Marlins problems :(

[[FR] chey]

hello,
so there are few problems with Marlins :
- squid lures dont work (tried all squid and all hook size), only float work for Marlins.
- how a 129kg Marlins can take 370m of line? Yesterday 100-150kg Marlins can take max 200m

i have better rod, reel and line than yesterday, yesterday gear lvl19, today gear lvl21, and Marlins take more line than yesterday?

but the most important fix needed is the efficiency of squid lures

thx

[salmo man]

all the squid skirts are working for me what method are you using??? im catching mine by twitching . they have to be the correct lure for the marlin that are around your boat as well ..its written on the bottom of each when you select. the big size marlin will take you to 400m smaller ones will take you over 300 and thats realistic in real life as well . try the twitching method with a size of 9 or ten and keep using that lure and testing it on all the different schools and your sure to park on the right ones sooner or later. hope this helps

[[FR] chey]

yesterday 100-150kg took only 200m no more, and biggest one never took more than 400m.
Today, the only Marlins that can be caught is the small one 100-130kg, the 200kg+ run out more than 400m and break the line all the time, just broke my line 3 times just now with 200kg+

for squid i tried all technics, lift n drop, straight retrieve and twitching, with all squid lure size 9/0 10/0, 11/0 12/0 can't get a single bite, when i switch to float with hook 12/0 i get bite in less than 5mn, so yes there is a problem with lure.

Just see how 90% of the Marlins was caught yesterday after all the patchs, it was with float, 90% of the player gave up with squid coz they was not working.

Record yesterday before all the patchs was done in afternoon, 637kg
after the last afternoon patch and the last patch yesterday, no more 250kg+ was caught
and today i don't see any 150kg+ caught in 2h irl this morning

that's simple Marlins have been boosted too much after the last patch, they re too strong now and can't be caught with the gear lvl21, 400m on the spool is not enoughg now.

[BassinBuddy]

lol yesterday i had a marlin take all 1300 m of line and kept on going. this is with the best pole and real and line, drag was at the 71, and tried to up it, but it went in the red there was no stopping it. lol

[Blacksmith]

+1

[Chewy-Tuna]

every merlin i try to land keeps escaping, will not tire out

[Blacksmith]

Spotted someone reel in a 780kg blue marlin, how they managed that is a mystery, best i could do was a 300kg Black Marlin that ran my line out to 395m before it stopped, so a 780kg? yea ok GG, using best gear this game has to offer and keeping tension almost at breaking point just isnt enough, whats this guys secret i wonder, is he using some kind of special reel.

[Luke]

You have to pump and reel on the way down, it effectivly raises your tension over the 71 mark and gets you a few feet of line back each time you do it although when they are on a run they are still pulling much more line then you. I am not going to claim to be an expert on the subject as my personal best is just over 450kg but I jut got level 21 and figured that out pretty quick. Of course in real life you just use the rod and drag to create tension during the run and only use that pumping technique once he has slowed down or when he is swimming to the side.

[TragicDelight]

there is a technique and learning curve to those big bastards. just need to figure it out.

[Kr阮øƒ]

Originally posted by FR chey:

hello,
so there are few problems with Marlins :
- squid lures dont work (tried all squid and all hook size), only float work for Marlins.
- how a 129kg Marlins can take 370m of line? Yesterday 100-150kg Marlins can take max 200m

i have better rod, reel and line than yesterday, yesterday gear lvl19, today gear lvl21, and Marlins take more line than yesterday?

but the most important fix needed is the efficiency of squid lures

thx

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This is still a problem. Unlock larger gear, heavier line an the same fish you used to catch with little fight now act like a whale on even larger equipment. An i to am about 3/50 on marlin. An 2 of the 3 were caught using the heaviest bottom rod/reel in the game. I am level 20 now and own every rod/reel in the game up to that point. No matter what combo i use i can not get casting reels to reel in Marlin. Yes i know all about the line captivity. Been there done that. Learn the hard way. No matter what i do he either breaks the line or i run out of line. Yet for some reason a buddy of mine says he reels in 1200+lb Marlin with a 120lb level16-17 rod/reel combo. Ive tried the tricks ive watched and been told.. like holding you pole off to the side etc etc.. but none of them work. Oh and another thing.. Why do the lures no work the same in every map? meaning on map a lure see to work fine and reel in fine. The next map i reel in 20ft and the lure is at the top of the water already. An why do all the lures surface 50-70foot before they are even reeled in all the way? An what the heck is with this deal? Is this their way of telling is we are using too big/small of a hook?
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1656840792
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1656840761
An i dont know what they were thinking but there is nothing realistic about a fish circling around the bait for 5+minutes. An it looks horrible.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1638715928

[Venge]

That is very weird, I just levelled one of my guys on Realistic from 14 to 21 (hit 21 yesterday) catching mostly Marlin with little trouble.
Started out with 9/0 hooks and slowly worked my way up to 12/0. Sure sometimes I got spooled but that is to be expected.
Lures are the way to go in my opinion, I was able to land much larger Marlin on a lure than on hook and cut bait using the same rod/reel/line set up.
Not sure if you are doing this, but the lure will stay deeper if you point your rod down as low as possible when reeling it in. I had Marlin take my lure very close to the boat doing this.
Edit: For the record I just use Straight retrieve, 2nd lowest reel speed setting.

[Kr阮øƒ]

Originally posted by Venge:

That is very weird, I just levelled one of my guys on Realistic from 14 to 21 (hit 21 yesterday) catching mostly Marlin with little trouble.
Started out with 9/0 hooks and slowly worked my way up to 12/0. Sure sometimes I got spooled but that is to be expected.
Lures are the way to go in my opinion, I was able to land much larger Marlin on a lure than on hook and cut bait using the same rod/reel/line set up.
Not sure if you are doing this, but the lure will stay deeper if you point your rod down as low as possible when reeling it in. I had Marlin take my lure very close to the boat doing this.
Edit: For the record I just use Straight retrieve, 2nd lowest reel speed setting.

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Funny you mention that about "realistic:. I just started my 3rd profile on realistic last night. Ill try what you said an let ya know. But at this point i am getting so irritated i took a break and started that other profile. What is weird too is i have all the lures "soft squid" unlocked and i have ever caught 2 fish. 1 i landed was a mahu i landed, the other was a marlin i lost.

[Sacheverell]

I've been at this for hours, and I haven't gotten a single marlin of any variety to take any of the squid baits. Practically bounced a cast off of one's head at one point, didn't even react.