Kalkanbaligi
Found in 2 fishing areas across 2 zones. Bites on 4 different baits.
Large fishLegendary
Skill cap105Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 27Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeLargeSmall rods take a penalty
NPC price760–799 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityUncommon50% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈19% of casts land KalkanbaligiSilver Sea route to Nashmau · Whole Zone
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 2 zones and 2 areas have this fish
Ball of Crayfish Paste
- Only Kalkanbaligi bites it there
- Used up on each catch
Clothespole
- Breaks 1 in 21 casts here (Kalkanbaligi); no rod that lands it as often is safer
- Lands Kalkanbaligi 36% of the time; no rod does better
Bait that works
Odds shown for· Whole Zone with a Clothespole, fishing skill 105. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Kalkanbaligi's share of fish bites at that spot Only Kalkanbaligi bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Kalkanbaligi
3Bestbait power 3
Shrimp Lure · lure6230%
2Goodbait power 2
Ball of Crayfish Paste57100%
Slice of Cod5737%
Sinking Minnow · lure5534%
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 105.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| Clothespole | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Single Hook Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Mithran Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Composite 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 · 2 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Kalkanbaligi 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≈19% of castsBaitBall of Crayfish PasteRodClothespoleBreaks 1 in 21 castsSingle Hook, Mithran and Composite have the same odds.
Silver Sea route to NashmauWhole Zone≈19% of castsBaitBall of Crayfish PasteRodClothespoleBreaks 1 in 21 castsSingle Hook, Mithran and Composite have the same odds.
Used in
2 recipes · lowest craft level firstFin SushiCooking (89)
Earth Crystal
- 1x Box of Tarutaru Rice (45 gil)
- 1x Bottle of Rice Vinegar (150 gil)
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Kalkanbaligi
- 1x Jar of Ground Wasabi (1,945 gil)
- NQ4x Plate of Fin Sushi (2,008 gil)
- HQ16x Plate of Fin Sushi (3,012 gil)
- HQ22x Plate of Fin Sushi +1 (2,010 gil)
- HQ33x Plate of Fin Sushi +1 (3,015 gil)
Fin Sushi +1Cooking (94)
Earth Crystal
- 1x Box of Tarutaru Rice (45 gil)
- 1x Bottle of Rice Vinegar (150 gil)
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Kalkanbaligi
- 1x Dollop of Wasabi
- 1x Plate of Fin Sushi +1 (1,005 gil)