Vongola Clam
Found in 5 fishing areas across 2 zones. Bites on 4 different baits.
Small fishShellfish
Skill cap53Fish 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 price189–198 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityUncommon90% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈36% of casts land Vongola ClamBibiki Bay · PI - West Beach
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 2 zones and 5 areas have this fish
Peeled Crayfish
- Vongola Clam is 56.6% of fish bites there
- Used up on each catch
Halcyon Rod
- Never breaks here, whatever bites
- Cheaper: Hume Rod (breaks under 1 in 1,000 casts); Carbon Rod (breaks 1 in 476 casts)
Bait that works
Odds shown for· PI - West Beach with a Halcyon Rod, fishing skill 53. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Vongola Clam's share of fish bites at that spot Only Vongola Clam bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Vongola Clam
2Goodbait power 2
Peeled Crayfish10357%
Ball of Crayfish Paste10335%
1Weakbait power 1
Robber Rig · lure11727%
Rogue Rig · lure11727%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
2 zones · 5 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Vongola Clam 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 - West Beach≈36% of castsBaitPeeled CrayfishRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks under 1 in 1,000 castsCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 476 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
ManaclipperDhalmel Rock≈22% of castsBaitBall of Crayfish PasteRodHume RodNever breaksCarbon RodBreaks 1 in 30 castsHalcyon also never breaks.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
Used in
4 recipes · lowest craft level firstShell PowderBonecraft (5)
Wind Crystal
- 2x Vongola Clam
- NQ1x Ponze of Shell Powder (348 gil)
- HQ12x Ponze of Shell Powder (696 gil)
- HQ23x Ponze of Shell Powder (1,044 gil)
- HQ34x Ponze of Shell Powder (1,392 gil)
Vongole RossoCooking (46)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Bunch of Kazham Peppers (45 gil)
- 1x Bulb of Mhaura Garlic (60 gil)
- 1x Pinch of Black Pepper (255 gil)
- 1x Flask of Olive Oil (15 gil)
- 1x Serving of Spaghetti
- 1x Wild Onion
- 1x Vongola Clam
- 1x Bowl of Pomodoro Sauce
- NQ2x Dish of Spaghetti Vongole Rosso (1,240 gil)
- HQ14x Dish of Spaghetti Vongole Rosso (2,480 gil)
- HQ22x Dish of Spag. Vongole Rosso +1 (2,480 gil)
- HQ34x Dish of Spag. Vongole Rosso +1 (4,960 gil)
MaringnaCooking (75)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Pot of Maple Sugar (40 gil)
- 1x Flask of Olive Oil (15 gil)
- 1x Bag of Imperial Flour
- 1x Bird Egg (42 gil)
- 1x Vongola Clam
- 1x Bastore Sweeper
- 1x Gigant Octopus
- 1x Jug of Uleguerand Milk
- NQ2x Maringna (480 gil)
- HQ14x Maringna (960 gil)
- HQ26x Maringna (1,440 gil)
- HQ38x Maringna (1,920 gil)
Salt Ramen SoupCooking (104)
Fire Crystal
- 1x Chunk of Rock Salt (12 gil)
- 1x Chunk of Lufet Salt
- 1x Cheval Salmon
- 1x Bluetail (1,350 gil)
- 1x Bastore Bream
- 1x Flask of Distilled Water (9 gil)
- 1x Vongola Clam
- 6x Bowl of Salt-based Ramen Soup (618 gil)