There is literally zero way to have over 500 baits. Daily free baits cap out at 20, plus the 3 from the daily box. You can't buy baits from the shop, and they disappear at the end of the event. So the most baits you could have at any one point is 161. Not gonna say that doesn't take a while, but if you just do the 23 daily each day as you get them, you won't be bored out of you mind on Wednesday when they're all stockpiled.

Might mean spread out over multiple accounts. 4 accounts should put you in the 500 range. I definitely do like 350 in the week on 3. An auto feature would be nice, even if you have to wait for it do go through it all on screen. Just let it run for a few minutes and come back to it to change locations.

I agree, an auto-feature of some sort would be great. I understand the "fishing requires patience" aspect but doing 60+ every day or far more if god forbid I don't have the time to sit and do it some of the days across multiple accounts I find myself taking a lot of breaks and switching hands since all that repetitive clicking aggravates my wrist.