Fisch · Fish
Basketback Tortoise
“Carries a woven, basket-like shell said to collect lost eggs drifting through the tides. Slow-moving, but always seems to know where easter eggs wash ashore.”— in-game Bestiary description
Fish stats
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Where and when to catch Basketback Tortoise
- Location
- Easter Cove
- Preferred bait
- Marshmallow Chicks
- Time of day
- Day
- Weather
- Clear
- Season
- Spring
Basketback Tortoise guide
At 12,750 kg on average, the Basketback Tortoise is a Limited fish measured in tonnes: the wiki gives a range of 12,000 kg to 28,350 kg. Its price per kilo is only 3.48 C$, so the money comes from mass, and the wiki puts the average catch at 44,388.9 C$ (even the lightest 12,000 kg would bring about 41,760 C$). Base XP is 39,000.
It belongs to the Easter event (the wiki lists Easter 2) and is caught in Easter Cove on Marshmallow Chicks, by day, under clear skies, in spring. The in-game quote describes a woven, basket-like shell said to collect lost eggs drifting through the tides, and a slow mover that always seems to know where Easter eggs wash ashore.
The catch lines lean into the holiday: “A BASKETBACK TORTOISE”, “EASTER!!!” and “IT HAS EASTER EGGS!!”.
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