Wear the pole
Attach the Trenchport Fishing Pole. If it is holstered, type /fish to take it out.
Fishing in Trenchport
Buy or make bait, cast anywhere in Trenchport with the official fishing pole, beat the reel mini-game, chase fish records, sell your catch, and compete in weekly tournaments.
No fixed fishing spot required
Grab the pole and fish the city.
The Trenchport Fishing Pole is a wearable fishing system. Pick a bait once, press Fish for each cast, wait for the tug, then match the symbols shown by the reel mini-game before the catch gets away.
1 bait per cast
10m movement limit
Up to 4 reel steps
Records tracked by weight
Holstered pole? Type
/fish to draw it before you try to cast.
The basic loop
5 steps
Quick Start
Choose bait
Touch the pole, press Bait, and choose bait you already own. Your choice stays saved until you run out or select another bait.
Cast
Press Fish. One bait is consumed when the cast begins. The pole tells you the estimated wait for a tug.
Reel in
When the tug dialog appears, press Reel In before the line goes slack.
Match the symbols
Press the exact arrow or turn symbol requested on every step. Complete the sequence and the catch is added to your inventory.
The Fishing Pole Menu
How the Reel Mini-Game Works
After a fish bites, the pole may give you a sequence of one to four pull prompts. Each prompt shows exactly which symbol to press and gives you roughly seven seconds to answer.
↙↓↘←⟳→↖↑↗
- Press the exact symbol shown in the dialog.
- Longer waits can produce more reel steps, up to four.
- A wrong symbol, missed timer, or expired line means the catch gets away.
- Do not walk more than 10 meters from where you cast while waiting or reeling.
Choosing Bait
Buy bait from the Trenchport Bait Shop with RP credits, or make supported bait at the Bait Station. The shop and the pole both provide tips; current shop prices are always shown in-world.
Red Worms
Reliable bait for bream, bluegill, and bullhead.
Good all-around starter baitCrickets
Great morning bait for bream and sunfish.
MorningMinnows
Good for crappie, bass, and pickerel.
Dawn & eveningCut Shad
Strong bait for catfish, gar, and drum.
Evening & nightChicken Liver
Messy bait for catfish and bullhead.
Especially at nightCrawfish Bait
Good for bass, bowfin, and flathead.
EveningStink Bait
High-risk bait for bottom feeders, trash, and strange finds.
Expect surprisesRemember: bait is consumed when you cast, not when you successfully land a fish. If you cancel or lose the catch, that bait is still gone.
What You Can Catch
Fish catches
Real fish catches are saved with a species, rarity, and weight. When you land one, the pole tells you the weight and where that catch ranks for the species.
- A new #1 weight is announced as a new species record.
- Other strong catches can show their current species rank.
- Fishing catch totals also feed the Trenchport achievement system.
Other finds
Not everything on the line has to be a fish. The fishing pool can also contain useful inventory items, drugs, trash, and other surprises depending on the catch table.
Non-fish catches can still be valuable, but they do not add tournament fish weight.
Selling Fish & Using the Gutting Station
Bayou Trader
Sell eligible fish directly to the Bayou Trader for the normal catalog value. This is the fast option when you just want to cash out the catch.
- Select what you want to sell.
- The fish is removed from inventory when the sale succeeds.
- The normal Trenchport Kings dock cut is applied to the sale.
Fish Gutting Station
Process fish before sale for 25% higher fish value than the normal Bayou Trader catalog price.
- Choose the fish and quantity you want processed.
- Work time scales with quantity.
- Stay within 5 meters; leaving the area pauses the job.
- When processing finishes, the station automatically sells the fish.
Gutted gross valueBayou price + 25%
→
Trenchport Kings cut30% of gross
→
Your payoutRemaining 70%
The gutting station reserves the selected fish while the job is active. If you cancel, the reserved fish are returned instead of being sold.
Weekly competition
Fishing Tournaments
Active Trenchport fishing tournaments use your normal fishing catches automatically. You do not need a special tournament pole or separate fishing mode.
- The normal weekly format is scored by total fish weight caught during the tournament window.
- Only real fish with a recorded weight count. Trash, drugs, and zero-weight catches do not add to your score.
- The in-world tournament board shows the active event, time remaining, prizes, and current standings.
- Some events may use a species filter or different prize amounts, so always check the current board.
- Winning a Trenchport fishing tournament can unlock the Fishing Champion achievement title.
Keep fishing normally. If a tournament is active, qualifying catches are counted by the system as you land them.
Important Fishing Rules
The pole only allows casts while you are in the Trenchport region.
The pole blocks new casts while your avatar is flying.
Moving more than 10 meters from the cast position loses the line.
You cannot begin another cast while a fishing session is already active.
Canceling or failing a reel does not put the used bait back into inventory.
A bite and every reel step are time-sensitive. Missing the prompt lets the catch escape.