Fishing
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- This article is about fishing in Mario & Luigi: Brothership. For fishing in Paper Mario: The Origami King, see Fishing spot.
Fishing is a game mechanic in Mario & Luigi: Brothership. It is unlocked after connecting Lottacoin Island, which prompts a Concordian fisherman to give Mario and Luigi a Fishing Rod and allow them to purchase baits from his fishing friend.
This mechanic is mainly used to obtain various fishes, which can be either sold for a high price, or used as materials for workshop requests. Additionally, certain quests begin after fishing up message in bottles. One Treasurefish is required, among other items, to obtain the Seedle-ize Battle Plug.
Gameplay
Fishing
In order to fish, the player must watch the window showing the bobber closely. Once a fish or an item is hooked, the surrounding water will ripple violently, and a speech bubble with exclamation mark will pop up (with the number of exclamation marks alluding to the hooked item's rarity), at which point, depending on which of the brothers is fishing, the player must press 
or 
as quickly as possible to reel it in. If too much time has passed, the fish escapes along with the bait used.
Baits
Baits are necessary items used for fishing, bought from the blue Concordian fisherman next to the fishing spot. There are three kinds of baits, and each has their own effects.
- Standard Bait: Costs 20 coins each; does not affect the drop rate in any way.
- Handcrafted Bait: Costs 30 coins each; makes it more likely to obtain fish needed for workshop requests.
- Rarest Bait: Costs 50 coins each; boasts a better chance to obtain fish with high sell prices.
Rewards
Below is a table of items that can be fished.
| Name | Rarity | Type | In-game description | Sell Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offin | !! | Crafting Materials | A fish that can easily be caught in any sea. Can be used as material to make equipment. | 10 |
| Egoby | !!! | Crafting Material | This fish might deign to be caught in any sea. Can be used as material to make equipment. | 30 |
| Coinfish | ! | Rare fish | A fish found in most seas. Fetches a fairly high price. | 100 |
| Bullionfish | !! | Rare fish | A fish found in every sea. Fetches a pretty high price. | 300 |
| Treasurefish | !!! | Rare fish | A fish only found in the Gulchrock and Stormstar Seas. Fetches a impressively high price. | 1000 |
| Message Bottles | !!! | Key Item | TBA | 0 |
| Mushroom | ! | Items | Restores 30 HP. | 5 |
| Syrup Jar | ! | Items | Restore 10 BP. | 10 |
| Refreshing Herb | ! | Items | Cure status effects like Trip, Burn, Dizzy and Ice. Sometimes cure other ailments too. | 10 |
