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Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Type Fish
Location Town River; Forest Pond
Time Any
Season Spring; Fall
Weather Any
Difficulty 28
Behaviour Mixed
Size 12 to 25
Sell Price 50g

The Smallmouth Bass is a freshwater fish of Spring and Fall, found in the Pelican Town river and the pond in Cindersap Forest. It is one of the easiest fish in the valley to land, which makes it a good practice catch for a beginner with the starting rod. It bites at any hour and in any weather during its seasons. Its sell price is low. The fish is worth more as Sashimi, as pond stock or as Targeted Bait than as a raw sale.

The in-game description reads: A freshwater fish that is very sensitive to pollution.


Catching

Two waters hold the Smallmouth Bass. The first is the river that runs through Pelican Town. The second is the pond in Cindersap Forest. Only the town stretch of the river holds it, so move from the forest river into town or over to the pond.

The seasons are Spring and Fall, and inside those seasons it bites at any time and in any weather. That freedom makes it a reliable catch on the first days of Spring, when a new farmer is still learning to fish.

On the line, the Smallmouth Bass has mixed behaviour and a very low difficulty. It wanders a little but rarely pulls hard, so even the starting Bamboo Pole handles it well. A perfect catch, where the fish never slips out of the green bar, is a realistic goal here.

Magic Bait removes the season limit, so it can be caught in Summer or Winter too.

The fish can also be found rather than caught. Garbage Cans around town sometimes hold one during Spring and Fall. The Traveling Cart may stock it for 150g to 1,000g, though catching it costs nothing.

Prices

The Smallmouth Bass sells for little. Iridium quality doubles its price. The Fisher profession adds a quarter, and Angler adds half.

A Fish Smoker doubles the price again and keeps the fish's quality. It needs one piece of Coal per fish, so smoking a low-value fish only pays when Coal is plentiful.

Sashimi beats a raw sale. One fish makes one Sashimi, and Sashimi sells for 75g, half as much again as a normal Smallmouth Bass. Linus mails the recipe once he reaches 3 hearts of friendship.

In a Fish Pond, Smallmouth Bass reproduce every two days and produce Smallmouth Bass Roe. The roe is worth 55g, slightly more than the fish. A Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice as much.

The bass pond holds three at first, and its limit grows to ten through three requests. The first asks for Acorns, Bug Meat, Maple Seeds or Pine Cones. The second asks for Gold Ore, Maple Syrup or Mixed Seeds. The last asks for a Crayfish, Honey, Jade or a Periwinkle. At any size, the pond produces roe nine times out of ten.

Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.

Quality Price Fisher (+25%) Angler (+50%)
Normal 50g 62g 75g
Silver qualitySilver 62g 77g 93g
Gold qualityGold 75g 93g 112g
Iridium qualityIridium 100g 125g 150g

Uses

In the kitchen, the Smallmouth Bass counts as "any fish" for Sashimi, Maki Roll and Quality Fertilizer. Crafting Sap with one fish makes Quality Fertilizer, and a cheap catch like this is the natural choice.

At the Sewing Machine, a Smallmouth Bass in the spool makes a Fishing Vest.

A Bait Maker turns one Smallmouth Bass into a stack of Smallmouth Bass Bait. Targeted bait raises the chance of hooking another of the same fish.

Gifts

The Smallmouth Bass is a poor gift. Among those who feel neutral about Smallmouth Bass are Willy and Leo. Elliott and Sebastian feel neutral about it too, and so do the older residents Demetrius, Linus and Pam.

Among those who dislike Smallmouth Bass are Jas and Vincent. The shop owners Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin dislike it too. The same goes for the Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard, and for Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane. Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis also dislike it.

Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.

Notes

The Smallmouth Bass is a good fish for raising Fishing skill early. It bites all day in Spring, it is easy to land, and every catch gives experience. Keep the spare fish for Sashimi and Quality Fertilizer rather than selling them.

