last hermit quest won't start

[tools guy-kun]

referring the "I wish to see the Samegawa Guardian" one. I'm looking at a guide that says to bring a huge fish to the old man at the pond that teaches you fishing, but he won't mention the huge fish or guardian no matter what, and I have a huge fish in my inventory. something I'm doing wrong?

[apple sauce]

Have you caught the guardian from Inaba yet? I haven't played in a while so my memory may be off, but I think you need to do that first.

[tools guy-kun]

Originally posted by BLAU:

Have you caught the guardian from Inaba yet? I haven't played in a while so my memory may be off, but I think you need to do that first.

https://www.ign.com/wikis/shin-megami-tensei-persona-4-golden/Mysterious_Fox_Quests I've been following this guide from the start and it's been completely accurate, at least up until the last one. it says to give him the fish first then get the guardian, but I think I should just try it the other way around. thanks

[apple sauce]

Originally posted by tools guy-kun:

Originally posted by BLAU:

Have you caught the guardian from Inaba yet? I haven't played in a while so my memory may be off, but I think you need to do that first.

https://www.ign.com/wikis/shin-megami-tensei-persona-4-golden/Mysterious_Fox_Quests I've been following this guide from the start and it's been completely accurate, at least up until the last one. it says to give him the fish first then get the guardian, but I think I should just try it the other way around. thanks

Yeah, I think the guide isn't accurate for the last quest. If nothing works, try fishing at the beach. I think the game will tell you to get a better fishing rod which will then trigger the event where the old man will tell you to catch the River Guardian. After showing the old man the River Guardian, you can go to the beach and catch the Sea Guardian. Good luck!

[tools guy-kun]

Originally posted by BLAU:

Originally posted by tools guy-kun:

https://www.ign.com/wikis/shin-megami-tensei-persona-4-golden/Mysterious_Fox_Quests I've been following this guide from the start and it's been completely accurate, at least up until the last one. it says to give him the fish first then get the guardian, but I think I should just try it the other way around. thanks

Yeah, I think the guide isn't accurate for the last quest. If nothing works, try fishing at the beach. I think the game will tell you to get a better fishing rod which will then trigger the event where the old man will tell you to catch the River Guardian. After showing the old man the River Guardian, you can go to the beach and catch the Sea Guardian. Good luck!

I'll try it soon. thanks!

[Synavix]

There's actually 2 guardians. You need to catch the Sea Guardian to complete the quest, but you need to catch the River Guardian first in order to unlock that.

You need to get the Hermit Quest.

Then you need to ride 3 long rides on your scooter to unlock the beach, and while you're there try fishing (it will tell you that you need a better rod).

Go back and talk to the old man, and ask him all the questions about the guardian (locations, bait, etc).

After that you should be able to catch Inaba Jewel Beetles (the guide I used said in the evening, but I was getting them during the day too).

Go to the river (when it's raining preferably) and cast. You can press the cast button a second time to re-select the bait without wasting a try (as long as you do it before the fish bites) to keep casting over-and-over until you see the ripples around the bobber creating a big splash effect. That's how you know you got a Guardian. You can catch multiple Guardians to use for later fish-feeding quests or just to sell, so if you're patient it's best to catch all Guardians if you have enough bait.

Once you've caught a River Guardian you talk to the old man and he'll give you the Sea rod. Again ask him all the questions about bait and stuff to unlock catching Genji Beetles, and repeat the same thing when it's raining at the beach. Sea Guardians still sell for the most out of the sea fish, but they're not as useful as the River Guardian so you only really need to catch one.

[tools guy-kun]

Originally posted by Synavix:

There's actually 2 guardians. You need to catch the Sea Guardian to complete the quest, but you need to catch the River Guardian first in order to unlock that.

You need to get the Hermit Quest.

Then you need to ride 3 long rides on your scooter to unlock the beach, and while you're there try fishing (it will tell you that you need a better rod).

Go back and talk to the old man, and ask him all the questions about the guardian (locations, bait, etc).

After that you should be able to catch Inaba Jewel Beetles (the guide I used said in the evening, but I was getting them during the day too).

Go to the river (when it's raining preferably) and cast. You can press the cast button a second time to re-select the bait without wasting a try (as long as you do it before the fish bites) to keep casting over-and-over until you see the ripples around the bobber creating a big splash effect. That's how you know you got a Guardian. You can catch multiple Guardians to use for later fish-feeding quests or just to sell, so if you're patient it's best to catch all Guardians if you have enough bait.

Once you've caught a River Guardian you talk to the old man and he'll give you the Sea rod. Again ask him all the questions about bait and stuff to unlock catching Genji Beetles, and repeat the same thing when it's raining at the beach. Sea Guardians still sell for the most out of the sea fish, but they're not as useful as the River Guardian so you only really need to catch one.

that was it. I already had the beach unlocked prior but never tried fishing there. once I selected that, talking to the old man was what prompted him to tell me about the guardian. this helped, thanks! marking as the answer.