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Rock Crab — How to Fish

Lighthouse · Shell

Rock Crab: location, bait and collection notes

Rock Crab is a 7-coin Lighthouse catch using Hot Dog bait. Compare it with Lobster and the default crab pool without confusing it with Spider Crab.

Island reference
Lighthouse
Tool
Crab Fishing Rod
Bait or encounter
Hot Dog
Recorded raw base
7 coins
Entry type
Shell · not a boss

Entity facts retain the guide’s Patch 1.0.10 snapshot (2026-08-28); the newly written notes are not a current-build playtest. Fixed values are raw bases, not guaranteed sale offers. Patch 1.1.3 adds bait display after a first kill in Fishipedia; use your current game to check a returning catch.

Change bait to change the crab list

Attach a Hot Dog to the Crab Fishing Rod at the Lighthouse for the Rock Crab setup. The default pool lists Brown Crab and Shrimp, so staying bait-free is not the recorded way to fill this entry.

Lobster shares the Hot Dog pairing. Plan for either result rather than buying bait on the assumption that each cast must produce Rock Crab.

A seven-coin reference, not a payout promise

Rock Crab’s recorded base is 7 coins: 4 above Brown Crab and 2 below Lobster. These are raw-value comparisons before any sale modifiers or the costs of catching and fighting.

The species name does not make this the Lighthouse boss. Spider Crab is a separate encounter with Empty Beer Can bait and a story hand-in.

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