Jungle Catfish

Found in 5 fishing areas across 2 zones. Bites on 11 different baits.

Large fish

Skill cap80Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance

Rod strengthrank 23Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks

SizeLargeSmall rods take a penalty

NPC price585–615 gilLowest to highest fame

RarityUncommon50% weight in its catch pool

Recommended setup

≈54% of casts land Jungle Catfish

Yuhtunga Jungle · Northeast Pond

Ties the best odds of any spot
2 zones and 5 areas have this fish

Ball of Sardine Paste

Only Jungle Catfish bites it there
Used up on each catch

Composite Rod

Never breaks here, whatever bites

Bait that works

Odds shown for· Northeast Pond with a Composite Rod, fishing skill 80. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.

Jungle Catfish's share of fish bites at that spot Only Jungle Catfish bites this bait there (100%)

BaitHook weight Chance it's Jungle Catfish

3Bestbait power 3

Ball of Sardine Paste65100%

Ball of Trout Paste65100%

Minnow · lure62100%

2Goodbait power 2

Frog Lure · lure55100%

Lizard Lure · lure55100%

Meatball57100%

Rotten Meat57100%

Sinking Minnow · lure55100%

Worm Lure · lure5548%

Shell Bug5735%

1Weakbait power 1

Rogue Rig · lure4012%

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

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 80.

Rod	You land it	Gets away	Line snaps	Rod breaks
Composite Rod	100%	—	—	—
Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary	100%	—	—	—
Clothespole	36%	—	55%	9%
Single Hook Rod	36%	—	55%	9%
Mithran Rod	36%	—	55%	9%
Willow Rod	18%	50%	28%	4%
Yew Rod	18%	50%	28%	4%
Bamboo Rod	18%	50%	28%	4%
Fastwater Rod	18%	50%	28%	4%
Tarutaru Rod	18%	50%	28%	4%
Glass Fiber Rod	18%	50%	28%	4%
Carbon Rod	18%	50%	28%	4%
Hume Rod	18%	50%	28%	4%
Halcyon Rod	18%	50%	28%	4%

Where to catch it

2 zones · 5 areas · best spots first

Stars rate how often a cast lands Jungle Catfish 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.

Yhoator JungleBest: Front of Temple - East Side≈54% of castsBaitBall of Sardine PasteRodComposite RodNever breaks

Yuhtunga JungleBest: Northeast Pond≈54% of castsBaitBall of Sardine PasteRodComposite RodNever breaks

Trade to Zaldon

Inside the Belly · Selbina

After you accept the quest, Zaldon pays 300 gil for each Jungle Catfish. One roll can also give one item:

Item	Chance	Quantity
Broken Hume Fishing Rod	3%	1
No item (gil only)	97%