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Fishing
Fish lakes and rivers with the two-handed Hollow rod for catfish, perch, pike and salmon. Play the fish on the line to land it, and read Angler's Almanac to get better at it.
How it works
- Craft a fishing pole (wood, yucca fibre, scrap iron) and face open water.
- Hold [action:local:Primary] to swing the rod back, let go to cast. The longer you hold, the farther the float flies.
- Watch the float: it dips when something nibbles, then goes under with a splash on a bite.
- A fish on: a marker sweeps across a bar. Press [action:local:Primary] while it is in the red zone.
- Every hit makes the marker faster and the zone smaller. Land 2 hits (small catfish) to 5 (salmon) to land the fish.
- Three misses and the line goes slack: it gets away.
- Landed fish fly out of the water to your feet. Pick up the raw fish and grill it at a campfire.
- Press [action:local:Primary] while the float is up to reel in empty and cast again.
Tips
- Angler's Almanac magazines raise the Fishing skill (Magazines & Books page): sooner bites, a wider zone, a slower marker, fewer hits, rare fish.
- Everyone near you sees your line, the float, the bite and the fish you land.
- Stand still and quiet: fish scatter from anyone closer than a few metres.
- Walk too far from your float and the line snaps. Putting the rod away reels in.
- A float that lands on the bank catches nothing: reel in and cast into water.
- Build a raft to reach better water away from the shore.