trouble getting seaweed

[JAG]

im having trouble getting seaweed with max level fishing and iridium rod and in the ocean, should i use a bamboo rod or am i doing somthing wrong?

[Hammer Of Evil]

when you cast, dont max cast, that seems to help the rate for me, as a fishing enthusiast. i usually just do a sliver of green on the cast bar, seems to give access to the lower loot tables.

unfortunately i think the higher fishing level is what works against us. you may consider a mod that lets you catch seaweed in crab pots or something to that effect if you're finding it tiresome.

[Amberbaum]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Hammer Of Evil:

when you cast, dont max cast, that seems to help the rate for me, as a fishing enthusiast. i usually just do a sliver of green on the cast bar, seems to give access to the lower loot tables.

unfortunately i think the higher fishing level is what works against us. you may consider a mod that lets you catch seaweed in crab pots or something to that effect if you're finding it tiresome.

Yeah, that's why I am a fan of the swim mod. It has optional dive maps for the vanilla maps. Meaning I can dive down and look for seawead if there is any at the moment.

[Minoris]

I just use an item spawner and figure that out of 10 to 15 tries, I can treat myself with a seaweed. Cheating? Yup, but at the end of the day, as much as I love this game, I can't just waste 4 hours in a row fighting arbitrary game mechanics.

[Amberbaum]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Minoris:

I just use an item spawner and figure that out of 10 to 15 tries, I can treat myself with a seaweed. Cheating? Yup, but at the end of the day, as much as I love this game, I can't just waste 4 hours in a row fighting arbitrary game mechanics.

True. I just want to build my fish ponds.

[Hammer Of Evil]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Amberbaum:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Hammer Of Evil:

when you cast, dont max cast, that seems to help the rate for me, as a fishing enthusiast. i usually just do a sliver of green on the cast bar, seems to give access to the lower loot tables.

unfortunately i think the higher fishing level is what works against us. you may consider a mod that lets you catch seaweed in crab pots or something to that effect if you're finding it tiresome.

Yeah, that's why I am a fan of the swim mod. It has optional dive maps for the vanilla maps. Meaning I can dive down and look for seawead if there is any at the moment.

good idea

Oprindeligt skrevet af Amberbaum:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Minoris:

I just use an item spawner and figure that out of 10 to 15 tries, I can treat myself with a seaweed. Cheating? Yup, but at the end of the day, as much as I love this game, I can't just waste 4 hours in a row fighting arbitrary game mechanics.

True. I just want to build my fish ponds.

absolutely.

some grind in stardew is good for spice, but if its a balancing issue from the over-enthusiastic fishing process which i live for, well, then thats not good (like how mariner perk removes the trash gathering - the trash is a beautiful passive source of quartz, stone, wood and coal lmao)

grateful for smapi so one can make their experience the relaxing place it needs to be.

[BaronCappuccino]

My new beach farm began with the goal of a fish pond for every unique pondable occupant, and I've done nothing every single day from spring 2 to now winter 1 of my first year, ocean fishing near Willy's shop, and fishing on my own beach pier on event days. I have about 455 seaweed for my time (EDIT: an average of ~4/day), and a chest of shellfish and one of each saltwater fish you can get there spring through fall). It seems like I'm more likely to get junk/seaweed if I respond to a bite sooner than optimal. My entire second year will be spread between mountain, lake and river, and I'll wrap up the special zones after a hiatus to unlock the various specialty fishing zones. Not even sure how many ponds I'm going to need but I'm guessing about 65. Hopefully freshwater fishing yields me an equal number of algae.