Hamsi
Found in 4 fishing areas across 4 zones. Bites on 3 different baits.
Small fishShellfish
Skill cap9Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 10Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often
NPC price6–7 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityCommon100% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈68% of casts land HamsiSilver Sea route to Nashmau · Whole Zone
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 4 zones and 4 areas have this fish
Lugworm
- Only Hamsi bites it there
- Used up on each catch
Glass Fiber Rod
- Never breaks here, whatever bites
Bait that works
Odds shown for· Whole Zone with a Glass Fiber Rod, fishing skill 9. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Hamsi's share of fish bites at that spot Only Hamsi bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Hamsi
3Bestbait power 3
Sabiki Rig · lure12059%
2Goodbait power 2
Lugworm115100%
1Weakbait power 1
Robber Rig · lure12071%
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 9.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glass Fiber Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Carbon Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Hume Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Halcyon Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| Clothespole | 84% | 16% | — | — |
| Single Hook Rod | 84% | 16% | — | — |
| Mithran Rod | 84% | 16% | — | — |
| Composite Rod | 84% | 16% | — | — |
| Tarutaru Rod | 73% | — | 19% | 8% |
| Fastwater Rod | 50% | — | 38% | 12% |
| Willow Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Yew Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Bamboo Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
Where to catch it
4 zones · 4 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Hamsi 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.
Silver Sea route to Al ZahbiWhole Zone≈68% of castsBaitLugwormRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.
Silver Sea route to NashmauWhole Zone≈68% of castsBaitLugwormRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.
Mount ZhayolmWhole Zone≈65% of castsBaitLugwormRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 233 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 154 castsHalcyon also never breaks.
Aht Urhgan WhitegateWhole Zone≈62% of castsBaitLugwormRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 119 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 78 castsHalcyon also never breaks.City: more casts bring up junk.
Used in
5 recipes · lowest craft level firstSliced SardineCooking (11)
Wind Crystal
- 1x Hamsi
- 2x Slice of Sardine (114 gil)
Sardine BallCooking (31)
Earth Crystal
- 1x Bag of Horo Flour (40 gil)
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Hamsi
- 12x Ball of Sardine Paste (120 gil)
Fish BrothCooking (37)
Water Crystal
- 4x Hamsi
- NQ2x Jug of Fish Broth (58 gil)
- HQ11x Jug of Fish Oil Broth (109 gil)
- HQ22x Jug of Fish Oil Broth (218 gil)
- HQ33x Jug of Fish Oil Broth (327 gil)
Fish MithkabobCooking (49)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Hamsi
- 1x Uskumru
- 1x Ahtapot
- 2x Istiridye
- NQ6x Fish Mithkabob (1,080 gil)
- HQ112x Fish Mithkabob (2,160 gil)
- HQ26x Fish Chiefkabob (1,224 gil)
- HQ312x Fish Chiefkabob (2,448 gil)
Briny BrothCooking (63)
Water Crystal
- 1x Rhinochimera
- 1x Hamsi
- 1x Mercanbaligi
- NQ4x Jug of Briny Broth (160 gil)
- HQ16x Jug of Briny Broth (240 gil)
- HQ28x Jug of Briny Broth (320 gil)
- HQ310x Jug of Briny Broth (400 gil)