How To Obtain Metaphor: ReFantazio Tail Bait – All Answers & Baits Guide

Don’t let the fish escape! Metaphor: ReFantazio continues to be intriguing after it introduced their distinctive fishing system and mechanics. It presented three bait types that you may use to fish and obtain valuable in-game items. However, among these three, there is one that stands out as the most challenging to obtain. It’s none other than the Tail Bait. 

This bait serves as the most sought-after bait of players for fishing as it offers amazing rewards. So make sure to reel in all the information you can get from this Metaphor: ReFantazio Tail Bait guide! 

How to Unlock Fishing

You’ll have to play and gain progress in Metaphor: ReFantazio before you can start fishing. This activity will open during your visit to Virga Island on the 8/14 date in Metaphor: ReFantazio. However, it will only be possible after Heismay turns as your follower in the game. You’ll be using his fishing gear on the ship to catch marine ingredients as you traverse the sea.   

By heading to the port-side deck or northwest area of the ship, you may start interacting with the fishing rod. You’ll engage in conversation with Heismay to catch rare ingredients for recipes and move forward in the story.

How to Obtain Tail Bait

There are three fishing baits available in the fishing system of Metaphor: ReFantazio. Among them, Tail Bait is considered rare due to its unavailability for purchase from the vendors. It can only be acquired by going through specific methods such as storage room cleaning and NPC exchange.  

Storage room cleaning does not guarantee a hundred percent chance of obtaining the rare bait. After all, it only randomly appears when cleaning the Gauntlet Runner Storage Room by using Upright Cleaning Tool.  

For NPC exchange, you’ll have to secure a medicinal herb to trade it for a Tail Bait. You may do a trade by searching for the local man while visiting Arenafront Wharf in Port Brilehaven.

Tail Bait Fishing Answers and Rewards

There are three different dialogue prompts that will appear in your conversation with Heismay while fishing with Tail Bait. Your answers determine the rarity of the ingredients you’ll catch in the game. The possible rewards for this include Lord of the Lake fish and Queen’s Honey Jar ingredients.  

Prompt 1: “Hmmm. Nothing biting. Perhaps if the bait were moving…?”

• “Give it a waggle”: 2x Lord of the Lake
• “Thrash and splash”: 1x Lord of the Lake + 2x Queen’s Honey Jar

• “Keep it still”: 1x Lord of the Lake + 1x Lone Boot 

Prompt 2: “Yaaawn… Ah, I’m more tired than I realized. Hmm… How do I shake this?”

• “Just power through it”: 1x Lord of the Lake + 1x Lone Boot
• “Pinch your cheeks”: 2x Lord of the Lake
• “Give into naptime”: 1x Lord of the Lake + 2x Queen’s Honey Jar 

Upon conversing with Heismay, you must have a plan on what ingredient is that you’re trying to collect. It is best to decide on the recipe that you’re trying to cook to determine the best dialogue choices. Doing so will help you efficiently complete your objectives. With that, here is a sum up of the best answers for specific rewards:   

For Maximum Lord of the Lake

These choices will earn you 2x Lord of the Lake. With this, you may choose to cook between “Secretest of Secrets,” “Enchanted Pottage,” and “Sublime Spoonful.”

• “Give it a waggle”

• “Pinch your cheeks”

• “Take a break”

For Queen’s Honey Jar

This ingredient will let you cook “Amber Stew,” “Adamantine Honey Cake,” and “Sublime Spoonful.” These dialogues will get you a Lord of the Lake plus 2x Queens Honey Jar:  

• “Thrash and splash”

• “Give into naptime”

• “Think like a fish”

For Lone Boot (Valuable Item)

The fishing activity also gives you a valuable item if you prefer not to obtain rare ingredients. Select these answers to earn yourself a Lone Boot plus a Lord of the Lake: 

• “Keep it still”

• “Just power through it”

• “Sway with the waves”

Conclusion

Extraordinary rewards are waiting for you. With Metaphor: ReFantazio Tail Bait, players can get rare ingredients for their cooking recipes. Ensure to add Heismay to your party to unlock the fishing activity on 8/14 in Metaphor: ReFantazio. Also, this will take time in-game and finish at night already. It will definitely be best to plan your fishing sessions around other activities in the game. So, make sure to fish out all the rewards you can!