Fishing is impossible

[Comfy Dragon]

I am trying to catch fishes since 3 hours and i cant catch a single one.
I follow the instructions the game is telling me.
When the lin is turning red i control where the fish is heading: Still breaks.
I looked up everywhere tutorial on youtube and google.
Following orders and it still breaks and the fish escapes.
Some people say on console its way easier!

Is fishing really that hard or is it easier on console?
Or is it just bugged?

I appreciate any help :)

[FreddieForever#1]

I can catch a fish in 10 seconds....

[NormireX]

Fishing is super easy but if you are using starting pole on Hard fish then yeah it will be tougher but not impossible.

Git gud scrub?

[Hoonose]

I used to be a fisherman. In the game it was fun for about 5 minutes for me. So I changed the rules and got unbreakable steel line. Just use a trainer and be done with it.

[Acid]

you have to stop reeling when it is turning red and you let the fish run out a bit then you move the rod in opposite direction of its movement and start reeling and let go when it starts turning red

[Comfy Dragon]

Originally posted by Acid:

you have to stop reeling when it is turning red and you let the fish run out a bit then you move the rod in opposite direction of its movement and start reeling and let go when it starts turning red

thanks ;) Finally some support

[Frostbringer]

Originally posted by Hoonose:

I used to be a fisherman. In the game it was fun for about 5 minutes for me. So I changed the rules and got unbreakable steel line. Just use a trainer and be done with it.

Why bother with fishing at all if you make it impossible to fail?

No one is judging you in a SP game so if you can't play the game normally, why do it?
Do you also make yourself invulnerable if the combat becomes too challenging for you?

[Hoonose]

You can do either in SP, just change the rules with a trainer and have whatever fun you desire. It's just a game with made up rules by the developers. There is a cheat to have god mode or make unbreakable fishing line.

[Comfy Dragon]

Originally posted by Hoonose:

You can do either in SP, just change the rules with a trainer and have whatever fun you desire. It's just a game with made up rules by the developers. There is a cheat to have god mode or make unbreakable fishing line.

Sounds good! thank you!

[fettman53]

The best tips I can give you for fishing is that when your line turns red, stop reeling AND stop pulling the rod in any sort of direction. This completely releases the tension on the line. When it goes back to the normal color, then you can resume reeling and pulling in whatever direction is opposite of the fish's swimming direction. Also, try to be as close to the edge of the water as possible, as you can only reel a fish in towards land so far before it won't reel anymore. Your character only catches the fish when they're close enough to actual said fish. Stand in the water; as far as you can without going into the swimming animation. My friend also likes to fish on boats, which can work too. Once I started doing these things, I've never had my line break since.

[Comfy Dragon]

Originally posted by fettman53:

The best tips I can give you for fishing is that when your line turns red, stop reeling AND stop pulling the rod in any sort of direction. This completely releases the tension on the line. When it goes back to the normal color, then you can resume reeling and pulling in whatever direction is opposite of the fish's swimming direction. Also, try to be as close to the edge of the water as possible, as you can only reel a fish in towards land so far before it won't reel anymore. Your character only catches the fish when they're close enough to actual said fish. Stand in the water; as far as you can without going into the swimming animation. My friend also likes to fish on boats, which can work too. Once I started doing these things, I've never had my line break since.

Thank you this worked for me!!

[Alfie Bernedircht]

Originally posted by ☢ єяяσя ησ ηαмє ☢:

I am trying to catch fishes since 3 hours and i cant catch a single one.
I follow the instructions the game is telling me.
When the lin is turning red i control where the fish is heading: Still breaks.
I looked up everywhere tutorial on youtube and google.
Following orders and it still breaks and the fish escapes.
Some people say on console its way easier!

Is fishing really that hard or is it easier on console?
Or is it just bugged?

I appreciate any help :)

you waste 3 hours just for fishing?
you gonna waste a lot of time on gaming then

[AriekB]

Originally posted by ☢ єяяσя ησ ηαмє ☢:

Originally posted by fettman53:

The best tips I can give you for fishing is that when your line turns red, stop reeling AND stop pulling the rod in any sort of direction. This completely releases the tension on the line. When it goes back to the normal color, then you can resume reeling and pulling in whatever direction is opposite of the fish's swimming direction. Also, try to be as close to the edge of the water as possible, as you can only reel a fish in towards land so far before it won't reel anymore. Your character only catches the fish when they're close enough to actual said fish. Stand in the water; as far as you can without going into the swimming animation. My friend also likes to fish on boats, which can work too. Once I started doing these things, I've never had my line break since.

Thank you this worked for me!!

technically there is two ways to catch the Admiral from the boat or from the pier on the island close by, either way the fight is almost madening cause of the amount of time you fight that bugger took me over 90 min to reel him in without breaking the line the last time. I broke the line 4 times and each time the npc says "keep going your wearing him down".
just like in real life when fishing you need to listen to your reel, when line starts to go out stop reeling or the line snaps, fairly quickly.

[Frostbringer]

Originally posted by Agdut Ul Necromancas:

Originally posted by ☢ єяяσя ησ ηαмє ☢:

I am trying to catch fishes since 3 hours and i cant catch a single one.
I follow the instructions the game is telling me.
When the lin is turning red i control where the fish is heading: Still breaks.
I looked up everywhere tutorial on youtube and google.
Following orders and it still breaks and the fish escapes.
Some people say on console its way easier!

Is fishing really that hard or is it easier on console?
Or is it just bugged?

I appreciate any help :)

you waste 3 hours just for fishing?
you gonna waste a lot of time on gaming then

Fun fact: Gaming IS waste of time.

Unless you are a pro-player getting paid to play or a streamer/twitcher with a large audience.

[Comfy Dragon]

Originally posted by Agdut Ul Necromancas:

Originally posted by ☢ єяяσя ησ ηαмє ☢:

I am trying to catch fishes since 3 hours and i cant catch a single one.
I follow the instructions the game is telling me.
When the lin is turning red i control where the fish is heading: Still breaks.
I looked up everywhere tutorial on youtube and google.
Following orders and it still breaks and the fish escapes.
Some people say on console its way easier!

Is fishing really that hard or is it easier on console?
Or is it just bugged?

I appreciate any help :)

you waste 3 hours just for fishing?
you gonna waste a lot of time on gaming then

Not really.
I beat far cry 5 already.
That fishing quest was actually the last one i had to do to complete 100%!

[James]

Spending points for the fishing perk that wears the fish down faster will also help.