Tipps for new Players (From my Beta Experience)

[tosl]

Hello everyone,

first off i like the update a lot, but i think it can be a bit harsh for new players. So i decided to write a basic guide down, because i think it's not very intuitive to break even in the lower levels:

1. Fish Panfish in Texas till Level 5

2. Get a Spinning rod and Reel: Elemental 200, Callisto XSR 1400, Braid 0.12mm (1,8kg test)

3. Get the level 4 Net for convenience.

4. Stay in Texas, buy a Advanced Licence and try to catch Bass (MiniBassJig helps, but is not needed, but you should have some Baitcoins at this moment anyway, i would even recommend to buy the red/white and yellow/red casting spoon. You will need them anyway for NY and those Baitcoins are a good investment imho).

I Made the mistake to go to Missouri, if i could start over i would skip it and go straight to NY. But i would even recommend the following:

4. Stay in Texas till lvl 11. Get your second Netupgrade: FishJail XS (15 KG Stringer).

5. Setup a Float Setup: Omni Float 450, Callisto MG 2500 and i would get a Braid 0.13 (3,5kg test) for Baitcoins (Because lateron i recommend setting up a ultralight spinning gear).

The Floatsetup will carry you till Florida with ease.

6. Go to NY. With a 15 KG net, it is easy to break even in 1-2 Days ingame. Your Spinning Rod is enough to pull the pikerel and the pike. Unique might be tricky. Your Float is more than fine to catch everything in this lake. And will be till Florida.

6.1. Catch Walleye on rainy days on float. Catch pike and pikerel on the other days.

7. Try to make some Money. You will do if you decide to stay multiple days in NY. Dont forget to buy a new License, if you decide to play over multiple RL-Days.

8. Setup a Ultralight Spinning Rod: Featherlight 215, Prima 2000, Braid 0.13 (3,5kg test)(Hence the Purchase for Baitcoins)

9. You should be LVL 14 to buy the stuff above. Skip Colorado and Neherrin River.
But: Wait till lvl 15 or even 18. Buy the lvl 15 or lvl 18 Net and go to Oregon. From now on you will Make A LOT of cash with multiple-day-trips. Just make sure you dont press the exit button, when you want to log out, leaving the lake and not the game.

Make a 10 day Trip. You will make about 50-66k credits depending on your netsize.

10. Catch Trout. I recommend buying the rainbow and beatlespinner for Baitcoins. They are great. Narrow Spoon is also great for lake trout. Some natural eggs will be good for catching rainbowtrout on floatgear.

11. Stay in Oregon till lvl 23.

12. Setup a Second Floatsetup: Nero 450, Espira MLR 3500, Fluoro 0,3mm (5,5KG Test).

13. Get a bigger Net, i bought the level 26 one with 70kg before i switched to Florida.

14. Go to Florida and Catch Bass. With your Nero you can even go for the unique Gar with ease. HINT: You will lose XP on the Smaller Bass with your Nero.

15. Save some Money. (Multiple Day Trip $$, even if you do it over several RL-Days. You can alternate between Oregon and Florida if you like, or stay in one state to save the travelcost).

16. Level to level 32. Skip Lousiana -> You dont break even there with you small Net, and even with a big net it's a bad place to make money. Get the 100kg Net.

17. Setup a Heavier Spinning Rod: Thora 290, Hornet Swarm 5000, Braid 0,23mm (9,2kg Test).

Alternate Between Colorado, Florida (with your lighter gear) and Alberta(with your heavier gear). You will catch pike in Alberta(for the most cash), or trout and salmon (fills your net faster, but gives less cash per kg than pike).

Beta Ended with lvl 34 for me. There you can setup a Brutus and go to Michigan and catch pike (for the absolut best moneyincome. you should make about 17k (non premium) a day with your 100kg net), muskie (if you want the fight for your life).



Summary:

Don't go to every Fishing Pond. You have to break even and cant do that on every pond.
Dont Upgrade your Equipment to often. IF you have spare Money, buy a bigger Net. You will be absolutely amazed how long the above Setups will carry you. And you will use it later on.
In the beginning you dont need more active rods. One spinning one Matching Rod is enough. You can Setup your Rods before you travel.

After the 100kg net, save for the 200kg net. You wont catch the biggest Fish anytime soon, so its hard enough to fill those 100kg.

Lateron, you can, if you didnt sold your stuff go to every Fishing pond you like. With the 200kg net you will easily make between 22k and 30k a day (non premium) (michigan, and california, haven't been to alaska yet since the update).

I hope this helps

[Suul]

I'm lvl 30 newbie since december making decent money in Florida now. Was looking for a heavier spinning setup for Alberta. Found it in your summary. Will definitely do the Florida-Alberta trips when i'm 32.
For the heavy float for Michigan i guess that the heavy rod in my patricks dlc will be sufficient. Is that correct?
Thx for your info.

[bigdadyrabbit]

I would add you need to stay in a waterway for multiple days. Don't leave at the end of each day so you don't have as much travel cost. Also it is not necessary to repair equipment until it gets very damaged....it works just find if rod or reel is 20%. :You can easily change line. If you can take multiple setups of same type. For example I take two heavy setups for Michagan and when one wears down I swtich to the other one. I try to fish at least 5 or 6 days before I leave. MOstly I fish for piike, muskie and blue cats when there. Once you build up a cushion of in game currency then you can start going to other locations or fishing for other types of fish that you like more or just to fish for something different. It takes a little time to get used to the change but it will be worth it.

[dukeof3arl]

This guide might not be useful now because of the price cuts to many of the lakes. But this was definitely my experience before all the cuts. It should be relatively easy to progress now, just doing napkin math.

[tosl]

@Suul Yeah the St.Patricks Day DLC is sufficient, they are are a Brutus reskin.

[BonPadre]

need to correct #11 stay in Oregon.. not Colorado...

Though honnestly, I would burn my mind if I did it like you did...
Inbetween I went to Colorado after New York... it was nice for a change, and I spent 5 days there with a 30Kg net in beta... was great fun and good enough money...
But yeah issue is, Colorado = trouts -> Oregon = trouts... => trouts disgusted for a while...

I would simply never recommend to sell old gear... for the simple reason of exponantial repair costs (and many complain about repair costs that I usually find pretty low... because I always go with gear that match the lake... (Why take your Thora to fish Colorado with max 2kg fishes...)

I really like how you emphasis the fact you don't need that many rods. I like to have more for fun and versatility in lures choice, but it's an absolute childish desire, and I always like to carry a low level rod just for the fun.

And on final note, yeah, like dukeof3arl said, now thta prices are reduced for many ponds early on, you can afford to travel in various places more easy for fun.

[PsychicPossum]

The only problems I have with this guide is the spelling errors and grammar and you don't say what size hooks (lure or 'bait' hooks) to buy.

[PsychicPossum]

You cannot buy the FishCabin M Plus because it is 150 bait coins and if you follow your guide you end up with around 41 ! So you have to go with the FishCabin L.

[MarktheMuffin]

Good write up, sure it will help many new players