Metaphor ReFantazio: Fishing Guide (All Baits & Answers)

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
“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
		Tail	2x Lord of the Lake
	Sway with the waves.	Worm	Limp Goldfish and Lone Boot
		Grasshopper	Brocaded Koi and Lone Boot
		Tail	Lord of the Lake and Lone Boot
	Think like a fish.	Worm	Limp Goldfish and 2x Queen’s Honey Jar
		Grasshopper	Brocaded Koi and 2X Queen’s Honey Jar
		Tail	Lord of the Lake and 2x Queen’s Honey Jar
“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
		Tail	Lord of the Lake and Lone Boot
	Pinch your cheeks.	Worm	2X Limp Goldfish
		Grasshopper	2X Brocaded Koi
		Tail	2x Lord of the Lake
	Give in to naptime.	Worm	Limp Goldfish and 2x Queen’s Honey Jar
		Grasshopper	Limp Goldfish and 2x Queen’s Honey Jar
		Tail	Lord of the Lake and 2x Queen’s Honey Jar
“Hmm. Nothing biting. Perhaps if the bait were moving…?”	Give it a waggle.	Worm	2X Limp Goldfish
		Grasshopper	2X Brocaded Koi
		Tail	2X Lord of the Lake
	Thrash and splash.	Worm	Limp Goldfish and 2x Queen’s Honey Jar
		Grasshopper	Brocaded Koi and 2X Queen’s Honey Jar
		Tail	Lord of the Lake and 2x Queen’s Honey Jar
	Keep it still.	Worm	Limp Goldfish and Lone Boot
		Grasshopper	Brocaded Koi and Lone Boot
		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.

Released: October 11, 2024
Developer(s): Studio Zero
Engine: GFD
ESRB: T For Teen // Blood, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence
How Long To Beat: 65 Hours
How Long To Beat (Completionist Runs): 104 hours
Steam Deck Compatibility: Playable
X|S Optimized: Yes
File Size Xbox Series: 81.15 GB
PC Release Date: October 11, 2024
PS5 Release Date: October 11, 2024
Xbox Series X|S Release Date: October 11, 2024