Anchovy
Easy fight · reels ×1.2
- Bait value
- 0 to 5
- Water depth
- any
Best bait · value 5
Cut into
×2 Bone Fragments
×1 Raw Fish
×1 Animal FatRust Fishing & Bait
Which bait to put on your Handmade Fishing Rod for each fish, how deep to fish and what each catch cuts into. For catches while you are away, bait a Survival Fish Trap on the shore.
Best bait
Value 10
Small Trout, Yellow Perch, Raw Bear Meat, Raw Big Cat Meat, Raw Crocodile Meat, Raw Snake Meat and Raw Wolf Meat. Hooks 6 of 9 fish, all but Anchovy, Herring and Sardine.
Biggest catch
Small Shark
Bait 5+, water 5.5 m or deeper. Cuts into 60 items.
Easiest fish
3 small fish
Anchovy, Herring and Sardine. Any depth, bait 0 to 5. Stronger bait skips them.
Best bait for each fish
9 fish×2 Bone Fragments×1 Raw Fish×1 Animal Fat
Herring
Easy fight · reels ×1.2
- Bait value
- 0 to 5
- Water depth
- any
Best bait · value 5
Cut into
×1 Bone Fragments×2 Raw Fish×1 Animal Fat
Sardine
Easy fight · reels ×1.2
- Bait value
- 0 to 5
- Water depth
- any
Best bait · value 5
Cut into
×1 Bone Fragments×1 Raw Fish×5 Animal FatSmall Trout
Normal fight
- Bait value
- 3+
- Water depth
- any
Best bait · value 10
Cut into
×5 Bone Fragments×4 Raw Fish×8 Animal Fat
Yellow Perch
Normal fight
- Bait value
- 3+
- Water depth
- any
Best bait · value 10
Cut into
×6 Bone Fragments×5 Raw Fish×9 Animal Fat
Catfish
Hard fight · reels ×0.9
- Bait value
- 5+
- Water depth
- any
Best bait · value 10
Cut into
×18 Bone Fragments×18 Raw Fish×18 Animal Fat
Orange Roughy
Hard fight · reels ×0.9
- Bait value
- 5+
- Water depth
- any
Best bait · value 10
Cut into
×18 Bone Fragments×18 Raw Fish×18 Animal Fat
Salmon
Hard fight · reels ×0.9
- Bait value
- 5+
- Water depth
- 4.5 m+
Best bait · value 10
Cut into
×16 Bone Fragments×18 Raw Fish×16 Animal FatSmall Shark
Hard fight · reels ×0.9
- Bait value
- 5+
- Water depth
- 5.5 m+
Best bait · value 10
Cut into
×20 Bone Fragments×20 Raw Fish×20 Animal FatCook a fish, then bake it with Wheat, Egg, Mushroom and Potato into a Fish Pie at the Cooking Workbench.
Every bait by value
higher value hooks bigger fishSmall Trout10Yellow Perch10
Raw Bear Meat10
Raw Big Cat Meat10
Raw Crocodile Meat10
Raw Snake Meat10
Raw Wolf Meat10
Raw Chicken Breast5
Raw Deer Meat5
Raw Horse Meat5
Raw Pork5
Grub3 stack to 10.53.5
Raw Human Meat3
Worm3 stack to 7.52.5Anchovy2 stack to 42Herring2 stack to 42Sardine2 stack to 42
Beehive Nucleus2Any berry, fruit or vegetable also works as basic bait (value 1). Raw Fish is the weakest at 0.5. Berries stack up to 5 on the hook.
Rust fishing: common questions
- What is the best fishing bait in Rust?
- The top single bait is worth 10: Small Trout, Yellow Perch, Raw Bear Meat, Raw Big Cat Meat, Raw Crocodile Meat, Raw Snake Meat and Raw Wolf Meat. Some baits stack on the hook: 3 Grubs count as 10.5 and 3 Worms as 7.5. Higher bait unlocks bigger fish and raises the catch chance.
- How do you catch a shark in Rust?
- A Small Shark needs bait worth 5 or more (11 baits qualify) and at least 5.5 m of water. It fights hard and reels in at ×0.9.
- What is the easiest fish to catch in Rust?
- Anchovy, Herring and Sardine. They bite at any depth on bait worth 5 or less, and pull less than other fish. Stronger bait skips them.
- How deep does the water need to be for fishing in Rust?
- Most fish bite at any depth. In the ocean, Small Shark needs 5.5 m and Salmon needs 4.5 m.