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To help you on your fishing adventures inStardew ValleyUpdate 1.6, dev Eric Barone has introduced a new type of bait called theChallenge Bait.This bait lets youcatch up to three fish at oncewith a perfect catch.
However, this triple threat comes with a catch.Each time a fish escapes the green barduring the reeling process, you lose one potential fish from the catch. So if a fish gets away completely, you will only reel in two, or even just one fish. Despite this risk, the Challenge Bait is a great way to potentially catch more fish faster, but it requires precise fishing skills to maximize its effectiveness.
How to Unlock Challenge Bait Recipe
The crafting recipe for the Challenge Bait is unlocked once players achieveFishing Mastery. After you reach themaximum level in all fiveskills, you will get access to the Mastery Cave, where you may find five mastery totems corresponding to each skill.
The Fishing Mastery totem can be claimed once you achieve10,000 Mastery Points.It grants the following:
How to Craft Challenge Bait
Once you unlock the Challenge Bait, you may craft it whenever needed using the following materials:
This recipe produces5 Challenge Bait per craft.
Bone Fragmentsare special resources that drop when you defeatSkeletons(found on Floors 71-79 of the Mines) andLava Lurks(found in the Volcano Dungeon). You can also dig them up from Artifact Spots or collect them by breaking Bone Nodes on Ginger Island.
On the other hand, you can collectMossfrom Mossy Trees growing around the Valley.
Even though it is not a reliable source, you can find Challenge Bait inside Golden Treasure Chests while fishing in the Valley.
How to Use Challenge Bait
The Challenge Bait can’t be used with beginner rods, such as the Training Rod or the Bamboo Pole. Instead, you need one of the followingrods to put this bait on.
To attach the Challenge Bait to your fishing rod, simply open the Inventory, click on the bait, and then click on the rod.
Similar to the Wild Bait, the Challenge Baitmakes fish bite fasterby reducing the delay before a fish nibbles on a fishing rod by62.5%. It is currently one of the best fishing baits inStardew Valley.
