Harpoon





A Harpoon is a tool used in the Fishing skill to fish in fishing spots with the Harpoon Fishing spot option. Harpoons can be used at Cage/Harpoon fishing spots and Net/Harpoon fishing spots. At Cage/Harpoon fishing spots, players with level 35 or higher Fishing can catch tuna for 80 experience while harpooning. When players reach level 50 Fishing, they can also catch swordfish when harpooning at Cage/Harpoon fishing spots. Members who have reached level 76 Fishing can harpoon sharks at Net/Harpoon fishing spots.

When a player is able to catch two types of fish with a harpoon (for example able to catch both tuna and swordfish), players will be catching more of the fish which requires smaller fishing level (in this case tuna) than the fish that requires a higher fishing level to catch (the swordfish).

Harpoons can be obtained at most fishing shops for 45 coins, at a spawn inside the Fishing Guild by the exit door, or as a drop from Dagannoths.

Cage/Harpoon fishing spots can be found next to the docks of Karamja, eastern Wilderness, on the shores of Catherby, Rellekka, Jatizso, and by the Fishing Guild docks. Net/Harpoon fishing spots can also be found in Catherby, the Fishing Guild, Burgh de Rott, west of the Elf camp, Jatizso, Ape Atoll, and at Rellekka.

Players cannot wield a harpoon, and therefore it takes up one inventory slot. At level 33 Hunter, players are able to obtain the barb-tail harpoon as a reward for catching a barbtailed kebbit. This can be wielded and used as a harpoon to free up an extra inventory slot while fishing. However, level 33 Hunter is not needed to wield the Harpoon, only to obtain it. It can be bought through the Grand Exchange. Many people prefer to use the Barb-tail harpoon over the regular harpoon because it can be wielded, allowing for one more inventory space and therefore slightly more efficient fishing.

The harpoon is also the tertiary ingredient in infusing Ibis pouches. Most fishing shops carry a stock of 30 harpoons. However, Harry's Fishing Store in Catherby, located conveniently close to a bank, carries a stock of 1,000 for the Summoning trade.

Stock

 * The fishing shop in Lumbridge does not stock harpoons.
 * Harry's Fishing Shop in Catherby stocks 1,000 harpoons. These cannot be purchased noted, so multiple trips to the bank are required to buy them all. Fortunately, Catherby has a bank moderately close to the fishing shop. For fast banking, when running to the bank from the shop, click a harpoon to 'use' it. Then click the bank deposit box upon arriving in the bank and choose to deposit all the harpoons.
 * Gerrant's Fishy Business in Port Sarim stocks 1,000 harpoons for 45 coins each. The nearest bank is in Draynor village, but there is a deposit box on the docks near the monks who run the boat to Entrana.
 * The fishing shop in Witchaven also stocks 1,000 harpoons, also at the rate of 45 coins.
 * Arnold Lydspor in the Piscatoris Fishing Colony stocks 10 harpoons.

Trivia

 * In real life, harpoons are tied to ropes to be retrieved back, but in RuneScape, they have no rope, although it seems to come back to the player.