Sandfish
Found in 6 fishing areas across 5 zones. Bites on 6 different baits.
Small fishShellfish
Skill cap50Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 13Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often
NPC price25–26 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityCommon100% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈64% of casts land SandfishEastern Altepa Desert · Whole Zone
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 5 zones and 6 areas have this fish
Sabiki Rig
- Only Sandfish bites it there
- Reusable: kept after each catch
Carbon Rod
- Never breaks here, whatever bites
Bait that works
Odds shown for· Whole Zone with a Carbon Rod, fishing skill 50. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Sandfish's share of fish bites at that spot Only Sandfish bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Sandfish
3Bestbait power 3
Worm Lure · lure12056%
2Goodbait power 2
Sabiki Rig · lure110100%
Ball of Insect Paste11549%
Little Worm11526%
1Weakbait power 1
Rogue Rig · lure12035%
Robber Rig · lure12029%
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 50.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Hume Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Halcyon Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| Glass Fiber Rod | 73% | — | 19% | 8% |
| Willow Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Yew Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Bamboo Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Fastwater Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Tarutaru Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Single Hook Rod | 10% | 90% | — | — |
| Mithran Rod | 10% | 90% | — | — |
| Composite Rod | 10% | 90% | — | — |
| Clothespole | 7% | 90% | 2% | 1% |
Where to catch it
5 zones · 6 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Sandfish 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.
Eastern Altepa DesertWhole Zone≈64% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodCarbon RodNever breaksHume and Halcyon also never break.
Korroloka TunnelSalt Water≈64% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 909 casts
Western Altepa DesertBest: Oasis of Hubol≈64% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 313 casts
RabaoWhole Zone≈62% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 270 castsCity: more casts bring up junk.
Kuftal TunnelWhole Zone≈38% of castsBaitSabiki RigRodCarbon RodNever breaksHume and Halcyon also never break.Harder zone (difficulty 5): more casts catch nothing.
Used in
3 recipes · lowest craft level firstAnchovyCooking (31)
Dark Crystal
- 1x Handful of Bay Leaves (130 gil)
- 1x Flask of Olive Oil (15 gil)
- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 4x Sandfish
- 4x Plate of Anchovies (968 gil)
PescatoraCooking (83)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Bulb of Mhaura Garlic (60 gil)
- 1x Serving of Spaghetti
- 1x Sandfish
- 1x Grimmonite
- 1x Gold Lobster
- 1x Shall Shell (1,350 gil)
- 1x Bowl of Pomodoro Sauce
- NQ2x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora (1,830 gil)
- HQ14x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora (3,660 gil)
- HQ22x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora +1 (4,880 gil)
- HQ34x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora +1 (9,760 gil)
PescatoraCooking (83)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Bulb of Mhaura Garlic (60 gil)
- 1x Serving of Spaghetti
- 1x Sandfish
- 1x Bowl of Pomodoro Sauce
- 1x Istakoz
- 1x Ahtapot
- 1x Istiridye
- NQ2x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora (1,830 gil)
- HQ14x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora (3,660 gil)
- HQ22x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora +1 (4,880 gil)
- HQ34x Dish of Spaghetti Pescatora +1 (9,760 gil)