Marge's Bait & Tackle

Up the path from the Old Dock. Marge looks up from her crossword. "Buying or just lying?"

Everything on Marge's shelves, at her prices. Bait gets used up one cast at a time. Lures, rods and the rest are yours until a line snaps or you sell them back. Walk in with SHOP and buy with BUY and the word shown. Marge buys gear and lures back for 50% of what they cost (SELL). A good eye for a deal (Appraisal) knocks up to 30% off her prices.

Bait

Sold by the pack. One per cast.

Worms × 105c

Takes: Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Channel Catfish, Bigmouth Buffalo, Bowfin, Moonscale Minnow

BUY WORM
Minnows × 58c

Takes: Crappie, Yellow Perch, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Northern Pike, Flathead Catfish, Bowfin, Longnose Gar, Alligator Gar, Lake Sturgeon, Mistback Eel, Moonscale Minnow, Ghost Gar

BUY MINNOW
Corn × 104c

Takes: Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Common Carp, Bigmouth Buffalo, Ember Koi

BUY CORN
Stinkbait × 510c

Takes: Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Lake Sturgeon

BUY STINK
Feathers × 410c

For tying flies: CRAFT FLY turns 2 feathers and a scrap of line into 3 flies. Marge: "Duck. Do not ask which duck."

BUY FEATHERS

Lures

Bought once, cast forever. Or until the line snaps.

Jig30c

Takes: Crappie, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout

BUY JIG
Spinner40c

Takes: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Northern Pike, Muskellunge

BUY SPINNER
Plastic worm20c

Takes: Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bowfin

BUY PLASTIC
Popper45c

REF +2

Takes: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Northern Pike

BUY POPPER
Spoon50c

LCK +2

Takes: Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Chinook Salmon, Chain Pickerel, Northern Pike, Muskellunge

BUY SPOON
Crankbait55c

ATR +2

Takes: Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Brown Trout, Northern Pike, Muskellunge

BUY CRANKBAIT

Rods

Strength and Line Control: what keeps a big one on.

Sturdy Rod80c

STR +3

BUY STURDY
Graphite Rod220c

STR +2SKL +3

BUY GRAPHITE
Quarry Breaker500c

STR +6LIN +3

BUY BREAKER

Reels

For fighting what the rod hooks.

Smooth Reel90c

LIN +3

BUY SMOOTH
Baitcaster260c

SKL +4LIN +2

BUY BAITCASTER

Line

Cheap line snaps. You will learn this once.

Mono Line20c

LIN +1

BUY MONO
Fluoro Line100c

LIN +2ATR +2

BUY FLUORO
Braided Line120c

STR +2LIN +2

BUY BRAID

Hats

Bucket Hat30c

STA +2

BUY BUCKET
Polarized Shades90c

RDG +3

BUY SHADES
Lucky Cap150c

LCK +3

BUY CAP

Wear

Fishing Gloves70c

REF +3

BUY GLOVES
Tackle Vest120c

APR +2BAI +2

BUY VEST
Waders250c

STA +3

Wade out to the mid-river run, where the big trout live.

BUY WADERS

Charms

One at a time, worn on the bag.

Landing Net50c

TEA +3

BUY NET
Rabbit's Foot60c

LCK +2

BUY RABBIT
Scent Pouch70c

ATR +3

BUY SCENT

Boats

New water. Owned, not worn.

Canoe600c

Paddle out to the Backwater: lily-choked channels and the fish that hide in them.

BUY CANOE
Jon Boat1500c

Motor out to Open Water, the middle of Hollow Lake. The biggest fish live out there.

BUY BOAT

Tools

Owned, not worn. They do the work for you.

Big Shovel120c

DIG turns up twice the worms, and comes up empty less.

BUY SHOVEL
Cast Net150c

WADE nets twice the minnows and crayfish, and comes up empty less. From the canoe or the boat, THROW NET for minnows.

BUY CASTNET
Gaff250c

Adds 30% to a solo LIFT on a big fish.

BUY GAFF
Pair of Binoculars300c

SEARCH finds twice the scraps, comes up empty less, and spots tackle other people lost: whole lures and flies.

BUY BINOCULARS

What the letters mean

ATR Fish AttractionBAI Bait EfficiencyRDG Water ReadingLCK LuckREF ReflexesSTR StrengthSKL Fishing SkillLIN Line ControlSTA StaminaAPR AppraisalTEA Teamwork

Gear adds to the stats you have trained. Lures count only while they are on the hook. Some things are never on her shelves: you will have to find them, make them, or be given them.