The Old Pike
Reported bait: Beginner Boss Lure
Archived 1.0.12 target reference. For recorded fish, the current Fishipedia can show a bait-name clue after a first kill. Patch 1.1.3 evidence & limits
SUPPLIED VISUAL REFERENCE · NOT SPECIES IDENTIFICATIONBefore your next cast.
Obtain Beginner Boss Lure and finish any active boss encounter before using another dedicated boss lure. Corpus’s 1.0.12 reference lists Beginner Boss Lure on Forest, Desert, Rocks and Volcano. Its two targets are Sunfish and The Old Pike; ordinary Pike is a different journal entry. Check the full item name and your rod before casting; prices and stock on your build are not established.
Corpus reports that purchased lure pools are not filtered by island. This lure association does not establish a guaranteed encounter or a tested fight strategy.
Confirm the journal entry
Corpus reports that killing a journal boss or miniboss fills both its ordinary and Drip records. The quest trophy is a separate item: keep it for the required hand-in, even after the journal entry appears. Read the guidance ↗
Reopen Tab after the encounter and compare the same name and variant. Only then copy the result into this site’s checklist. Its boxes are manual browser notes; they cannot detect a kill, alter the game journal, or confirm who received multiplayer credit. Read the guidance ↗
Still missing? Follow the entry check →
Follow the published guidance
Source and limits
Corpus ↗ · Written for 1.0.12; 38 ordinary journal creatures, 11 bosses/minibosses and excluded non-journal creatures
These are published targeting associations, not exclusive spawn rules or guaranteed catches. Rarity odds and exact conditions are not invented.