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Red Dead Online Trader bonuses poster: artwork of a hunter carrying a carcass over their shoulder.

Red Dead Online April bonuses: triple Trader Sales and 5X fishing

Red Dead Online from March 31 to May 4, 2026: 3X Trader Sales, 3X Call to Arms, 5X on fish sales and the Fishing Challenge, plus a free fishing rod.

These bonuses are no longer active. The latest ones: Red Dead Online Halloween: 4X Strange Tales and Halloween Pass 2

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From March 31 to May 4, 2026, Red Dead Online rewards anyone living off the land. Trader Sales pay 3X RDO$, XP and Role XP, fish sell for five times the usual price at the Butcher, and the defensive mode Call to Arms pays 3X RDO$, Gold and XP.

Bonuses this month

Activity

Bonus

Trader Sales

3X RDO$, XP and Role XP

Call to Arms

3X RDO$, Gold and XP

Fish sales to the Butcher

5X RDO$

Fishing Challenge event

5X RDO$ and XP

Trader extras

  • Five sales: Fortune Buckle.
  • All Trader Daily Challenges: Tennessee Walker Camp Flag.
  • Rank 20 Traders: Burdall Hat.

Call to Arms

You and other players defend a town against ten waves of increasingly tough enemies. Start it by picking up J.'s Telegram at a Post Office or your camp Lockbox. Reaching Wave 4 unlocks the Larkin Gloves.

Call to Arms poster with silhouettes of armed characters beside a forest.

Five times the fishing money

The fishing rod is free from the Catalogue or any General Store, and lures are 50% off at Lagras Bait & Tackle. With 5X on Butcher sales, landing big fish goes from pastime to serious income for five weeks.

A Red Dead Online character holds their fishing line with a fish hanging from it.
  • March 31–April 6: one Trader Sale for the red Dillehay Hat. Series: Hardcore Takeover.
  • April 7–13: reach Wave 5 in Call to Arms for the blue Prieto Poncho. Series: New Hanover.
  • April 14–20: join two Free Roam Events for 50% off any weapon. Series: Bow and Arrow.
  • April 21–27: craft an item at Gus' shop for the North Tumbleweed Treasure Map. Series: Hardcore Public Enemy.
  • April 28–May 4: log in on two days for the gray Shaffer Chaps. Series: Hardcore Saint Denis.

Logging in any day this month also gets you the Carbow Double Bandolier.

Discounts

Free Fast Travel; the Butcher's Table 5 Gold Bars off; Novice and Promising Trader items, melee weapons, hunting knife customization and sniper rifles 50% off; Mustang and Ardennes horses 40% off; boots, gloves, hats and ammo 30% off.

Is it worth it?

With the Butcher's Table and role items discounted, this is the ideal time to start as a Trader, and triple sales pay the investment back fast. If you just want to unwind, 5X fishing is the most a relaxing activity has ever paid in the game. Last month is covered in our Moonshiner bonuses roundup.