Fishing bait

For use with a fishing rod. Fishing bait is a free-to-play item traded on the Old School RuneScape Grand Exchange.

Fishing bait trades for 5 gp, making it one of the cheapest items on the GE. The buy-sell spread is 1 gp (20.0%), which indicates a wide gap between instant buy and sell — typical of less liquid items.

Fishing bait has very low trading volume (1 recent trades), which means wider spreads and slower fills. With a buy limit of 8,000 every 4 hours, you can trade in large quantities per session.

Fishing bait currently has a negative margin of -1 gp after tax, meaning instant flips would result in a loss at these prices. Margins fluctuate throughout the day — check back later or set a price alert to be notified when the margin turns positive.

Fishing bait has a high alchemy value of 1 gp, but at the current buy price it is not profitable to alch.

Set a price alert to get notified when the margin changes, or add this item to your watchlist for quick access.