Fishing bait

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Fishing bait trades around 6 gp now, flat this week, 7-day range 4–8.

Lowlast instant sell

5

Highlast instant buy

6

Flippers place a buy offer near the low and sell near the high.

Flip margin: +1; per item, after 0 tax
Flip profit / 4h: 8,000; Buy 8,000 · spend 40,000 (limit)
Buy limit: 8,000; per 4 hours
Traded, 24h: 3,199,480; both sides
Margin held: 96%; of the last 24h, steady
High alch: 1; shop value 3

How these numbers work

Sell offer (last insta-buy)6

Buy offer (last insta-sell)− 5

GE tax, 2% capped at 5mexempt

Net margin per item+1

Breakeven sell price≥ 6

Potential profit, one 4h window

Buy limit8,000

10% of 4h volume61,029

10m bankroll ÷ buy2,000,000

Quantity (the lowest)× 8,000

Spend40,000

Potential profit

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About Fishing bait on the GE

“For use with a fishing rod.”

Fishing bait last traded at 6 gp (insta-buy) and 5 gp (insta-sell) on the Grand Exchange. The two prices are only 1 gp apart, too close to flip. 3,199,480 were traded in the last 24 hours. It is available to free-to-play players.

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Prices assume you place offers and wait for them to fill. Insta-buying and insta-selling pays the spread twice.
Selling below the breakeven price loses money, even if it is above what you paid.
4h volume is 610k items (153k/hr, pace over the last 2 hours). Sized to a 10m bankroll; set yours on the home page.

Last 7 days

Flat vs 7 days ago

Avg / day: 4,408,786
7d low: 4 gp
7d high: 8 gp

Hourly mid price, the average of the buy and sell prices. Volume counts both sides.

Price & volume

When it trades

Times in UTC (game time)

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By hour of day

By weekday

16 gp

Noose wand29 gp

Box trap53 gp

Fishing bait price history

All-time high: 6 gp; 28 Nov 2015
All-time low: 1 gp; 20 Oct 2023
30 days: flat
90 days: flat
1 year: flat

Monthly close in gp (last guide price of each month)

4Nov 25
4Dec 25
4Jan 26
5Feb 26
5Mar 26
5Apr 26
4May 26
5Jun 26
5Jul 26
5Aug 26
5Sept 26
5Oct 26

Daily GE guide prices from 28 Mar 2015 to 11 Oct 2026, from the OSRS Wiki. Data as of 11 Oct 2026.

Tax: Selling one at 6 gp costs no tax. Items selling under 50 gp pay none, because 2% of the price rounds down to 0 gp. Tax-exempt items →

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Fishing bait FAQ

How much is Fishing bait worth?

Fishing bait last sold for 5 gp (instant sell) and was last bought for 6 gp (instant buy) on the Grand Exchange.

What is the Fishing bait buy limit?

You can buy 8,000 Fishing bait every 4 hours. The 4 hours start from your first purchase, and only buying counts towards the limit.

Is Fishing bait worth high alching?

High alchemy turns Fishing bait into 1 gp. Buying one at 6 gp and casting with a nature rune at 137 gp costs 143 gp. That is a loss of 142 gp per cast at the latest prices, so it is not worth alching for profit right now.

Is Fishing bait tax-exempt?

It is not on the exempt list, but it pays no tax at its price. Selling one at 6 gp costs no tax. Items selling under 50 gp pay none, because 2% of the price rounds down to 0 gp.

What was Fishing bait's highest price?

The highest daily guide price on record for Fishing bait is 6 gp, on 28 Nov 2015. The lowest is 1 gp, on 20 Oct 2023.

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Last 7 days

Fishing bait price history

Fishing bait FAQ