Wonderboy fishing rod not unlocked....

[Nalydyenlo]

I've got all the missions done except for the 'Admiral' fish one, and I need a good rod to land him 'cause the lines on the inferior rods snap too easily. However, I can't unlock the Wonderboy rod. It says I need to help out at Dylan's bait shop or something to unlock it, but I'm quite sure I did this mission already. Now when I go there there's no mission or anyone to help out. Any clues?

[SmokeCheeba]

You have to catch the admiral to unlock it, it's possible with the 2nd rod.

[Nalydyenlo]

Oh, thanks. I've been struggling with that fish for ages. I've watched tips and tricks for catching him on youtube, but I still haven't landed him.

[Warc1]

Originally posted by Nalydyenlo:

Oh, thanks. I've been struggling with that fish for ages. I've watched tips and tricks for catching him on youtube, but I still haven't landed him.

I've found two simple factors in beating this challenge. The first is pointed out by SubieSymmetry which involves using the second rod since it has a much stronger line. The second is to reel in with your rod parallel to the water whenever possible. In other words, pull the fish in with a sideways pull as opposed to having your rod straight up.

The game physics appear to incorporate a degree of actual fishing mechanics. If you pull straight up, you are resisting the entire weight of the fish and are likely to break the line. If you pull sideways, you are just resisting the swimming force of the fish which should be considerably less. The line can still break, but is less likely to do so.

I'll also state the obvious - you have to constantly watch the colour of the line. As it turns to orange and red on the green line of the second rod, back off until it turns green again. There are also audible clues on line strain that give indication of when to back off. However, they develop quickly, and if you rely solely on them, the line can break before you can react.

[Slash2x]

Originally posted by Warc1:

Originally posted by Nalydyenlo:

Oh, thanks. I've been struggling with that fish for ages. I've watched tips and tricks for catching him on youtube, but I still haven't landed him.

I've found two simple factors in beating this challenge. The first is pointed out by SubieSymmetry which involves using the second rod since it has a much stronger line. The second is to reel in with your rod parallel to the water whenever possible. In other words, pull the fish in with a sideways pull as opposed to having your rod straight up.

The game physics appear to incorporate a degree of actual fishing mechanics. If you pull straight up, you are resisting the entire weight of the fish and are likely to break the line. If you pull sideways, you are just resisting the swimming force of the fish which should be considerably less. The line can still break, but is less likely to do so.

I'll also state the obvious - you have to constantly watch the colour of the line. As it turns to orange and red on the green line of the second rod, back off until it turns green again. There are also audible clues on line strain that give indication of when to back off. However, they develop quickly, and if you rely solely on them, the line can break before you can react.

^^^ Exactly!

It took me almost 15 min to get the jerk tired enough to land him. Unlike other fish in the game you have to tire him ALL the way out to pull him in, and if you let up for too long he WILL get a second wind.

[jojo/amv]

try it again and again and again.....one times he is easy

[similarly]

I also recommend that if you are playing keyboard mouse, turn mouse sensitivity as high as it will go for this mission. It helped me.

[Pinger]

It's just a problem fish with a broken mechanic on pc, console it seems to be much easier. It's the one thing blocking me from 100%, the only way to make it easy is to be the host and doing it in co-op, the guest drives the boat and keeps it close to the boat so you never have a red line

[Shadwell]

I wound up cheating to catch the Admiral. A friend had already unlocked Wonderboy, so he joined my game and let me use his rod. We also used a boat to catch the fish. Had my friend drive the boat toward the fish as I was reeling it in. Worked like a charm.

[Troete Ungetuem]

For me the hint to stay parallel to the waterline with the line worked. But you have to work against the automatic "correction" of your view upwards that causes to raise your rod upwards too.