Tricolored Carp
Found in 25 fishing areas across 14 zones. Bites on 5 different baits.
Small fish
Skill cap27Fish 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 price50–53 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityCommon100% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈65% of casts land Tricolored CarpPalborough Mines · Whole Zone
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 14 zones and 25 areas have this fish
Shrimp Lure
- Only Tricolored Carp 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 27. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Tricolored Carp's share of fish bites at that spot Only Tricolored Carp bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Tricolored Carp
3Bestbait power 3
Shrimp Lure · lure120100%
2Goodbait power 2
Ball of Insect Paste115100%
Little Worm11536%
1Weakbait power 1
Robber Rig · lure8027%
Rogue Rig · lure8027%
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 27.
| 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% |
| Single Hook Rod | 52% | 48% | — | — |
| Mithran Rod | 52% | 48% | — | — |
| Composite Rod | 52% | 48% | — | — |
| Clothespole | 38% | 48% | 10% | 4% |
| 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% |
Where to catch it
14 zones · 25 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Tricolored Carp 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.
GiddeusBest: Pond - West≈65% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 417 casts
Gusgen MinesBest: Pool Upper West≈65% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodCarbon RodNever breaksHume and Halcyon also never break.
Palborough MinesWhole Zone≈65% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodCarbon RodNever breaksHume and Halcyon also never break.
Zeruhn MinesRiver≈48% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 625 castsHarder zone (difficulty 3): more casts catch nothing.
Ghelsba OutpostRiver≈39% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 52 castsHalcyon also never breaks.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
The Boyahda TreeBest: Waterfall Basin≈39% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 435 castsHarder zone (difficulty 5): more casts catch nothing.
East RonfaureWhole Zone≈37% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 435 castsCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 48 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Jugner ForestBest: Lake Mechieume - Mouth≈37% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 435 castsCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 48 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
North GustabergBest: Basin of Waterfall≈37% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 476 castsCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 49 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Bastok MarketsNorth Side≈36% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 345 castsCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 48 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Northern San d’OriaWhole Zone≈36% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 227 castsCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 45 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Port San d’OriaWhole Zone≈36% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 238 castsCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 46 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
DavoiBasin of a Waterfall≈29% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks under 1 in 1,000 castsCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 65 castsHarder zone (difficulty 2): more casts catch nothing.
Phanauet ChannelWhole Zone≈24% of castsBaitShrimp LureRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 85 castsHalcyon also never breaks.Other fish bite every bait that works here.