Yes it does.
So…I don’t really want to spoil it, but in the interests of being clear about the mechanic:
- Some fish do have a “required” lure part. Catfish are one of these.
- You could catch a Catfish with only its required lure part, but having multiple lure parts it’s attracted to will increase your chances.
- If you don’t have the required lure part, even if you have one of the other lure parts it’s attracted to, it will nibble and not bite.
- So basically to answer your question, it means that one of those two things (Feather or Small Tooth) is required, and one of them just further increases your chances. So if you made a lure with just a Feather, and a lure with just a Small Tooth, only one of those two lures would work. But a lure with both will give you a better chance than with just the required part.
- So just to sum it up, there are 3 total parts a Catfish will be attracted to. 1 of those 3 parts is required, the other 2 are optional but further increase your chances.
Generally speaking, all fish other than the really basic ones have at least one required part, some have more than one required part.
Yes it’s on my list.