Squid Bait

Squid Bait
Category	Fishing bait
Effect	Consumed on catch
Cost / Recipe
How to get	Old Fisher or Dockhand Maren — 5 Squid Bait for 10 Tuna (raw or cooked), or 1 Gold per 100

Squid Bait is the fifth tier of Fishing bait, required to catch Swordfish in The Deep — the raft-only water at The Shores. It's traded up from Tuna, the fish caught with the previous bait tier. The next rung up is Reef Jig, traded for Swordfish.

How to get

Method	Cost	Where
Trade	10 Tuna (raw or cooked) → 5 Squid Bait	Old Fisher (The Pond) or Dockhand Maren (The Shores)
Buy	1 Gold per 100	Either Fishing NPC
Sunken Treasure Map dig	25 per cache	Dug up on the Shores sand
Waterlogged Crate	One of its possible pulls	Fished up in The Deep

Note: Raw and cooked Tuna both count toward the trade, and raw is spent first so your cooked food survives as long as possible. Bait is only consumed on a successful catch, never on an empty cast. Only fish in your inventory or hotbar count toward a trade — banked fish don't — and bait has to be carried to be used.

Used for

Fish	Location	Fishing level
Swordfish	The Deep (The Shores, raft-only water)	28

Related pages

Page	Why it matters
Tuna	Traded in to obtain Squid Bait.
Swordfish	Fish caught with Squid Bait.
Fishing	Skill Squid Bait supports.
Old Fisher	Sells and trades for Squid Bait.
Dockhand Maren	Also sells and trades for Squid Bait.
Tuna Bait	Previous rung of the bait ladder.
Reef Jig	Next rung up the bait ladder.
The Deep	Where Squid Bait is used.
Wooden Raft	Needed to reach The Deep.