Treasure Hunter

Treasure Hunter

Type	Tackle
Location	Fish Shop; Crafting
Recipe	Fishing (Level 7)
Sell Price	250g

The Treasure Hunter does two things, and the smaller of them is the one in its name. It nudges up the odds that a chest appears during the minigame, which is pleasant. The real prize is that the fish cannot escape while the chest is being collected, which removes the whole dilemma that treasure usually creates. Without it, every chest is a gamble between the loot and the fish. With it, the bar can be parked on the chest while the catch meter sits still, and a perfect catch survives the detour. Two Gold Bars and Fishing level seven are the price, and for anyone hunting treasure it is the first tackle to fit.

The in-game description reads: Fish don't escape while collecting treasures. Also slightly increases the chance to find treasures.

Recipe

These are the ingredients one batch needs.

Name	Image	Amount
Gold Bar		2

Use

Treasure appears as a second target in the minigame window, and filling its own progress bar means holding the fishing bar over it long enough. Doing that normally means letting the fish out of the bar, which drains the catch meter and often loses the fish entirely.

The Treasure Hunter changes that trade. While a chest is being collected the catch meter holds steady whenever the fish is outside the bar, and it still climbs normally when the fish happens to be inside. The practical result is that a chest can be taken without risk, and the catch still counts as perfect as long as the only time the fish escaped the bar was during the collection. Keeping the quality bonus from a perfect catch while also banking a chest is why this piece earns its slot.

The treasure bonus itself is a modest five percent on top of the base chance, rising to ten with a pair fitted to an Advanced Iridium Rod. It adds to every other treasure bonus rather than replacing them: the Pirate profession doubles the base chance, a Magnet in the bait slot adds a large chunk more, and daily luck, a Special Charm and a luck-boosting meal all push it higher again. A rod with a Magnet and a Treasure Hunter on a lucky day turns up chests astonishingly often.

Upgrades

The recipe arrives at Fishing level seven and asks for two Gold Bars, which is a real cost: ten Gold Ore and two Coal through a Furnace. Willy sells the finished piece for seven hundred and fifty gold from the same level, and that is actually the cheaper route, because buying the Gold Ore and Coal from the Blacksmith costs more than the tackle itself. The recipe is therefore for farmers with their own gold node supply from the deeper mine floors. The Traveling Cart stocks one occasionally at a higher price.

A second Treasure Hunter doubles the treasure bonus outright, which is one of the cleaner stacking results in the tackle box. A more common arrangement is one Treasure Hunter beside a Quality Bobber, so that each chest comes with a better fish attached.

Notes

Golden Fishing Treasure Chests, which open up after Fishing Mastery is claimed, are where the treasure hunt really pays. They contain everything the ordinary chests hold plus Iridium Bars, Books of Power, pearls and Fairy Dust, which makes a Treasure Hunter on the rod worth far more in the late game than it is early on.

The piece lasts about twenty bites like the rest of the tackle. Because trash and jellies do not wear it down, a session spent dredging a polluted river costs nothing in durability.

A chest needs free inventory space to be collected, so emptying the bag before a treasure-hunting day is as important as fitting the tackle.

All Tackle and Bait

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name	Image	Price
Bait		-
Bait (item)		1g
Barbed Hook		500g
Challenge Bait		1g
Cork Bobber		250g
Curiosity Lure		500g
Deluxe Bait		1g
Dressed Spinner		500g
Lead Bobber		150g
Magic Bait		1g
Magnet		15g
Quality Bobber		300g
Sonar Bobber		250g
Spinner		250g
Tackle	-	-
Targeted Bait		0.1 × Fish Price
Trap Bobber		200g
Treasure Hunter		250g
Wild Bait		15g