Bait

Bait is the consumable used for Fishing, introduced in Season of the Deep. Every cast costs one bait, and you can hold up to 500.

Acquisition

Bait is rewarded for Salvage, Deep Dive and playlist activities, public events, patrols and collecting planetary materials (one per material). Reported yields vary slightly between sources, with 16 to 18 bait per Salvage. Hawthorne gives ten free bait after the first fishing quest. Fishing without bait lowers the odds of better catches, as seen on Chiron's Carp.