Finding the Fishing too hard

[warrickbartley]

I just spent 30 mins trying to reel in a big fish on a lure and couldnt do it at the owowjila lake
ive pulled in a big one before, at another lake (pike) i think but this time i couldnt even get close,
im guessing some of the big fish are much harder to land than others,
tried pulling the line in and reeling fast, but it just keep fighting and pulling the line back out,
and only second time i tried to hold the line it snapped,
bit p issed off feel this a little to hard. compared to other things in the game.

[introspXtion]

If you're on controller and your reeling in is too slow, there's a Gameplay setting to make it easier. Worked for me.

[Mr.Softy]

I only know the keyboard controls, but I fish like this:

1. Cast fishing rod

2. Hit F a couple of times, so the reeling is super slow

3. Keep Space pressed to slowly drag your lure through the water, stop once a while

4. If you get a bite, move the rod in the opposite direction of where the fish is struggling

5. When the fish is tired, keep space pressed and hammer R to speed up the reeling, move your rod from left to right when reeling in

6. When the fish starts struggling again, keep Space pressed, but let go off the R key. This way you will hold the reel in place, but not reel the fish in.
(I think, I do this instinctively by now. But there definitely is a way to lock the reel in place.)

7. Once you are done with the struggling and reeling, just pick up the fish.

Point 6 of this list is what seems to be your problem, you don't really know how to just hold the reel in place when the fish struggles, from what I can gather from your description.

When you hold the reel in place the line won't break, only if you reel in while the fish struggles, and this way the fish won't pull the line back out.

Once you got this figured out it should be much easier to reel one of those big fishies in.

[samcharles77]

I used to have a really hard time reeling in big fish. The trick for me was figuring out how much to hold the reel in place without snapping the line while the fish was struggling.
Sometimes I still snap the line because I hold the reel in place too long while the fish is struggling. This just takes time to get used to how much you do this. You'll have to get a feel for it because it's tricky.

[Cat Nose Presser]

lures dont work in RDO at all. Pikes will go for worm baits, works 100% for me

[Ares4X]

Easiest way is with the Bow and Deadeye

[Mr.Softy]

Originally posted by Ares4X:

Easiest way is with the Bow and Deadeye

That doesn't count as "caught", so it doesn't work for daily challenges like "5 Bluegill caught".

[Noxsa]

lures online work 100% i never use live bait "unless there is a daily for it" i always fish with the special lures, not only don't you lose the lure when it breaks they catch fish real fast!

small, medium or big fish all are easy to get, frankly i love fishing in RDO, makes me a good profit too, 30 medium fishes go for 62-75 dollar depending why type it is and it only takes me en hour to get 30 of them.

i fish on keyboard and mouse, i don't use a controler so i don't know if fishing is harder with a controler.

[PietPeuk]

Been busy catching the daily northern spike.
After 40 minutes, loosing several after baiting them, i got pretty frustrated and on top of that, 2 idiots in a posse start fishing right next to me. Not even taking corona distance in account.
I don't think it needs much psychology to understand my reaction, but it included explosive ammo.

[Mr.Softy]

Originally posted by PietPeuk:

Been busy catching the daily northern spike.
After 40 minutes, loosing several after baiting them, i got pretty frustrated and on top of that, 2 idiots in a posse start fishing right next to me.

40 minutes?
It took me longer to ride to the river than to reel in the pike.

The thing bites a special river lure in under a minute, and reeling it in takes not longer than a minute either.

And that the line broke, that happened to me maybe 5-10 times, in all my playtime.

[PietPeuk]

Good for you

[MoOoOo]

The best spot for the northern spike is Cattail pond, in the west of Valentine.
it never takes me longer than 3 minutes to get one.(river lures)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2073938569

[Mr.Softy]

Originally posted by PietPeuk:

Good for you

I'm just saying, if it takes you 40 minutes you are clearly doing something wrong.

[warrickbartley]

Hi guys thanks for the feedback yes ive found if i hold the left stick down when the fish is struggling the line dosnt run back out much, so have now managed to get that fish a big Muskie. im still in episode 2, believe i cant get some bait yet is that right, ill like to go for the big catfish next. also where is a good place to catch a sturgeon thanks guys. also changed the reel option to a button bit easier than the stick,

[Noxsa]

Originally posted by MoOoOo:

The best spot for the northern spike is Cattail pond, in the west of Valentine.
it never takes me longer than 3 minutes to get one.(river lures)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2073938569

best spot, just outside town van horn north side, got one in seconds of casting my lure.