When You Get a Hit Pay attention when a fish is closing in on your lure. Also, if you have a Fishing Controller or a Jump Pack in the standard controller, you'll feel a strong vibration. This indicates that the hook is firmly planted in the fish's mouth and it's time to reel it in. The fish, of course, will try to make off with what it thought was something good to eat. Its efforts to swim away are pitted against your efforts to land it.
Some anglers consider a good fight the best part of fishing.
Smaller fish will reel in easier, but big ones will give you a battle. The biggest thing to worry about is the line tension. After you set the hook, a vertical meter representing line tension appears on the right side of the screen. Your goal is to keep the tension meter in the lower yellow or green region. When it enters the red area, the line is in danger of breaking.