Zafmlug Bass
Found in 8 fishing areas across 7 zones. Bites on 8 different baits.
Small fish
Skill cap43Fish level for skill-ups and loss chance
Rod strengthrank 15Rods with a lower max rank risk snaps and breaks
SizeSmallLarge rods lose small fish often
NPC price30–31 gilLowest to highest fame
RarityCommon100% weight in its catch pool
Recommended setup
≈64% of casts land Zafmlug BassBibiki Bay · BB - South Seaside
- Ties the best odds of any spot
- 7 zones and 8 areas have this fish
Sinking Minnow
- Only Zafmlug Bass bites it there
- Reusable: kept after each catch
Halcyon Rod
- Never breaks here, whatever bites
- Cheaper: Hume Rod (breaks under 1 in 1,000 casts)
Bait that works
Odds shown for· BB - South Seaside with a Halcyon Rod, fishing skill 43. Lures are kept after a catch; bait is used up.
Zafmlug Bass's share of fish bites at that spot Only Zafmlug Bass bites this bait there (100%)
BaitHook weight Chance it's Zafmlug Bass
3Bestbait power 3
Worm Lure · lure120100%
2Goodbait power 2
Ball of Crayfish Paste115100%
Sinking Minnow · lure110100%
Lugworm11567%
Slice of Sardine11560%
Minnow · lure11051%
1Weakbait power 1
Robber Rig · lure8041%
Rogue Rig · lure8041%
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 43.
| Rod | You land it | Gets away | Line snaps | Rod breaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hume Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Halcyon Rod | 100% | — | — | — |
| Lu Shang’s Rodlegendary | 100% | — | — | — |
| Carbon 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% |
| Glass Fiber Rod | 36% | — | 55% | 9% |
| Mithran Rod | 23% | 77% | — | — |
| Composite Rod | 23% | 77% | — | — |
| Single Hook Rod | 11% | 77% | 9% | 3% |
| Clothespole | 8% | 77% | 13% | 2% |
Where to catch it
7 zones · 8 areas · best spots firstStars rate how often a cast lands Zafmlug Bass 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.
South GustabergSeaside≈65% of castsBaitWorm LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 417 casts
Bibiki BayBest: BB - South Seaside≈64% of castsBaitSinking MinnowRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks under 1 in 1,000 casts
Port BastokWhole Zone≈63% of castsBaitWorm LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 333 castsCity: more casts bring up junk.
Valkurm DunesWhole Zone≈34% of castsBaitWorm LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 556 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
ManaclipperDhalmel Rock≈25% of castsBaitBall of Crayfish PasteRodHume RodNever breaksHalcyon also never breaks.Other fish bite every bait that works here.
SelbinaWhole Zone≈22% of castsBaitWorm LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 333 castsOther fish bite every bait that works here.
Cape TerigganWhole Zone≈20% of castsBaitWorm LureRodHalcyon RodNever breaksHume RodBreaks 1 in 500 castsHarder zone (difficulty 5): more casts catch nothing.
Trade to Zaldon
Inside the Belly · SelbinaAfter you accept the quest, Zaldon pays 15 gil for each Zafmlug Bass. One roll can also give one item:
| Item | Chance | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Rock | 1.4% | 1 |
| No item (gil only) | 98.6% |
Used in
1 recipe · lowest craft level firstSea Bass CrouteCooking (97)
Fire Crystal
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- HQ12x Sea Bass Croute (3,636 gil)
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