How to Make Fishing Easier in Crimson Desert: Completing and Solving Tips

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Crimson Desert offers many unusual spots to explore and rare items to discover. These items can help you defeat enemies faster or improve your daily tasks. One such item is The Claw, a special fishing rod that makes your life easier and simplifies the tricky fishing mini-game.

If you’re tired of the hard work of tiring out a fish only to lose it when you reel in too quickly, The Claw is the perfect tool for you. Keep reading to learn where to find The Claw and how to get it.

What Is The Claw?

The Claw is a rare fishing rod with a unique name that can automatically reel in fish once you’ve hooked them and worn them out.
It automates the final step of catching fish—reeling them in.

Reeling in fish can be frustrating if you fail after all the effort, so this rod acts as a helpful safety net. It makes fishing much more efficient and more successful than doing everything manually.

How to Find & Get The Claw Fishing Rod

There are two main trustworthy ways to get The Claw:

From Patrigo, a hidden merchant.
From a specific fisherman west of the Steel Mountains.

If you want to find Patrigo, you need to progress to Chapter 3 and unlock The Greymane Camp on Howling Hill. Patrigo roams around and usually appears at your camp between 10 PM and 7 AM. However, he does not sell The Claw directly. You must first raise his trust level to 100.

To do this, give him 20 small copper pouches. Once his trust reaches 100, he will reward you with The Claw.

The second, more reliable way is traveling south of Hernand to a fishing village just west of the Steel Mountains.

Important: You will need a mask for this. Masks can be looted from Bleed Bandits or bought from Grimrak at the Back Alley Shop near the church in Hernand.
Enter the village and follow the coastline along the rocky cliffs. Eventually, you’ll find a small inlet in the wall of the cliffs, with a waterfall and a small pier where two or three people are fishing.

Near the village, the fisher on the pier will hold The Claw. You can get him to drop it by scaring him with your own fishing rod.

How to scare the fisherman and steal The Claw

First, put on your mask, then cast your fishing line near where he stands. You may need to try a few times. Casting closer to him increases the chances he’ll get scared and drop his rod.

When he’s frightened, he’ll drop The Claw for a few seconds, giving you a window to steal it. Hold LB/L1 (or CTRL), then choose the option to steal The Claw from the ground. After grabbing it, swim away quickly to avoid paying a fine or bounty.

Note: Sometimes, the fisherman might drop his rod into the water, making it hard to pick up. If this happens repeatedly, walk into him and push him further onto the pier and away from the water. Eventually, he’ll drop it on the pier, and you’ll be able to pick it up.

Once you have The Claw, you’ll enjoy a much more efficient fishing experience than before.