There are a ton of side quests and activities to do in Metaphor ReFantazio, among which is fishing. Players can board the ship and fish for rare marine ingredients that will help them cook a lot of recipes in the game, as it’s a requirement for unlocking the “King of Cuisine” trophy.
You can use different baits while fishing and the answers while conversing with Heismay will impact which ingredients you fish out of the sea. So here’s a complete fishing guide for Metaphor ReFantazio.
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Players will unlock fishing activity while visiting Virga Island on the 8/14 date in Metaphor ReFantazio, which happens only after unlocking Heismay as a Follower. Once this happens, Heismay will leave his fishing gear on the ship that you can use to catch marine ingredients while traveling on the sea.
You’ll need to head to the port-side deck (northwest area) of the ship (part of Gauntlet Runner) to interact with the fishing rod. This will start the fishing activity where you’ll sit beside Heismay, engage in conversation, and catch rare ingredients for recipes.
There are 3 types of fishing bait in Metaphor ReFantazio that will attract a different combination of marine ingredients.
- Worm Bait: Purchase from Bug-Selling Boy on Cattleracket Road in Martira for 100 reeve.
- Grasshopper Bait: Purchase from Bug-Selling Boy on Cattleracket Road in Martira for 250 reeve.
- Tail Bait (Rare): Get it by exchanging medicinal herbs with the man in Arenafront Wharf in Port Brilehaven. Players can also find it while cleaning the storage room with the Upright Cleaning Tool in the Gauntlet Runner.
While fishing with Heismay, he’ll engage the protagonist in a conversation depending on the selected bait. Answers to his questions will yield specific marine ingredients from the fishing activity. Here are all the answers and the ingredients they’ll yield while fishing in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Heismay Dialog |
Bait Answer/Response |
Selected Bait |
Reward |
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“Maybe it’s all this staring at the water’s surface, but… I’m starting to feel a bit queasy.” |
Take a break. |
Worm |
2x Limp Goldfish |
Grasshopper |
2x Brocaded Koi |
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Tail |
2x Lord of the Lake |
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Sway with the waves. |
Worm |
Limp Goldfish and Lone Boot |
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Grasshopper |
Brocaded Koi and Lone Boot |
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Tail |
Lord of the Lake and Lone Boot |
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Think like a fish. |
Worm |
Limp Goldfish and 2x Queen’s Honey Jar |
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Grasshopper |
Brocaded Koi and 2X Queen’s Honey Jar |
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Tail |
Lord of the Lake and 2x Queen’s Honey Jar |
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“Yawn… Ah, I’m more tired than I realized. Hmm… How do I shake this?” |
Just power through it. |
Worm |
Limp Goldfish and Lone Boot |
Grasshopper |
Brocaded Koi and Lone Boot |
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Tail |
Lord of the Lake and Lone Boot |
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Pinch your cheeks. |
Worm |
2X Limp Goldfish |
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Grasshopper |
2X Brocaded Koi |
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Tail |
2x Lord of the Lake |
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Give in to naptime. |
Worm |
Limp Goldfish and 2x Queen’s Honey Jar |
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Grasshopper |
Limp Goldfish and 2x Queen’s Honey Jar |
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Tail |
Lord of the Lake and 2x Queen’s Honey Jar |
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“Hmm. Nothing biting. Perhaps if the bait were moving…?” |
Give it a waggle. |
Worm |
2X Limp Goldfish |
Grasshopper |
2X Brocaded Koi |
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Tail |
2X Lord of the Lake |
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Thrash and splash. |
Worm |
Limp Goldfish and 2x Queen’s Honey Jar |
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Grasshopper |
Brocaded Koi and 2X Queen’s Honey Jar |
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Tail |
Lord of the Lake and 2x Queen’s Honey Jar |
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Keep it still. |
Worm |
Limp Goldfish and Lone Boot |
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Grasshopper |
Brocaded Koi and Lone Boot |
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Tail |
Lord of the Lake and Lone Boot |
These were all the baits and their answers to Heismay while fishing in Metaphor ReFantazio. It’s a fun activity to go in blind, but knowing the rewards for each answer and bait combination can help you target a specific marine ingredient to cook a recipe.