14x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora (3,660 gil)
- HQ22x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora +1 (4,880 gil)
- HQ34x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora +1 (9,760 gil)
Seafood StewCooking (87)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Popoto (36 gil)
- 1x Pinch of Black Pepper (255 gil)
- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 1x Nebimonite
- 1x Gold Lobster
- 1x Shall Shell (1,350 gil)
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Bunch of Gysahl Greens (67 gil)
- 1x Bowl of Seafood Stew (1,320 gil)