Bait

Bait decides two things:

• Catch time. How long the trap waits between catches, picked at random in the bait's range.
• Luck. How much the odds shift towards treasure and away from junk. See how luck works.

A net in the trap shortens the catch time and adds its own luck on top of the bait's.

Bait	Catch time	Average	Luck
Plant Bait	120–240 s	180 s	-1
Worm Bait	80–160 s	120 s	0
Fish Chum	60–100 s	80 s	+1
Glow Bait	45–70 s	57.5 s	+2
Prismarine Lure	30–45 s	37.5 s	+3
Nautilus Lure	20–30 s	25 s	+5

TIP

Hover over bait in your inventory to see its catch time and luck.

Crafting progression

Each tier is made from the one below it, plus something from a new part of the world. Early traps help you make the next tier: Fish Chum takes any fish, including your own catches.

Plant Bait

Farm scraps. Slow, and with negative luck it catches more junk than any other bait.

Shapeless ➜ 4Plant Bait

Worm Bait

A night out fighting zombies turns seeds into worms.

Shapeless ➜ 4Worm Bait

Fish Chum

Use part of what your traps catch to catch more. Any item in #minecraft:fishes works, including the new fish.

Shapeless ➜ 4Fish Chum

Glow Bait

Needs a trip to the lush caves for glow berries, and a glow squid.

Shapeless ➜ 2Glow Bait

Prismarine Lure

Ocean monument materials. Traps in oceans occasionally catch one, too.

Shaped ➜ 2Prismarine Lure

Nautilus Lure

The best bait. Nautilus shells come from fishing, wandering traders, and lucky trap catches.

Shaped ➜ 4Nautilus Lure

Catching bait

Traps sometimes catch bait back. This keeps a working trap going a little longer, but not forever:

• Worm Bait and Plant Bait in rivers and swamps
• Fish Chum in oceans
• Glow Bait in warm oceans
• Prismarine Lures in oceans (rare)

Any item can be made into bait with a datapack. See Bait files.