All Fish

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name Image Location Season Price
Albacore Albacore Ocean Fall; Winter 75g
Anchovy Anchovy Ocean Spring; Fall 30g
Angler Angler Pelican Town Fall 900g
Blobfish Blobfish Submarine at Night Market Winter 500g
Blue Discus Blue Discus Ginger Island All 120g
Bream Bream River All 45g
Bullhead Bullhead Mountain Lake All 75g
Carp Carp Mountain Lake; Secret Woods; The Sewers; Mutant Bug Lair Spring; Summer; Fall in The Mountain Lake; All in Secret Woods, The Sewers, or Mutant Bug Lair 30g
Catfish Catfish River; Secret Woods; Witch's Swamp Spring; Fall Secret Woods / Witch's Swamp:; Spring; Summer; Fall Only with Rain Totem: Winter 200g
Chub Chub Mountain Lake; Forest River All 50g
Clam Clam - All 50g
Cockle Cockle - All 50g
Crab Crab - All 100g
Crayfish Crayfish - All 75g
Crimsonfish Crimsonfish Ocean Summer 1500g
Dorado Dorado Forest River Summer 100g
Eel Eel Ocean Spring; Fall 85g
Flounder Flounder Ocean; Ginger Island Spring; Summer 100g
Ghostfish Ghostfish Floors 20 and 60 of The Mines All 45g
Glacierfish Glacierfish Cindersap Forest Winter 1000g
Glacierfish Jr. Glacierfish Jr. Cindersap Forest All 1000g
Goby Goby Cindersap Forest Waterfalls All 150g
Halibut Halibut Ocean Spring; Summer; Winter 80g
Herring Herring Ocean Spring; Winter 30g
Ice Pip Ice Pip The Mines, Floor 60 All 500g
Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass Mountain Lake; Wilderness Farm All 100g
Lava Eel Lava Eel Floor 100 of The Mines; Volcano Caldera All 700g
Legend Legend Mountain Lake Spring 5000g
Legend II Legend II Mountain Lake All 5000g
Lingcod Lingcod River; Mountain Lake Winter 120g
Lionfish Lionfish Ginger Island All 100g
Lobster Lobster - All 120g
Midnight Carp Midnight Carp Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Ginger Island North & West (freshwater) Fall; Winter 150g
Midnight Squid Midnight Squid Submarine at Night Market Winter 100g
Ms. Angler Ms. Angler Pelican Town All 900g
Mussel Mussel - All 30g
Mutant Carp Mutant Carp The Sewers All 1000g
Octopus Octopus The Beach; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market Summer; Winter (during Night Market (15-17)); All (Ginger Island) 150g
Oyster Oyster - All 40g
Perch Perch River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond Winter 55g
Periwinkle Periwinkle - All 20g
Pike Pike River; Forest Pond Summer; Winter 100g
Pufferfish Pufferfish Ocean; Ginger Island Summer 200g
Radioactive Carp Radioactive Carp The Sewers All 1000g
Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout River; Mountain Lake Summer 65g
Red Mullet Red Mullet Ocean Summer; Winter 75g
Red Snapper Red Snapper Ocean; Beach Farm Summer; Fall; Winter with Rain Totem 50g
Salmon Salmon River Fall 75g
Sandfish Sandfish The Desert All 75g
Sardine Sardine Ocean Spring; Fall; Winter 40g
Scorpion Carp Scorpion Carp The Desert All 150g
Sea Cucumber Sea Cucumber Ocean; Submarine at Night Market Fall; Winter 75g
Shad Shad River Spring; Summer; Fall 60g
Shrimp Shrimp - All 60g
Slimejack Slimejack Mutant Bug Lair All 100g
Smallmouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Town River; Forest Pond Spring; Fall 50g
Snail Snail - All 65g
Son of Crimsonfish Son of Crimsonfish Ocean All 1500g
Spook Fish Spook Fish Submarine at Night Market Winter 220g
Squid Squid Ocean Winter 80g
Stingray Stingray Pirate Cove All 180g
Stonefish Stonefish Floor 20 of The Mines All 300g
Sturgeon Sturgeon Mountain Lake Summer; Winter 200g
Sunfish Sunfish River Spring; Summer 30g
Super Cucumber Super Cucumber Ocean; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market Summer; Fall; Winter during Night Market (15-17) 250g
Tiger Trout Tiger Trout River Fall; Winter 150g
Tilapia Tilapia Ocean; Ginger Island Summer; Fall 75g
Tuna Tuna Ocean; Ginger Island Summer; Winter; Ginger Island (except Island North): All 100g
Void Salmon Void Salmon Witch's Swamp All 150g
Walleye Walleye River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Forest Farm Pond Fall; Winter with Rain Totem 105g
Woodskip Woodskip Secret Woods; Forest Farm All 75g