Bait → fish (demo)
| Bait / lure | For | Recipe | Example catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthworm | Ordinary fish | No crafting | Snapper |
| Wind-Up Tin | Peaceful fish | 1 Metal Plate + 1 Fish Meat | Softgrazer |
| Rainbow Fin | Predators | 1 Fish Meat + 1 Metal Plate + 1 Chromatic Scales | Harpooner |
⚠️ From the demo (Whisper of the House). Early Access adds more bait for more species; we’ll extend this table from launch day.
Where the materials come from
| Material | How to get it | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| Fish Meat | Grind fish in the Grinder | Bait, lures, boat fuel (feed the Fuel Larva) |
| Chromatic Scales | Process peaceful fish in the Thresher | Rainbow Fin; trade to John the Fifth for research |
| Metal Plate | Wrecks around the Trading Post, floating barrels | Bait, repairs |
| Rubber | Tyres and other wreckage | Repairs (demo quest) |
| Coral Fiber | Angler’s Island — chop with the Axe | Repairs (demo quest) |
| Bug Slime | Blue creatures on the water — collect with the Grappling Hook Gun | Hull repairs with the Repair Gun |
| Cable | Salvage | Dry Dock fuse box |
Search cabinets, crates, floating debris and containers everywhere — the developers say scrap metal and blueprints “are worth their weight in gold”.
What else you can craft
The store page lists specialised bait, reinforced harpoons, rare medicines and survival tools, and the content note says you can dissect fish for organs and body parts used in lures and gear. The demo’s workbench also shows rod parts such as a baitcasting reel (official screenshot above). Full Early Access recipe list: coming after launch.