🎣 Quality Bobber
The Quality Bobber is a fishing tackle item in Stardew Valley. This equipment enhances the quality of the fish you catch, upgrading their quality by one level (for example, it converts silver-tier fish to gold-tier). Players can obtain the crafting recipe from Willy through a cutscene after completing the “Juicy Bugs Wanted!” Special Order quest. Additionally, a Quality Bobber can be found as a reward for solving the puzzle in Journal Scrap #4 located on Ginger Island.
🛠 Crafting & Purchase
- Recipe: 1 Cork Bobber, 1 Iron Bar
- Unlocked: Fishing Level 8
- Purchase: Available at Willy’s Fish Shop for 1,000g
📋 Usage
- Equip it on any fishing rod to boost the quality of caught fish.
- Enhances quality effects, increasing the value of fish for sale or cooking.
- One-time use; once you catch a fish, the bobber is consumed.
- Easily attached by accessing the rod’s tackle slot.
🌟 Effects
- Increases the quality of fish caught, thus increasing sale price.
- Useful for completing fish-related bundles that require higher quality catches.
- Does not impact the fishing mini-game difficulty, solely benefits fish quality.
💡 Strategy
Pro Tip: Use the Quality Bobber when aiming to fulfill specific quest requirements for high-quality fish or when selling to maximize profit.
- Consider crafting multiple Quality Bobbers if you plan on fishing extensively.
- Plan your fishing sessions around the availability of fish that provide the highest market value.
- Utilizing the Quality Bobber in conjunction with buff foods can enhance fishing efficiency and outcomes.