What is the best lure other than an Angelfish to catch a Deathfish?

[koda733]

I put some Deathfish spawners in my pond, and I hate having to catch fish just so I can use them as a lure to catch fish, so I can use the fish I just caught to be used as a lure to catch another fish, and so on. I feel like making some Ambrosia, putting some servings in my inventory, then giving some Ambrosia to the Sims that died in every way other than old age.

[Seabody]

The best lure other than Angelfish?
I'd say that there is none. Your best bet is to have Level 10 in Fishing, and send the Sim out with no lure. The chances are fairly small, if I remember rightly, but it's possible.

[Leto85]

Try life fruit. From time to time it will work. And if you don't get off the hook (take that literally) after the normal Death Fish hours you will still catch Death Fishes.
But overall, I agreed with Seabody on this one.

[Tealeaf]

Wait, I thought that any bait increases your chances of catching all fish, while increasing the chances of getting what is attracted to that bait significantly.  By my understanding, if you are for example at a spot with both minnow and deathfish, using an apple as bait will get several times more minnow, but also get you more deathfish than using just the lure.

    But I won't be shocked if my understanding is wrong.

Edit: Spelling

[Leto85]

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    But I won't be shocked if my understanding is wrong.

No, you're right about that.

[thesweetestpea]

The best lure other than Angelfish?
I'd say that there is none. Your best bet is to have Level 10 in Fishing, and send the Sim out with no lure. The chances are fairly small, if I remember rightly, but it's possible.

It's not that hard to catch them without a lure. Archibald Goldberg from the Daisy Path went out the night he turned YA and hauled in three normal-quality deathfish without bait.

[koda733]

Thanks for the advice everyone! 

[Pam]

My understanding has always been that only the specific bait for a fish will increase the chances of catching that fish.  So, it's either the specific bait or just the lure.  If this is wrong, I'd sure like to know.  Anyone up for some testing with different baits to catch the same fish?

[Sportsfan]

I thought the same Pam. Perhaps someone who already posted here could look in the game code for us? *cough* Seabody *cough*

[Seabody]

I thought the same Pam. Perhaps someone who already posted here could look in the game code for us? *cough* Seabody *cough*

I had a look in the file where all information about Fish is stored. The only information regarding Deathfish was:

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<Fish>
  <Name>Deathfish</Name>
  <Description>DeathfishDesc</Description>
  <Hex>Deathfish</Hex>
  <WaterTypes>2</WaterTypes>
  <Bait>Angelfish</Bait>
  <Level>10</Level>
  <MinWeight>20</MinWeight>
  <MaxWeight>80</MaxWeight>
  <OverMax>True</OverMax>
  <MinPrice>200</MinPrice>
  <MaxPrice>1000</MaxPrice>
  <SkillPoints>1500</SkillPoints>
  <MedatorName>fishDeathfish</MedatorName>
  <EffectSize>Large</EffectSize>
  <Ingredient_Key>Deathfish</Ingredient_Key>
  <Model_Name>fishDeathfish</Model_Name>
  <Fertilizer_Value>-200</Fertilizer_Value>
  <Fertilizer_Days>4</Fertilizer_Days>
  <CanBuyFromStore>False</CanBuyFromStore>
  <FishBowlMaterialState>fishBowlDeathfish</FishBowlMaterialState>
  <Rarity>Rare</Rarity>
  <MinHuntSkillLevel>9</MinHuntSkillLevel>
  <MaxHuntSkillLevel>10</MaxHuntSkillLevel>
  <MinHuntWeight>1</MinHuntWeight>
  <MaxHuntWeight>10</MaxHuntWeight>
 </Fish>

So, I did find some interesting information, but by the looks of it, there *is* no other bait for Deathfish.

[Pam]

Thank you, *cough* Seabody *cough*.  Can you tell if using any bait at all increases the overall chances of catching Deathfish.  Or would it be mentioned in that part of the code if it was possible?

[Seabody]

I can't see that information. I can only see that the only bait for Deathfish is Angelfish.

[Ketalar]

I've had Agnes use the home pond for deathfish in my dynasty and once did try without bait. She had supermaxed fishing by the way. She did catch some, but the catching was so slow that it was almost wasted time compared to using bait.

[AdnaanA]

There is a way,
Have your sim max fishing and read the deathfish bait book, and use any other bait at night. I caught 3 outstanding deathfish and 2 perfect vampirefish.

[Pam]

There is a way,
Have your sim max fishing and read the deathfish bait book, and use any other bait at night. I caught 3 outstanding deathfish and 2 perfect vampirefish.

The only thing reading the bait book does is tell your Sim that Angelfish is the bait.  It won't help your Sim catch Deathfish unless Angelfish is used as bait.