Catfish lure and rod
Buy the pink Standard Lure ($15, from Island 3 onward) and fish with the long Fishing Rod; Catfish leads that eleven-creature pool at 15.8%.
The lure breaks on 30% of bites.
Drip Catfish
Drip Catfish exists with the usual 10% chance per hooked fish, 25% at the Wishbone maximum.
As the biggest share of the Standard Lure pool it is the quickest Desert drip: about 63 bites, or 25 with the Wishbone.
Catfish sell price
Catfish sells for $46, about $69 cooked on the Desert grill, and it is steady income while you wait for an endangered bite for the tourist.
Other catches on the Standard Lure
| Bite chance | Price | |
|---|---|---|
 Bluegill | Standard Lure 13.2% | $62 |
 Sea Urchin | Standard Lure 13.2% | $52 |
 Yellow Boxfish | Standard Lure 10.5% | $53 |
 Angelfish | Standard Lure 10.5% | $62 |
 Needlefish | Standard Lure 10.5% | $60 |
 Koi Fish | Standard Lure 9.2% | $48 |
 Clownfish | Standard Lure 7.9% | $46 |
 Seahorse | Standard Lure 4.0% ; Professional Lure 1.2% | $100 |
 Bowlfish | Standard Lure 4.0% | $150 |
 Blue Shark Boss | Standard Boss Lure 100% ; Standard Lure 1.3% | $300 |