Quus
Found in 29 fishing areas across 21 zones. Bites on 4 different baits.
Small fish
Skill cap19Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 5Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often
NPC price19–20 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityCommon100% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈64% of casts land QuusBibiki Bay · PI - South Beach
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 21 zones and 29 areas have this fish
Sabiki Rig
- Only Quus bites it there
- Reusable: kept after each catch
Halcyon Rod
- Never breaks here, whatever bites
- Cheaper: Hume Rod (breaks under 1 in 1,000 casts); Willow Rod (breaks 1 in 88 casts)
Bait that works
Odds shown for· PI - South Beach with a Halcyon Rod, fishing skill 19. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Quus's share of fish bites at that spot Only Quus bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Quus
3Bestbait power 3
Lugworm12040%
2Goodbait power 2
Sabiki Rig · lure110100%
1Weakbait power 1
Rogue Rig · lure8026%
Robber Rig · lure8020%
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 19.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Yew Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Bamboo Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Fastwater Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Tarutaru Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Glass Fiber Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Carbon Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Hume Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Halcyon Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| Clothespole | 66% | 34% | — | — |
| Single Hook Rod | 66% | 34% | — | — |
| Mithran Rod | 66% | 34% | — | — |
| Composite Rod | 66% | 34% | — | — |
Where to catch it
21 zones · 29 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Quus 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.
Bibiki BayBest: PI - South Beach≈64% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks under 1 in 1,000 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 88 casts
Den of RancorBest: Pool E-8≈64% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 714 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 102 castsHalcyon also never breaks.
Korroloka TunnelFresh Water≈64% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 833 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 111 casts
Lufaise MeadowsSeaside≈64% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 135 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 68 castsHalcyon also never breaks.
Misareaux CoastSeaside≈64% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 135 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 68 castsHalcyon also never breaks.
Ship bound for Mhaura PiratesWhole Zone≈47% of castsBaitLugwormRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksTarutaru RodBreaks 1 in 56 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 50 castsCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Ship bound for Selbina PiratesWhole Zone≈47% of castsBaitLugwormRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksTarutaru RodBreaks 1 in 56 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 50 castsCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
East SarutabarutaSeaside≈44% of castsBaitLugwormRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 714 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 32 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Sea Serpent GrottoBest: Misc Puddles≈44% of castsBaitLugwormRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 500 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 31 castsHalcyon also never breaks.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Ship bound for MhauraWhole Zone≈44% of castsBaitLugwormRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksTarutaru RodBreaks 1 in 44 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 41 castsCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Ship bound for SelbinaWhole Zone≈44% of castsBaitLugwormRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksTarutaru RodBreaks 1 in 44 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 41 castsCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
West SarutabarutaSeaside≈44% of castsBaitLugwormRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 714 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 32 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Port WindurstWhole Zone≈42% of castsBaitLugwormRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 263 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 34 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
South GustabergSeaside≈41% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 417 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 30 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Valkurm DunesWhole Zone≈41% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 625 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 31 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
KazhamWhole Zone≈39% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 370 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 32 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Port BastokWhole Zone≈39% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 323 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 30 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
SelbinaWhole Zone≈39% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 323 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 30 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
ManaclipperDhalmel Rock≈27% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 500 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 23 castsHalcyon also never breaks.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Cape TerigganWhole Zone≈24% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 500 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 49 castsHarder zone (difficulty 5): more casts catch nothing.
NorgWhole Zone≈24% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 556 castsWillow RodBreaks 1 in 22 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Used in
1 recipe · lowest craft level firstHerb QuusCooking (68)
Fire Crystal
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- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 3x Quus
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- HQ11x Serving of Medicinal Quus (70 gil)
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