To get The Catch in Genshin Impact, you need to unlock fishing, go to Inazuma, and trade specific fish at the Inazuma Fishing Association for the weapon and its refinements.

Quick Scoop: How to Get The Catch (Genshin)

1. Basic Requirements

Before you can grab The Catch, make sure you have:

  • Access to the Inazuma region (progress the main Archon quests until Inazuma unlocks).
  • Fishing system unlocked (do the fishing introduction/world quest, then you can fish at spots around Teyvat).

Once those are done, you’re ready to start the grind for this free 4★ polearm.

2. Where You Actually Get The Catch

  • Go to Inazuma City and find the Inazuma Fishing Association NPC (a fisherman who trades fish for fishing rewards).
  • In their shop menu, you’ll see:
    • The Catch (4★ polearm).
* Refinement item **Ako’s Sake Vessel** (used to refine The Catch to R5).

You don’t pay with Mora or Primogems here – you pay only with fish.

3. Fish You Need (Weapon + R5)

Different guides list slightly different totals, but the consistent pattern is:

  • You need special angelfish and koi to buy The Catch itself.
  • You need more angelfish and pufferfish to buy multiple copies of Ako’s Sake Vessel (to reach refinement rank 5).

One recent guide summarises the full R5 cost as:

  • 18 Raimei/angelfish
  • 20 Golden Koi
  • 20 Rusty Koi
  • 40 Pufferfish
  • 40 Bitter Pufferfish

All of these are obtained by fishing at specific spots in Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma.

4. How to Fish Efficiently

  • Craft the correct bait :
    • Koi need Fake Fly Bait;
    • Pufferfish and angelfish need False Worm Bait.
  • Visit known fishing spots in each region and rotate between them so fish have time to respawn (usually every couple of days in real time).
  • Some players recommend using characters with fishing passives that increase double-catch chance in Inazuma to speed things up.

Think of it like a calm side grind: hit a few spots each day, stockpile fish, then go back to the Inazuma Fishing Association to purchase The Catch and all refinements.

5. Why The Catch Is So Popular

The Catch’s passive effect:

  • Increases Elemental Burst DMG and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by a significant amount (e.g., 32% Burst DMG and 12% Burst CRIT Rate at higher refinement).

That makes it one of the best free 4★ polearms for:

  • Burst-focused polearm users like Xiangling and Raiden Shogun.
  • Any support/sub-DPS polearm that spams their Burst.

It’s fully F2P , permanent, and doesn’t rely on gacha luck – just time and fishing.

6. Mini Table: Steps vs Goal

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Step What You Do Goal
Unlock systems Unlock Inazuma and the fishing feature via quests.Be able to travel to Inazuma and fish.
Fish farming Catch angelfish, koi, and pufferfish at spots in Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma.Collect enough fish currency.
Buy weapon Talk to the Inazuma Fishing Association NPC and trade fish for The Catch.Obtain The Catch (R1).
Refine to R5 Trade more fish for Ako’s Sake Vessel multiple times.Max refinement (R5) for best Burst buffs.

7. Extra Notes & “Latest News” Vibes

  • The Catch remains a meta-relevant F2P polearm even in recent 2024–2025 guides; many builds still list it as “Best in Slot F2P” for Burst-reliant polearm users.
  • New weapons have been added over time, but for free players and low spenders, this one is still a staple recommendation in current community discussions and guides.

In forum-style discussions, players often say: “If you build Xiangling or Raiden at all, The Catch is basically mandatory,” because of how much Burst damage it adds with no gacha needed.

TL;DR: Unlock fishing and Inazuma, fish up angelfish, koi, and pufferfish across Teyvat, then trade them at the Inazuma Fishing Association for The Catch and its refinement item Ako’s Sake Vessel until R5.

Bottom note: Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.