lure is for more attempts per time period
strength increases the chance of giant fish
rarity increases the chance of rare fish
i have 6 options
ensnaring bronze (highest lure)
graced bronze (decent lure with good rarity)
toughened bronze (decent lure with good strength)
ensnaring fishmongers (good lure and decent strength, but bad rarity)
graced fishmongers (decent strength and rarity)
toughened fishmongers (highest strength, but bad rarity
To catch massive fish (almost every time), you can:
Use a Toughened Bronze Rod with luck 4
Or
Use a Toughened Fishmonger’s Rod with luck 3.
This will only apply to dark sea layer 2 and above.
For catching giant fish:
The best way to do it is using a graced bronze rod with luck 2 or 3.
Reason: bronze rods increases lure speed but decreases item chance, in which case this is a good thing since you want to catch fish more.
You want to have as high of a luck stat as you can as it seems like strength isn’t as good for giant fish as it is for Massive fish. As a bonus, you also fish up golden fish more regularly with it to continue having luck 2 or 3.