Big swordfish
Big swordfish is a members item. No shop sells Big swordfish and no monster drops it, so an Ironman makes it: it takes 50 Fishing and gives 100 Fishing XP. There are 2 other recipes below.
MembersUntradeable
Updated . Sources from the RuneScape Wiki's drop, shop and recipe data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09. Item sprite © Jagex.
Ironman verdict
Other sources include Swarm, Fishing spot (Piscatoris Fishing Colony), Fishing spot (cage, harpoon) and Swordfish pool. Reaching level 50 Fishing takes 101,333 XP in total; the Fishing calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Fishing guide has the Ironman training route. 2 recipes use Big swordfish, including Big swordfish (stuffed) and Swordfish. Big swordfish is members-only. It is untradeable, so every account, Ironman or not, gets it the same way.
At a glance
- Members
- Yes
- Tradeable
- No
- Monster drops
- None
- Shops
- None
- Recipes
- 3
- Used in
- 2 recipes
Make it yourself
Needs 50 Fishing · 100 Fishing XP
Tools: Harpoon. Where: Fishing spot (cage, harpoon)#Harpoon, Fishing spot (Piscatoris Fishing Colony)#Harpoon.
Needs 68 Fishing · 100 Fishing XP
Tools: Big fishing net. Where: Swarm.
Needs 70 Fishing, 50 Strength · 100 Fishing XP, 10 Strength XP
Where: Fishing spot (cage, harpoon)#Harpoon, Fishing spot (Piscatoris Fishing Colony)#Harpoon.
Other sources
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
What you make with Big swordfish
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