You can usually find them in any seaside barrel, and will probably pick several up when barrel-hopping for supplies at your first seapost. There are three major types of bait - grubs, leeches, and earthworms. You can fish without bait (more on this below), but it’s harder to catch fish and impossible to get certain fish without the right kind of bait. Your rod should be there, ready to equip. To access the rod, open the radial menu by pressing LB on the Xbox controller (the Q button on PC, unless you remapped), and shift over to the second radial wheel to see additional equipment. The fishing rod was added to Sea of Thieves several major updates ago, so anyone with an updated version of the game should have it at all times.

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Here’s everything you need to know to get going. We suggest giving fishing a try in Sea of Thieves when you’re waiting for friends to join a server who really want to stock up on specific healing food or items. And since fishing is a combination between casual, relaxing play and the ability to get rewards, it’s a pretty popular pastime!

You can cook a steak, pick an instrument and play a tune with the crew, get drunk on grog…or fish. When you don’t feel like marauding or digging for treasure in Sea of Thieves, alternative options abound.

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