Final Fantasy 14: How To Catch The Salter (2024)

Catching Big Fish is one of the most challenging and often frustrating 'endgames' of Final Fantasy 14. These piscine perils are elusive and often require very specific strategies to acquire, if not overly specific bait or lures. This frustration might only be compounded by an in-game event that nudges you in the direction of a difficult fish to catch.

The Salter is one such fish. Found in La Noscea, you'll need to be a pretty accomplished Fisher to even attempt to catch this devious prize. But For Week 3 of The Second Hunt for Genesis, which runs until June 4, you'll get a nice haul of Tomestones for doing so.

Preparations For Catching The Salter

The Salter is a Big Fish that was added in Patch 2.3, in the gap between A Realm Reborn and Heavensward. Big Fish are notable for the following reasons:

• They have a high Gathering stat requirement for you to have even a chance to catch it.
• They can only be found in one location.
• They can only be found at certain times, sometimes coinciding with weather conditions.

For your quest to catch The Salter, you will require a Gathering stat of at least 349. Depending on your Fisher level, you can reach this in a few different ways. We recommend these easy methods that require being only level 53 (if you can handle a little crafting or purchase from the Market Board) or level 55:

It's also important to use the right bait to catch The Salter. The best bait for this fish is Honey Worms. These can be purchased from the Junkmongers in any residential area or from the local Merchant & Mender in Eastern La Noscea, who can be found in Wineport (X:20.7, Y:20.7).

How To Find The Salter

As with all Big Fish, The Salter has very specific requirements before showing up and can only be found in one fishing hole in the entire game.

Thankfully, The Salter has a consistent and predictable requirement - it simply shows up for three hours per in-game day, from 17:00 to 20:00. All that you have to do is wait for this time slot and head to the fishing hole.

How To Catch The Salter

Once you have a stack of Honey Worms equipped as your bait and you're at the right fishing hole at the right time, the only thing left to do is cast your line into the waters and pray that The Salter arrives!

Some tips for making the most of your time slots are as follows:

• Use Chum to shorten the length of time it takes for the fish to bite.
• Don't bother using Patience; save your GP for Chum.
• Bring Cordials to recover your GP quickly.
• Don't bother trying to catch any !! fish. The Salter is a ! fish. Letting the !! fish get away will save you time in the long run.