Big swordfish

Big swordfish
Level required	50
Fishing XP	100 xp
Bait	N/A
Fishing spot	Fishing spot (cage, harpoon)
Required tool	Harpoon

Big swordfish
Released	31 May 2006 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
League region
Properties
Tradeable	No
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Noteable	No
Options	Drop
Examine	Whopper! I should get this stuffed!
Values
Value	2,500 coins
High alch	1,500 coins
Low alch	1,000 coins
Weight	0.5 kg
Advanced data
Item ID	7991
Link	MOID

A big swordfish is an abnormally large swordfish caught while fishing for swordfish at any cage/harpoon fishing spot, requiring 50 Fishing to catch (or 70 Fishing and 50 Strength for barehanded fishing). Players have a 1/2,500 chance to receive a big swordfish in place of a raw swordfish;^[1] catching one results in the game message You catch an enormous swordfish! instead of the usual You catch a swordfish. If fishing with a fish barrel, a big swordfish will be placed into the inventory.^[2] Additionally, big swordfish cannot be cooked.

It can be stuffed at the taxidermist in Canifis by using the item on her and paying 2,500 coins, returning a stuffed big swordfish. When players take it to the her, she will tell players "Don't point that thing at me!" Once stuffed, it can be mounted at a teak or mahogany display within the skill hall in a player-owned house, granting 50 Construction and 230 Fishing experience.

The benefits of Rada's blessing and spirit flakes will cause two big swordfish to be caught at once if either item activates.^[3] The extra big swordfish will not be counted in the collection log if this happens.

Fishing info[edit | edit source]

Products[edit | edit source]

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Stuffed big swordfish		None	None	1 × Big swordfish 2,500 × Coins

Item sources[edit | edit source]

The drop rate is 1/2,500 every time a raw swordfish is caught. The drop rate of raw swordfish itself varies with Fishing level and harpoon used, so a single figure cannot be quoted.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	League region
Fishing spot (Piscatoris Fishing Colony) Harpoon	35	1	Very rare	N/A
Fishing spot (cage, harpoon) Harpoon _(m)	35	1	Very rare	N/A

Changes[edit | edit source]

Date	Changes
24 March 2020 – 23 September 2021^[5]	The benefits of Rada's blessing and spirit flakes now allow players to receive two big fish at once on activation.

References[edit | edit source]

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 13 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Mod Ash: "Bass = 1/1000. Swordfish = 1/2500. Shark = 1/5000."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Mod Ash: "You can still receive the big fish, and it'd have to go to your inventory."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 2 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Mod Ash: "[Does the fishing boost from both Rada's Blessing 4 and Spirit Flakes apply towards the chance to get a Big Fish (Shark/Swordfish/Tuna) while fishing?] I believe they can double the big fish these days. Originally they wouldn't, but there was a rewrite since then that applied the bonus more widely."
^ Emperor95. "You can get two Big Bass via Rada's blessing, despite what the wiki/Mod Ash states". Reddit. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Note the multiplication message in the chatbox.
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Mod Ash: "Yeah, the answer to that question changed since March 2020 - I think we did a rewrite of the core fishing code during the installation of a League." The earliest occurence of a player reporting a catch of two big fish took place on 23 September 2021.^[4] The rewrite in question likely dates from the implemention of Trailblazer League.

[1] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 13 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Mod Ash: "Bass = 1/1000. Swordfish = 1/2500. Shark = 1/5000."

[2] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Mod Ash: "You can still receive the big fish, and it'd have to go to your inventory."

[3] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 2 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Mod Ash: "[Does the fishing boost from both Rada's Blessing 4 and Spirit Flakes apply towards the chance to get a Big Fish (Shark/Swordfish/Tuna) while fishing?] I believe they can double the big fish these days. Originally they wouldn't, but there was a rewrite since then that applied the bonus more widely."

[4] Emperor95. "You can get two Big Bass via Rada's blessing, despite what the wiki/Mod Ash states". Reddit. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Note the multiplication message in the chatbox.

[5] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Mod Ash: "Yeah, the answer to that question changed since March 2020 - I think we did a rewrite of the core fishing code during the installation of a League." The earliest occurence of a player reporting a catch of two big fish took place on 23 September 2021.^[4] The rewrite in question likely dates from the implemention of Trailblazer League.

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