Fishing bait
Fishing bait is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 1 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Fishing bait is to buy it: Gerrant's Fishy Business in Port Sarim sells it for 3 coins, and 5 other shops stock it too.
“For use with a fishing rod.”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 1 gp
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
At least 9 monsters drop it. The easiest is Man (level 2, 5/128); the best rate is Dragith Nurn (level 26), at 10/262, about 3.1 per kill. Other sources include Undead Lumberjack, Zombie (random event) and Dung kalphite. 19 recipes use Fishing bait, including Bait barrel, Ground fishing bait and Leaping salmon. Fishing bait is available on free-to-play worlds too. It is tradeable on normal accounts, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade for it, so the sources on this page are the whole list. High Alchemy turns one into 1 coins, which is 2 less than the shop price, so buying it to alch does not pay.
At a glance
- Members
- No (free-to-play)
- Tradeable
- Yes, but not for Ironmen
- High alch
- 1 coins
- Monster drops
- 9
- Shops
- 6
- Recipes
- None
- Used in
- 19 recipes
Monster drops
| Dropped by | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragith Nurn | 26 | 80 | 10/262 |
| Corpse mage | 21 | 80 | 10/262 |
| Skeleton (Lumbridge Catacombs) | 15 | 50 | 10/233 |
| Warped bat | 16 | 50 | 10/255 |
| Corpse archer | 18 | 50 | 10/257 |
| Skoblin | 19 | 50 | 10/262 |
| ManEasiest | 2 | 1 | 5/128 |
| Woman | 2 | 1 | 5/128 |
| Corpse spider | 4 | 20 | 10/162 |
Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it. Every monster links to its full drop table in the bestiary.
Shops
- Gerrant's Fishy Business3 coins · stock 1000
- Fishing Guild Shop3 coins · stock 1000
- Harry's Fishing Shop3 coins · stock 1000
- Fernahei's Fishing Hut3 coins · stock 1000
- Lumbridge Fishing Supplies3 coins · stock 1000
- Lovecraft's Tackle3 coins · stock 1000
Other sources
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
What you make with Fishing bait
Where it fits for an Ironman
Minigames and places
- Fish Flingers · reward
- Port Sarim · Gerrant's Fishy Business
- Fishing Guild · Fishing Guild Shop
- Catherby · Harry's Fishing Shop
- Karamja · Fernahei's Fishing Hut
- Lumbridge · Lumbridge Fishing Supplies
- Witchaven · Lovecraft's Tackle
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