Fishing woes

[DTD_Hiro]

Is there some kind of magic to fishing? I've played a hundred games with fishing in it and never had such a hard time as with Dinkum. After going through 2 rods without landing a fish I went and watched a few videos and then went thru another rod without landing one.
If you reel in, the line breaks, if you dont reel in, letting the fish run, the line breaks. The red line drops to zero in about a quarter second. I can simply find no middle ground at all.,

Please tell me your secrets

[WoogieMonsutā]

Originally posted by DTD_Hiro:

Is there some kind of magic to fishing? I've played a hundred games with fishing in it and never had such a hard time as with Dinkum. After going through 2 rods without landing a fish I went and watched a few videos and then went thru another rod without landing one.
If you reel in, the line breaks, if you dont reel in, letting the fish run, the line breaks. The red line drops to zero in about a quarter second. I can simply find no middle ground at all.,

Please tell me your secrets

- When the fish takes the hook, it always immediately fights. Repeatedly tap the button as fast as you can to prevent the fish from getting too far & snapping the line

- After fighting for a few seconds, the fish will get tired; now is your chance to press & hold the button to pull it in faster

- Most fish will attempt to fight at least one more time just before you snatch them out of the water, so be prepared to start tapping again

- When you catch a shark, it will be dizzy / stunned for a few seconds when you snatch it out of the water; quickly equip your weapon and attack. Catching sharks while on a boat is not advised.

- The three levels of Fishing Rod (basic, copper, iron) have progressively stronger line, with iron having the added trait of attracting sharks to bite.

[DTD_Hiro]

Ah Tapping at first! Thank you. I will give that a go. I was attempting to continuously press and hold and the timing seemed impossible.

Much appreciated.

[GameOverRIP]

Originally posted by DTD_Hiro:

Is there some kind of magic to fishing? I've played a hundred games with fishing in it and never had such a hard time as with Dinkum. After going through 2 rods without landing a fish I went and watched a few videos and then went thru another rod without landing one.
If you reel in, the line breaks, if you dont reel in, letting the fish run, the line breaks. The red line drops to zero in about a quarter second. I can simply find no middle ground at all.,

Please tell me your secrets

Use the mod that auto catches them :)

[Vermillion Cardinal]

Originally posted by WoogieMonsutā:

- When the fish takes the hook, it always immediately fights. Repeatedly tap the button as fast as you can to prevent the fish from getting too far & snapping the line

Not sure if this is necessary, as I allow the fish to have its initial flee attempt before reeling it in by holding down the mouse button when it's tired. Rinse and repeat until it's caught.

I haven't lost any from them swimming out of range after learning how fishing worked, and I'm only using the basic fishing pole. I do try to nab them closer to me and not at extreme ranges though, which may influence things.

[DJDiceZ]

Originally posted by DTD_Hiro:

Ah Tapping at first! Thank you. I will give that a go. I was attempting to continuously press and hold and the timing seemed impossible.

Much appreciated.

You're supposed to hold. Just not at first. Tapping appears to be an exploit, it's not an intended behaviour as you can bypass the minigame by just tapping the entire time.

Out of all games i've fished in this one is one of the easiest, what you're probably doing is trying to hold the line too early before letting it do the initial "i'm gonna swim away 10 meter from you" so that you don't catch it instantly point blank.

The line isn't supposed to break (unless maybe you let it go veeery far? never really had a fishing spot big enough for it to extend the line too far before i reel it in) if you don't touch it, what you're supposed to do is wait until it swims away right after biting, then you can start holding.

You hold, and as soon as it splashes and fights back, you let go, and when it calms down, you reel back in again. Just find a rhythm and you're good to go. If you time it right you can start reeling in even a bit before it completely calms down as it'll allow you to reel it in a bit before too.

[spielerinchen]

Originally posted by DTD_Hiro:

... If you reel in, the line breaks, if you dont reel in, letting the fish run, the line breaks. The red line drops to zero in about a quarter second. I can simply find no middle ground at all.,

Please tell me your secrets

1. at least you know the first step, how to hook the fish, that's already something
2. after hooked the fish starts immediately to get away, you have either to let it or tap lightly to slow it down. it's personal preference, i prefer the latter.
3. after the fish stops struggling you reel in
4. when you hear a friction sound & the red bar appears, stop reeling immediately
the red bar indicates the state of your rod, it should remain untouched if possible
5. repeat 2-4 until the fish is out of water

[Hakgova]

Originally posted by Vermillion Cardinal:

Originally posted by WoogieMonsutā:

- When the fish takes the hook, it always immediately fights. Repeatedly tap the button as fast as you can to prevent the fish from getting too far & snapping the line

Not sure if this is necessary, as I allow the fish to have its initial flee attempt before reeling it in by holding down the mouse button when it's tired. Rinse and repeat until it's caught.

I haven't lost any from them swimming out of range after learning how fishing worked, and I'm only using the basic fishing pole. I do try to nab them closer to me and not at extreme ranges though, which may influence things.

It is not necessary but it makes reeling in the fish a little quicker sense they won't travel as far away.

[Vimpster]

In my experience if you do not tap while the fish is pulling it will start to break the line, it doesn't even have to be very far away. So it seems like maybe you are meant to tap while the fish is pulling in order to avoid line breakage.

[spielerinchen]

ok, about the tapping after the fish is hooked & while it tries to escape

the first rod is a weak one, understandbly, so it might happen you hook a fish stronger than the line. if you don't tap at all after the fish is hooked, which means that you don't try to reel in the fish at all, then the bar to the right won't even appear, so you won't even realise the fish is causing a strain on the line. what you will have as a result is the depleted blank bar appear before the line breaks while the fish gets away.

so i would say, you should tap at least several times after the fish is hooked & fighting to slow it down & to make sure the line takes no damage.
another benefit of the tapping is it's a feedback to know faster when the fish stops fighting & when to reel in. without tapping you will probably react later than with that kind of feedback, which gives you less time to reel.

with a stronger rod only very strong fishes will get away if you don't tap, but every other fish won't break the line at all.
i didn't test which fishes are stronger than the type of line, so i still recommend to just tap. & i don't think tapping is any kind of cheating or exploit, it's just part of the fishing gameplay.