Red Terrapin
Found in 18 fishing areas across 10 zones. Bites on 4 different baits.
Small fish
Skill cap53Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 11Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often
NPC price292–307 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityUncommon75% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈63% of casts land Red TerrapinGhelsba Outpost · Pond North
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 10 zones and 18 areas have this fish
Giant Shell Bug
- Only Red Terrapin bites it there
- Used up on each catch
Glass Fiber Rod
- Never breaks here, whatever bites
Bait that works
Odds shown for· Pond North with a Glass Fiber Rod, fishing skill 53. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Red Terrapin's share of fish bites at that spot Only Red Terrapin bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Red Terrapin
3Bestbait power 3
Frog Lure · lure9350%
2Goodbait power 2
Giant Shell Bug86100%
Shell Bug86100%
1Weakbait power 1
Rogue Rig · lure6030%
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 53.
| 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% | — | — | — |
| Tarutaru Rod | 50% | — | 38% | 12% |
| Willow Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Yew Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Bamboo Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Fastwater Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Clothespole | 10% | 90% | — | — |
| Single Hook Rod | 10% | 90% | — | — |
| Mithran Rod | 10% | 90% | — | — |
| Composite Rod | 10% | 90% | — | — |
Where to catch it
10 zones · 18 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Red Terrapin 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.
Ghelsba OutpostBest: Pond North≈63% of castsBaitGiant Shell BugRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.
Jugner ForestBest: Maidens Spring≈61% of castsBaitFrog LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 250 casts
Rolanberry FieldsBest: Small Fountain 1≈61% of castsBaitFrog LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 714 casts
Pashhow MarshlandsWhole Zone≈60% of castsBaitShell BugRodGlass Fiber RodNever breaksCarbon, Hume and Halcyon also never break.
West RonfaureKnightwell≈60% of castsBaitGiant Shell BugRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 208 casts
DavoiBest: Basin of a Waterfall≈47% of castsBaitFrog LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 769 castsHarder zone (difficulty 2): more casts catch nothing.
GiddeusPond - North≈28% of castsBaitGiant Shell BugRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 417 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 31 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
La Theine PlateauWhole Zone≈28% of castsBaitGiant Shell BugRodCarbon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 34 castsHume and Halcyon also never break.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Phanauet ChannelWhole Zone≈28% of castsBaitGiant Shell BugRodCarbon RodNever breaksGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 34 castsHume and Halcyon also never break.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
The Sanctuary of Zi’TahWhole Zone≈28% of castsBaitShell BugRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 125 castsGlass Fiber RodBreaks 1 in 26 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
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