How do I climb the waterfalls fast in salmon run?

[Angelus BR]

I got that other salmon in the open sea using the rental one, but The waterfalls always slow me whlie everyone else pass me

[Meiher]

Salmon Sprint is the thing that gives me anxiety. I hate it. The dumb fish that stops like in wall and other fishes seems like they fly past me.

[Angelus BR]

Originally posted by Meiher:

Salmon Sprint is the thing that gives me anxiety. I hate it. The dumb fish that stops like in wall and other fishes seems like they fly past me.

I had given up and turned on the cheat to skip minigames.

[darien]

Originally posted by Angelus BR:

I had given up and turned on the cheat to skip minigames.

I did the same. I love Crystal Project, but Salmon Run and Quintar racing were not for me.

[Vicccious]

Originally posted by Angelus BR:

I got that other salmon in the open sea using the rental one, but The waterfalls always slow me whlie everyone else pass me

Less jumping more.. TIMED jumping. If you TIME things right too you can hop on the backs of the fish and push yourself even further.

[Vicccious]

Quintar racing/breeding though man..what a mess. Races weren't hard, just tedious and annoying and had to watch a guide on that lol, no way am I spending 20+ hrs doing trial and error.

[Blazerik]

Fish movement is 'entirely' momentum based, and the three biggest sources of momentum are, ascending in any way, breaching out the top of the water, and riding your fish on another fish they knock you forward with a lot of speed.
And the biggest momentum loss is hitting an object, wall, or fish. Don't get stuck behind the fish, don't spam ascent, and do not hit the back of a waterfall. You should be timed to gain momentum from a fish or exiting the water in order to hit the top of the waterfalls to get an even bigger speed boost.

[Hurkyl]

Originally posted by Blazerik:

And the biggest momentum loss is hitting an object, wall, or fish.

... and gravity, which is pertinent for jumping into waterfalls. Jumping too early so that you're falling into a waterfall is even worse than just "losing momentum" -- it actually leaves you with momentum in the wrong direction.

It's not unreasonable at all to just not jump into waterfalls: just swim into the base then upwards.