Fishing bait
For use with a fishing rod.
Fishing bait is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. Recent trades put the high price at 6 GP (2m ago) and the low price at 4 GP (2m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 2 GP per item after the 2% tax (50.00% of the buy price). You can buy up to 8,000 every four hours. High Alchemy would lose 169 GP per cast if you bought it at the low price and paid for the nature rune. 3,316,279 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 6 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 4 GP () |
| Tax | 0 GP |
| Margin | 2 GP |
| ROI | 50.00% |
| Buy limit | 8,000 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 1 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 4 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 6 GP
Margin after tax: 2 GP per unit. No Grand Exchange tax applies at this price.
Buy limit: 8,000 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 8,000 Fishing bait costs 32,000 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 16,000 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 8,000 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 1 GP
- Low alchemy value: 1 GP
- Base value: 3 GP
Fishing bait price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 1 GP to 6 GP across 164 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 5 GP to 6 GP (+1 GP, +20.00%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 1 GP to 8 GP across 684 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 5 GP to 6 GP (+1 GP, +20.00%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 1 GP to 8 GP across 1,940 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 5 GP to 6 GP (+1 GP, +20.00%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 8 GP on 2026-10-15 UTC, and the lowest was 1 GP on 2026-11-03 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Fishing bait price history", based on OSRS Wiki real-time price data through 2026-11-08 UTC. Calculations by QuantScapers.
What is the Grand Exchange buy limit for Fishing bait?
You can buy up to 8,000 Fishing bait every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Fishing bait a members-only item?
Fishing bait is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Fishing bait's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Fishing bait's insta-sell (low) price is 4 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 6 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Fishing bait?
Fishing bait trades below 50 GP at the current quote, so no Grand Exchange tax applies.
What does a full buy limit of Fishing bait cost?
Buying the full limit of 8,000 Fishing bait costs 32,000 GP at the current insta-sell price of 4 GP each.