The Admiral

[Gorgeous Freeman]

How do you even catch this fish?

Been trying for the last 30 minutes, can't even reel the damn thing in, just breaks the line. Tried hooking it and walking to bring it closer to the shore, just breaks the line even if I'm not reeling it in.

Any tips welcome, I'm about the throw in the towel on this one.

[Magni]

He's a fight for sue. You really need to tire him out and start reeling only after he jumped. Also try luring him closer to the boat before hooking him.

[Neutralize]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRns1q6oKoo

You want to have at least the second tier fishing pole. If you really want to go overkill, you can get the one from doing all the Hard fishing records, but it's not necessary.

You want to reel sparingly or at least not constantly, since the tension will build quickly. Really moreso you just need to be on with fighting the fish in the appropriate direction, so he won't gain huge chunks of distance. For me, I realized I wasn't fighting correctly when he'd try to run directly away from me (up on the stick or mouse-lowering the tip of the rod), so he'd gain too much distance.

You also really can't let him run and expect him to get tired, as he'll regain plenty of his stamina before you can reel him in close enough, so it's just a waste of time and a risk that he'll break the line once it goes too far.
It took me a while and I was pretty frustrated. Then I watched that video and realized what was wrong with my technique, and reeled him in in like 2 minutes after. Hope that was of help. Don't give up.

[Sassy]

Just did this mission today using the 1st fishing pole you get only to later find out that the other fishing poles were better (I thought they were just skins). It would have taken me about 30 minutes to catch the prick. Little b_a_s_t_a_r_d kept swimming around my boat and snapping the line!

[Gorgeous Freeman]

I've been using the second rod yeah, but no matter what the line just keeps breaking when I try to reel in.

I'll probably try again later assuming I can be bothered, all this hassle for a slightly better rod doesn't seem worth it.

[Prikkiki-Ti]

Don't rush to reel him in.
Let him move around but keep enough tension so as to hold him on the spot.

After a while you'll be able to apply more tension and reel him closer but then you have to release tension again to the point where you can hold him again. Rince and repeat.

And as mentioned cast the line closer to the boat.

[JayOnSpeed]

I only press the reel key when the line is green , when its close to red you can't reel until it turns green again, if you do the line will break.

[auxout]

Plug in a PS4 controller and you can do it in 30 seconds. I tried for 15-20 minutes with keyboard and mouse it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ infuriating.

[bleach]

There is a bug with this im sure of it. I had been fishing a ton so I know exactly how to do it. Now that that's out of the way when I first tried to get him I went for 10 straight min then just let the line break. I did that again two more times. Then I looked up a video on it and noticed that the guy was in a boat close to the other side of the river from where I was. Once I moved it was no longer bugged. I could tell right a way because the girl started commenting on my progress and I pulled him in after a couple min. So if you're having the problem of just not being able to pull him in and the girl doesnt say anything to you move to a different spot and try again.

[Nooby McNoobnoob]

if you want to cheese him, play coop flip over the boat that spawns in the middle area, on person catches and the other slowly drives towards him, easy catch if done right and save 10 mins of reeling

[similarly]

Honestly, this is one of the most bs missions I've ever seen in a game. I was after him more than half an hour ... all ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ night (by game time, not my time). PoS would be nearly up to the boat, and a second later, he's a 100 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ yards away again.

[Nalydyenlo]

I was trying for about 20 min before I gave up. I was using only a standard rod. Apparently with 'The Wonderboy' rod, the line is a lot harder to snap and you can land him fast (in one minute) by quickly countering his movements and reeling in when you can.

[MrBearMan_]

I tried for an hour using keyboard & mouse with no luck. Connected a controller and reeled him in, first try, in about 30 seconds. WTH is up with that?

[Doc]

Honestly if you let the line break a couple times, it gets a lot easier.
I had a ♥♥♥♥♥ of a time trying to get him. Then the line broke after maybe 6, 7 minutes of effort.
Second cast, had him within maybe 20 feet in the first 15 seconds. Got carelessly aggressive with it and the line snapped right before I caught him.
Third cast, caught him in about 20 seconds.

[Corpulent Swine]

He's a fighter but he's not impossible

[similarly]

How can you catch the Admiral with the Wonderboy? Wonderboy is the rod you earn by catching the Admiral? Do you mean Betsy, the rod you get by beating the fishing records?