WHAT IS A BAIT?

Baits are essential for Fishing, allowing you to reel in fishing lines to catch different types of fish, crates, and items in Terraria. Moreover, there’s a wide variety of Bait options you can choose from in the form of Critters, Jellyfish, NPC, and Crate rewards. To use this item, you must have this in your inventory as you cast your Fishing pole to increase your chances of getting a catch. 

ACQUIRING BAITS 

Acquiring Baits is crucial for a successful fishing experience in Terraria. Fortunately, there’s one tool that can help you catch almost all of these items to increase your chances of reeling in the best catches. Keep reading this guide to learn more about this amazing tool!

Bug Net 

A Bug Net is a valuable tool that allows you to capture various critters in Terraria which you can use as Bait. To obtain this important item, you can buy it from the Mechant for 1 Gold Coin (3DS, old-gen consoles) or 25 Silver Coins (desktop, mobile, console). It can also be upgraded to a Golden or Lavaproof Bug Net to capture Underworld critters like the Lavafly, Magma Snail, and Hell Butterfly. 

TYPES 

See the table below for the different types of Baits, their power, and their location:

Bait	Bait Power	How to Get	Minimum Bug Net Requirement
Apprentice Bait	15%	• Guaranteed Angler Quest Reward • Pearlwood and Wooden Crates (22% in all modes)	None
Black Dragonfly	20%	• Capture at the Desert
Black Scorpion	15%	• Capture at the Desert
Blue Dragonfly	20%	• Catch in the Forest
Blue Jellyfish	20%	• Cavern or Underground bodies of water	None
Buggy	40%	• Get it from the Jungle or Underground Jungle Biome
Enchanted Nightcrawler	35%	• Craft with Worm (1) and Fallen Star (1) • Open a Can of Worms • Catch During a Meteor Shower
Firefly	20%	• Capture on the Surface during Nighttime
Glowing Snail	15%	• Get it in the Glowing Mushroom biomes
Gold Butterfly	50%	• Catch in the Forest
Gold Dragonfly	50%	• Capture on the Surface
Gold Grasshopper	50%	• Capture on the Surface • Destroy tall grass
Gold Ladybug	50%	• Get it on the surface during a windy day
Gold Water Strider	50%	• Capture on the Surface during Daytime
Gold Worm	50%	• Get it from the Surface
Grasshopper	10%	• Cut down Grass Plants on the Surface
Green Dragonfly	20%	• Catch in the Forest
Green Jellyfish	20%	• Fish Underground or Cavern water bodies in Hardmode	None
Grubby	15%	• Get it from the Jungle or Underground Jungle Biome
Hell Butterfly	15%	• Capture in the Underworld during Daytime	• Lavaproof • Golden
Journeyman Bait	30%	• Angler Quest Reward (20% chance) • All Pre-Hardmode Crates except Golden Crate (drop rates ranging from 11-33% for all modes)  • All Hardmode Crates except Titanium Crate (drop rates ranging from 11-33% for all modes)	None
Julia Butterfly	25%	• Catch in the Forest in Daytime
Ladybug	17%	• Catch in Forests with a town in the daytime during the Windy day event
Lavafly	25%	• Capture in the Underworld at night	• Lavaproof • Golden
Lightning Bug	35%	• Get it from the Hallowed grass at night
Maggot	22%	• Get it from the Graveyard or from Maggot Zombies
Magma Snail	35%	• Capture in the Underworld	• Lavaproof • Golden
Master Bait	50%	• Angler Quest Reward (6.67% chance) • All Pre-Hardmode Crates except Wooden Crates (drop rates ranging from 16.67 – 66.67% in all modes) • All Hardmode Crates except Pearlwood Crates (drop rates ranging from 16.67 – 25%) • Jungle Mimic	None
Monarch Butterfly	5%	• Catch in the Forest
Orange Dragonfly	20%	• Capture at the Desert
Pink Jellyfish	20%	• Fish it from the Ocean Biome	None
Purple Emperor Butterfly	35%	• Catch in the Forest at Daytime
Red Admiral Butterfly	30%	• Catch in the Forest at Daytime
Red Dragonfly	20%	• Catch in the Forest
Scorpion	10%	• Capture it at the Desert
Sluggy	25%	• Destroy a Background plant in the Jungle or Jungle Biome and catch them
Snail	10%	• Get it from the Cavern and Underground layer
Stinkbug	10%	• Capture on the Surface
Sulphur Butterfly	10%	• Catch at the Forest in Daytime
Tree Nymph Butterfly	50%	• Catch at the Forest during Daytime
Truffle Worm	666%	• Get it from the Underground Glowing Mushroom Biome in Hardmode
Ulysses Butterfly	20%	• Catch at the Forest in Daytime
Water Strider	17%	• Get it from the Surface near sand and jungle grass blocks
Worm	25%	• Can of Worms • Capture in Underground or on the Surface while it’s raining • Destroy dirt, stone, and grass piles
Yellow Dragonfly	20%	• Capture at the Desert
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly	15%	• Catch at the Forest in Daytime

Rope – Overview

A Rope is a placeable item in Terraria that plays a significant role in quick vertical mobility. Since they’re abundant in the Overworld, finding them for many purposes (including in Hellevators) is easy. Notably, the movement speed while using Ropes is equal to free fall. However, you won’t take any fall damage.

If any blocks are nearby or background walls, you can cover adjacent angles with Ropes (also works while mid-air). Interacting with any Rope parts is possible to extend the Rope without going down to the edge. However, if the target is far from reach, you can place up to three tiles away.

To ascend or descend using a Rope, press the left or down arrow keys. The ascending speed locks at 41 MPH while the descending speed is 51 MPH. Traveling to another set of Ropes is locked at 5 MPH only.

Notes:

• The flight’s velocity is maintained upon flying and then moving on the Rope.
• Chains and Streamers function like a Rope but crafting them into Coils is impossible.
• Actuators can’t turn off any Rope type.
• Silk and Web Ropes are immune to falling lava. However, crafting the former is much more resource-efficient as Silk is naturally abundant.

How to Get a Rope?

Exploring the Overworld is the most beginner-friendly way of getting the item. However, here are every way of getting Ropes:

• Opening Chests
• Breaking Pots
• Killing Slimes
• Purchasing from the Skeleton Merchant for Copper Coins (10) each.
• Crafting

Since there are different Rope types, the same goes for materials required (aside from standard and Vine types).

To make a Web Rope (3), have a Cobweb (1) using your Hand. Meanwhile, creating a Silk Rope (30) requires a Silk (1) at the Loom. Vine Ropes are easily obtainable by destroying Vines while the Plant Fiber Cordage is equipped.

Item Upgrade

Every Rope variant can be converted into its Coil counterparts for saving space or convenience. The following are every type with their corresponding material:

Name	Materials Needed	Crafting Station
Rope Coil	Rope (10)	By Hand
Silk Rope Coil	Silk Rope (10)	By Hand
Vine Rope Coil	Vine Rope (10)	By Hand
Web Rope Coil	Web Rope (10)	By Hand

Note that you can always revert a Coil to its original materials.

When placing a Rope Coil, it’s essential to consider the arc created upon throwing it to your intended spot. Ten pieces of the Rope are laid out until worn out or upon hitting a Block. To pick them up, use a Pickaxe or Drill.

Assuming the Coil didn’t hit the ground, you can extend it by dropping another one. If there’s a surplus, the type of Rope used falls. Meanwhile, attempting to lay out a Coil to another will use the item but is eventually dropped again.