Dark fishing bait price in OSRS — live Grand Exchange data

About Dark fishing bait

In game it is examined as “What on earth would eat this?.” Dark fishing bait is members-only, so a membership is needed to trade or use it. The base game value is 3 gp, which is what shops price from rather than what players pay.

Dark fishing bait buy limit

The Grand Exchange lets one account buy 8,000 every 4 hours. That is enough to build a real position inside a day. Filling it once costs about 48,000 gp at the 6 gp price recorded on 11 October 2026. The limit is per account and resets on a rolling 4-hour timer.

GE tax on Dark fishing bait

The 2% sale tax is rounded down, and at 6 gp it rounds to nothing — sales under 50 gp are untaxed, so a flip here keeps its whole margin.

High alching Dark fishing bait

High alchemy turns one Dark fishing bait into 1 gp. That is less than the 142 gp nature rune the cast costs, so alching Dark fishing bait always loses money.

How much Dark fishing bait trades

Dark fishing bait sees about 260.4K trades a day, which makes it heavily traded — orders at a fair price usually fill quickly. That is roughly 33 times the 8,000 buy limit.

Dark fishing bait FAQ

How much is Dark fishing bait in OSRS? Dark fishing bait is 6 gp on the Grand Exchange as of 11 October 2026, with an insta-sell of 5 gp. The chart above is live.

What is the buy limit for Dark fishing bait? 8,000 every 4 hours.

Can you high alch Dark fishing bait for profit? No — the alch value is 1 gp and the nature rune alone costs 142 gp.

Do you need members for Dark fishing bait? Yes, Dark fishing bait is members-only.