All-purpose Bait
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- This article is about the item from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. For the item from The Legend of Zelda, see Bait.
| All-purpose Bait | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of the All-purpose Bait | |
| First appearance | The Wind Waker (2003) |
| Found | Beedle's Shop Ship |
| Use | Feeding Fishmen, Pigs or Rats |
All-purpose Bait is an item from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Portions of this bait can be bought from Beedle or Rats. Each unit of bait has three uses. After these three uses more can be bought; however, Link can only buy as many units of bait as his Bait Bag can hold.
[edit] Uses
This handy type of bait, stored in the Bait Bag, can be given to certain animals in exchange for aid in Link's quest. One of the more important uses is filling Link's Sea Chart; if Link uses the bait near a Fishman, the Fishman will fill in Link's Sea Chart for that section if it's not already filled and tell Link any interesting facts about the area. If Link has already filled that section of his Sea Chart, Fishman will provide the helpful info again and will offer to play a mini-game with Link which involves shooting arrows at Fishman; this can only be played, however, if Link has the Hero's Bow.
In addition, the bait can be used near rat holes to coerce rats to come out of their holes and sell Link something. The rat will sell Link either a Red Potion, Blue Potion, Green Potion, Bombs or more All-purpose Bait.
The bait can also be used to make pigs dig where the bait is thrown. The pigs can dig up Rupees, among many other items. Link the Pig can dig in spots where the ground is dark; this usually contains something better than a normal spot, and may even contain a Piece of Heart.
Lastly, the bait can be used to distract enemies such as Miniblins and Puppet Ganon.
