- Supply
- Scientific Lure
- Route stage
- Volcano Island
- Reference price
- $500
- Rod
- Fishing Rod
Base equipment prices, damage and catch pools: Patch 1.0.10 reference. These figures are not a new playtest of the latest release.
When to choose the Scientific Lure
The Scientific Lure costs $500 and serves the regular Volcano pool. This is a substantial supply expense, so plan around the Scientist’s request and the final equipment budget together. Catching for the request and selling indiscriminately work against each other.
Recorded catch pool
Base values describe the creature before sale modifiers. This list identifies possible catches; it does not specify their probabilities.
| Creature | Base value | Encounter |
|---|---|---|
| Anglerfish | $1,500 | Regular catch |
| Blobfish | $1,360 | Regular catch |
| Oarfish | $1,450 | Regular catch |
| Superdwarf Fish | $1,700 | Regular catch |
| Stonefish | $1,500 | Regular catch |
Plan the fishing trip
Read the Scientist’s requested fish before starting. Set those fish aside as they arrive, and use surplus catches for money or healing. The final route requires the five-fish hand-in for the Fish Bucket; purchasing a different lure does not bypass that exchange.
Reserve enough resources for both whale encounters before using the quest reward. An extra optional purchase is less useful than arriving at the ending sequence with ammunition, healing and the required trigger item still available.
Keep the next objective in view
Goblin Shark belongs to the separate $5,800 Scientific Boss Lure encounter. That is an optional collection expense, not the trigger for Bowhead Whale. Keep the two objectives in different parts of the budget.
The table covers the launch-era Scientific pool. The Islet Update added further bait and creatures, so use the newer Fishipedia guide when the missing entry is outside this list.
Check a known creature in Fishipedia
Patch 1.1.3 added a bait-name hint to Fishipedia after you have defeated a creature once. Use that hint when revisiting a known catch, especially if your installed version includes content beyond this reference pool.
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