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Verified 2026-10-04 · game version 1.1.3 · how we source things

Brown Crab

Brown Crab sells for $3 in How to Fish, and it is caught with the Ham.

$3

Sell price

Read from the in-game encyclopaedia screen.

2

Fish on this lure

Everything the Ham reaches.

$

Currency

Coins — the base currency, earned by selling to island NPCs.

3

Fish to earn 10×

33,333 catches sells for about $100,000.

How to catch it

Lure needed
Ham
Where to get the lure
free bait on the green rod
Sell price
$3
Source
Read off the in-game encyclopaedia (Steam Community guide screenshots)

Equip the Ham before you cast — the bait decides the pool, not where you stand. Selling is done by throwing the catch into a shopkeeper's mouth (hold the interact key), so a full inventory is the usual reason a run stalls.

An early-game catch. Its job is to fund the next lure rather than to be a payday, so do not spend a long time farming it once you can afford the next tier.

Other fish the Ham reaches

FishValue
Shrimp $5
Brown Crab this page $3

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