Raft: How to fish and get fishing bait

Redbeet's survival game Raft now has fishing bait as one of the numerous goods added when early access ended, but you can't just build it yourself. Raft requires you to construct a brand-new machine in order to obtain fishing bait, but the effort is worthwhile. At the Trading Post, you can trade fish for a brand-new item that will earn you uncommon goodies.

How do you get fishing bait in Raft?

The Trading Post sells fishing bait, which costs Trash Cubes. Since most Trading Posts only have a few pieces of fishing bait available due to the fact that it is the end of the world, you will need to visit other Trading Posts if you want to stock up on bait. One Trash Cube will get you one piece of fishing bait. You must first construct the Recycler in order to obtain Trarsh Cubes. Once you have the bait, you can decide where to fish based on it. This is not the same as shark bait, which requires that you have some fish on hand in order to make it.

How to fish in Raft

You're in luck if you came here wondering how to start fishing because you can do so quite early on in the game. One plank and one rope placed on the research table will unlock the basic wooden fishing rod. You can create a wooden fishing rod using the instructions in that to do so:

• Six planks
• Eight ropes

You can also learn how to make a metal fishing rod by placing a scrap, a bolt, and a rope on the research table. Making it calls for:

• 3 Scrap
• 1 Bolt
• 8 Ropes

For some fish and other things, the catch rate varies between the two. For instance, the wooden rod is more likely to catch herring and pomfret while the metal rod is more likely to catch catfish and mackerel. Bring whatever you catch to the Trading Post so you can trade it for extra items and Trade Coins.

Obtain some Titanium Ore in Raft if you're looking for more exclusive things, albeit it does need a little more work. While you're out gathering supplies and fishing, sharks are a constant menace in the sea. However, with the appropriate planning, you can easily divert and eliminate sharks.