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Expert Fishing - The Bass and You
Item Level 13Recipe
Sell price: 25 silver
Current price
444,200 gold96 silver
A Common Recipe, item level 13.
- Today's price is on the high side: only 46% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan
Expert Fishing - The Bass and You Price History on Moon Guard
Moon Guard Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Moon Guard Auction House2Units listed
2Sellers
444,200 gold96 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Expert Fishing - The Bass and You's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 522,751 gold39 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 99,999 gold99 silver to 3,654,093 gold40 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 15% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 522,751 gold39 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 30 and requires level 20. In Classic Era it is item level 30 and requires level 20. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 30. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 30. In MoP Classic it is item level 30.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 13 | - | Common | 25s |
| WoW Forever | 30 | 20 | Common | 25s |
| Classic Era | 30 | 20 | Common | 25s |
| The Burning Crusade | 30 | - | Common | 25s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 30 | - | Common | 25s |
| MoP Classic | 30 | - | Common | 25s |
Requirements & Properties
- Requires
- Fishing (125)
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 4 recipes nearest to Expert Fishing - The Bass and You in required skill among Recipe > Fishing.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expert Fishing - The Bass and You (this item) | 125 | 300,000 gold on 5 realms | |
 Recipe: Amani Angler's Ward |  Amani Angler's Ward | 1 | 10 gold on 74 realms |
| Recipe: Ominous Octopus Lure |  Ominous Octopus Lure | 1 | 5 gold on 71 realms |
| Recipe: Lucky Loa Lure |  Lucky Loa Lure | 1 | 5 gold on 78 realms |
| Recipe: Blood Hunter Lure |  Blood Hunter Lure | 1 | 10 gold on 73 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Recipe: Lucky Loa Lure at 5 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Expert Fishing - The Bass and You's Icon
Expert Fishing - The Bass and You uses icon file 133740, which 155 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Expert First Aid - Under Wraps ID 16084 · Miscellaneous · item level 13 "The methods in this book are outdated."
- Expert Cookbook ID 16072 · Recipe · item level 13
- Holy Bologna: What the Light Won't Tell You ID 18362 · Quest · item level 25 "-By Shadow Priest Allister"
- A Treatise on Military Ranks ID 18664 · Miscellaneous
- Words of the High Chief ID 13158 · Quest
- Crudely-Written Log ID 12842 · Quest · item level 21
- Crystal Pylon User's Manual ID 11482 · Miscellaneous
- Libram: Blessing of Wisdom ID 21288 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."
Items Numbered Next to Expert Fishing - The Bass and You
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16083 (16082 to 16085) were usually added in the same batch as Expert Fishing - The Bass and You: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Artisan Fishing - The Way of the Lure ID 16082 · Recipe · item level 20- Expert First Aid - Under Wraps ID 16084 · Miscellaneous · item level 13 "The methods in this book are outdated."
- Artisan First Aid - Heal Thyself ID 16085 · Miscellaneous · item level 20 "The methods in this book are outdated."
Expert Fishing - The Bass and You Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 16083 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 1 gold
- Vendor sell price
- 25 silver
- Flags
- 64 / 8192 / 0 / 16384 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Expert Fishing - The Bass and You in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Expert Fishing - The Bass and You is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Expert Fishing - The Bass and You next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Expert Fishing - The Bass and You in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Expert Fishing - The Bass and You is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Expert Fishing - The Bass and You in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Expert Fishing - The Bass and You is Common quality, item level 30 and requires level 20.
- What does Expert Fishing - The Bass and You sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 25s for one Expert Fishing - The Bass and You in Classic Era.
- How much is Expert Fishing - The Bass and You on the auction house right now?
- 444,200g 96s on Moon Guard, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Expert Fishing - The Bass and You
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4