Fishing - Getting Started

Do you really think you're BRAVE enough to Fish in this land!? Head over to Fishy Tim in Firlun and PROVE IT!

"Don't bother coming on Fishy Friday - I'm away!" - Fishy Tim (Open 8:00-19:00 Sat-Wed)

 

Once you've proven yourself to Fishy Tim he will reward you with a Basic Fishing Rod and 20 x Bread Fish Bait.

Tim also gives you another task. Catch him 15 x Dirty Fish. Head over to the dock next to Tim's hut and get started. Fishing bait has it's own equipment slot and does not need to be constantly re-quipped after being put on, whereas the Basic Fishing Rod acts as a 2H weapon. Equip both.

 How to Fish: 

Face the water and hold LEFT CLICK to cast. Wait for a bit and LEFT CLICK to hook the fish. This will start the Fishing mini-game.



The mini-game is quite straight forward. If the Fish is pulling away, stop reeling in. During this time the Fish Stamina, seen in Top Left, will deplete. Eventually the Fish will tire and the "Reel!" sign will appear above it. Hold LEFT CLICK to reel in the fish. During this time the Fish Stamina will increase.

The lower the Fish Stamina the quicker you will Reel the fish in. As the Fish Stamina climbs, you will start to reel slower and slower until eventually a "!!" pops up above the Fish. At that time you must STOP REELING (release Left Click).

If you continue to hold Left Click (Reel) when the Fish has "!!" above it, you will start to lose Line Strength, Top Right, at a rapid pace. If the Line Strength bar empties you will fail to catch the Fish and the mini-game will immediately end.

When the Distance reached "0.0 m" the Fish is caught and the mini-game ends.

 Tips: 


 * The Fish does not swim away during the "Reel" phase, regardless if you are reeling or not.
 * If the Fish stops swimming, but it's Stamina bar remains high, you can trick the Fish into swimming away by tapping the Reel in button. Tap it and release, if the Fish doesn't swim away, tap and release again, repeat until the Fish being to swim away at a rapid pace and deletes its Stamina.
 * Use the above tip to avoid breaking you line. Tapping the line does not lower Line Strength, but holding it, even slightly, will take large chunks.
 * There is no need to fight the Fish. If it's swimming away, that's a good thing as it's lowering it's Stamina which in turn will speed up the rate which you can pull it in.
 * You Reel in a Fish MUCH quicker than it swims away.