Fishing in this game is the worst !

[AuditoQc]

Putting bait in water consume 1 bait ! No matter if fish hook them. HOW IN THE WORLD ! Please change this

[DarkEternal]

It's not like bait is hard to get or anything.
You can easily craft it and, if you're low while fishing, the fishing NPC will even sell you some!
If you don't have enough energy links, then I don't know what to tell you. Stop buying everything and start farming resources would be the best course of action.

[Nostromeo]

There is a deviant that produces a bait that attract every fish in the game. Stop whining

[AuditoQc]

I never mention anything about crafting or buy it ! it's still ridiculous putting a plastic bait in water and loosing it if you reel it back. THIS IS MY POINT ! I don't care how easy it to buy or crafting it lol. Who's is whining ! Stop defending trash game and trash mechanism

[Zackerie]

you said it was the worst. It isn't. It isn't hard to get more bait. I mean sure it'd be nice to keep bait you don't actually use, but it isn't "the worst"

[Wabbajack]

Originally posted by AuditoQc:

I never mention anything about crafting or buy it ! it's still ridiculous putting a plastic bait in water and loosing it if you reel it back. THIS IS MY POINT ! I don't care how easy it to buy or crafting it lol. Who's is whining ! Stop defending trash game and trash mechanism

Not as ridiculous as looting dozens of microwaves and empty cups while exploring the dungeons or literally carrying tons of wood and ore in your pockets. It's a game, dude, relax.

[Splutty]

The bait isn't a problem, get the little frog (I think). The whole mechanics and insane slowdowns however... Why the F does it pop up a Catch/Release window when you CAN'T SELECT IT FOR 5 MORE SECONDS.

[Puwf]

Try this out :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnlT8hw3BCM&t

[restarter]

ok noob question here. I can only craft the dough bait. I can't find any other bait anywhere. Am I missing a vendor somewhere?

[Cmdo.Delta]

The fishing is bad yes. But at least, as some said, baits are easy to get. But fishing remains frustrating

[DarkEternal]

Originally posted by AuditoQc:

I never mention anything about crafting or buy it ! it's still ridiculous putting a plastic bait in water and loosing it if you reel it back. THIS IS MY POINT ! I don't care how easy it to buy or crafting it lol. Who's is whining ! Stop defending trash game and trash mechanism

Clearly, you've never been fishing in your entire life.
Fish can and will take the bait off of a hook. It happens.
You lose your bait.
Just like you can lose your bait in the game.

[DarkEternal]

Originally posted by restarter:

ok noob question here. I can only craft the dough bait. I can't find any other bait anywhere. Am I missing a vendor somewhere?

There's a fishing NPC that is at various locations around the map. Usually where the Surge of Fish events take place.
You can buy bait recipes from her.
The first one you can encounter is in Meyer's Market, I believe.

[Zackerie]

Originally posted by restarter:

ok noob question here. I can only craft the dough bait. I can't find any other bait anywhere. Am I missing a vendor somewhere?

yeah there is unmarked fish vendor on large docks. I think the docks (there is one in each zone i think) are part of the surge of fish event, there has been a beaver deviant on the dock with the fish vendor every time I have seen her.

[ingo_b]

True - It's frustrting. They should have copied the fishing technics like in FarCry New Dawn. There you have at least a good chance to catch fish, 80% there - 10% here

[TalDrageron]

Bait isn't the problem the broken mechanics that you can only catch 1 in 3 fish is the problem. The two bar system means nothing, sometimes it will turn white and I catch a fish, sometimes it turns black then I catch a fish. Most of the time it just goes up and down until the line breaks. The wish machine design has more skill than fishing.

[restarter]

Originally posted by TalDrageron:

Bait isn't the problem the broken mechanics that you can only catch 1 in 3 fish is the problem. The two bar system means nothing, sometimes it will turn white and I catch a fish, sometimes it turns black then I catch a fish. Most of the time it just goes up and down until the line breaks. The wish machine design has more skill than fishing.

yeah wtf is up with those gauges? They don;t seem to really indicate anything.
Ive had better luck when learning which way to pull the pole and ignoring the gauges. but then Ive done it maybe 10 times.