Guide coverage: patches through 1.0.12
How to Fish: Shrimp — Bait, Island & Price
Shrimp is a no-bait shore catch on Lighthouse Island. It sells for $5 and has 12 health — the lowest of any creature in How to Fish.
| Island | 1. Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Bait | None — bites with no bait equipped |
| Base sale price | $5 |
| Base weight | 0.015 kg |
| Health | 12 HP |
| Fights back | No, it does not attack players |
| Endangered | No |
| Quest creature | No, it is sale or food |
How to catch Shrimp
- Cast from the starting beach with the Crab Fishing Rod and nothing equipped on the hook.
- Shrimp has a base weight of 0.015 kg — one of the lightest values in the game — so even a big individual barely moves the sale price.
- Kill it with a single hit: at 12 health it dies to any weapon, including a bare melee swing.
What Shrimp is for
Filler money on the first island. Shrimp is worth slightly more than a Brown Crab and dies faster, so it is the least annoying thing in the no-bait pool to farm while you save for the Radar.
Common mistakes
- Expecting a heavier Shrimp to be worth much more. At 0.015 kg base weight the weight bonus is tiny — do not spend time hunting large ones.
Quick answers
Is Shrimp worth farming?
Only as early filler. $5 per catch beats the $3 Brown Crab, but both are the slowest money in the game; the Forest Island catches move the total far more.
Why is my Shrimp so cheap even though it is heavy?
The weight bonus is relative to the species base weight, which is 0.015 kg for Shrimp. A shrimp is only ever worth around $5 before grilling or roulette.
Shrimp on Lighthouse Island
Shrimp is listed under island 1 in the five-island campaign order. The island walkthrough covers the local quest, the shop stock, and the boss you have to beat before the next island opens. Full Lighthouse walkthrough