Silver Shark
Found in 8 fishing areas across 7 zones. Bites on 4 different baits.
Small fish
Skill cap76Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 14Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often
NPC price487–512 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityUncommon50% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈54% of casts land Silver SharkBatallia Downs · North Seaside
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 7 zones and 8 areas have this fish
Meatball
- Only Silver Shark bites it there
- Used up on each catch
Hume Rod
- Never breaks here, whatever bites
Bait that works
Odds shown for· North Seaside with a Hume Rod, fishing skill 76. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Silver Shark's share of fish bites at that spot Only Silver Shark bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Silver Shark
3Bestbait power 3
Meatball65100%
2Goodbait power 2
Slice of Bluetail5737%
1Weakbait power 1
Robber Rig · lure4013%
Rogue Rig · lure4010%
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 76.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hume Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Halcyon Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| Carbon Rod | 73% | — | 19% | 8% |
| Glass Fiber Rod | 50% | — | 38% | 12% |
| 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% |
| Mithran Rod | 10% | 90% | — | — |
| Composite Rod | 10% | 90% | — | — |
| Single Hook Rod | 7% | 90% | 2% | 1% |
| Clothespole | 5% | 90% | 4% | 1% |
Where to catch it
7 zones · 8 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Silver Shark 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.
Batallia DownsBest: North Seaside≈54% of castsBaitMeatballRodHume RodNever breaksHalcyon also never breaks.
Sauromugue ChampaignWhole Zone≈54% of castsBaitMeatballRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 200 casts
Sea Serpent GrottoInterior of Hidden Door - Mythril≈54% of castsBaitMeatballRodHume RodNever breaksHalcyon also never breaks.
Ship bound for MhauraWhole Zone≈20% of castsBaitMeatballRodHume RodBreaks 1 in 172 castsHalcyon has the same odds.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Ship bound for SelbinaWhole Zone≈20% of castsBaitMeatballRodHume RodBreaks 1 in 172 castsHalcyon has the same odds.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Ship bound for Mhaura PiratesWhole Zone≈16% of castsBaitMeatballRodHume RodBreaks 1 in 120 castsHalcyon has the same odds.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Ship bound for Selbina PiratesWhole Zone≈16% of castsBaitMeatballRodHume RodBreaks 1 in 120 castsHalcyon has the same odds.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Trade to Zaldon
Inside the Belly · SelbinaAfter you accept the quest, Zaldon pays 250 gil for each Silver Shark. One roll can also give one item:
| Item | Chance | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Trident | 1.4% | 1 |
| No item (gil only) | 98.6% |
Used in
1 recipe · lowest craft level firstShark Fin SoupCooking (81)
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- 1x Silver Shark
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- HQ21x Bowl of Ocean Soup (1,400 gil)
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