Fishing

Fishing is a minigame in Persona 4 and Persona 5.
==Appearances==
*Persona 4 / Golden
*Persona 5 / Royal
*Persona 5: The Phantom X
==Profile==
===Persona 4===
The protagonist is able to spend his time by fishing at the Samegawa Flood Plain. He can gain access to the mini-game by talking to the old man facing the riverbed from May 1st onward. If the protagonist tells him he enjoys fishing, he'll be given ten fish bait as a starter, and teaches him the technique of fishing.
The protagonist's Diligence Social Stat plays an important role during the fishing mini-game, as his Diligence level determines how many fishing attempts he can do, with a maximum of 5. Fishing also takes up the whole Afternoon or Evening, depending on the time. Fishing requires Bait, which can be obtained from cooking meals at the kitchen or from the housewife outside Dojima's Residence. More bait may also be obtained by trading with the old man, with the fish required varying by month.
To fish, the "O" button should be pressed whenever the hook sinks and then mashed to reel the fish caught in. While fishing, there will be three occasional quick time events where any of the face buttons except "O" (i.e. the triangle, square and cross buttons) appear and have to be pressed. If correctly pressed, it will boost the progress. The fish will generate different vibration intensities of the controller before pulling on the line: the lightest pulses will be from the Red Goldfish, Amber Seema, or Inaba Trout. Moderate pulses will be generated by the Genji Ayu and Huge Fish. And the largest, unmistakable pulse will be generated by the Guardian. If looking for a particular fish, the "O" button can be pressed before the float sinks to try again, without wasting bait or fishing attempts. Larger types of fish will randomly generate another button to be pressed during the catch, indicated by a prompt on the screen.
Different types of fish appear depending on the weather as well as the month. Chances of larger fishes appearing are higher on rainy days.
Name 	Effect 	Weather 	Month
Red Goldfish	Heals 10 HP of an ally 	Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy	From April onwards
Genji Ayu 	Heals 25 HP of an ally 	Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy	From April onwards
Amber Seema 	Heals 50 HP of an ally 	Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy	From April onwards
Inaba Trout 	Heals 100 HP of an ally	Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy	From April onwards
Huge Fish 	Heals 200 HP of an ally	Cloudy, Rainy 	From August onwards
Guardian* 	Recovers SP of an ally 	Cloudy, Rainy 	
Note:
*The Guardian can only be caught with the Angler's Set obtained from the old man during "Quest 48".
===Persona 4 Golden===
Elements such as Diligence, baits and button presses are retained in Golden, albeit with several changes. The protagonist does not need to enter a quest to get a fishing rod, instead he may obtain a River Rod from the old man by presenting him with a Fishhook.
This hook can be obtained by first giving a boy at Tatsuhime Shrine a drink called The Natural from a nearby vending machine. In exchange, he will give the protagonist a Tatsuhime Ladybug. Talking to the Shiroku hostess at night will prompt her to mention how her pet fish refuses to eat. Noticing the Ladybug, she asks for it in return for the fishhook. The Ladybug may be obtained via other means.
Baits now come in the form of Bread Crumbs and bugs. These baits determine the type of fish that can be caught. Bread Crumbs are received from the Shiroku hostess by exchanging them with a bug (starting off with the Tatsuhime Ladybug, but eventually ranks up, demanding higher-ranked bugs,) while bugs can be caught at the shrine with the bug catching net.
The fish caught may also be exchanged for jewels with the Lady in White at the shrine, which can then be exchanged back at Shiroku Pub for weapons. For more information, see Trading.
To fish, the protagonist should select his bait, then press the "O" button whenever the fish hook sinks. One bait may attract two different types of fish, but the type of fish it would reel in can be determined by looking at the ripples. For example, strong white ripples indicate a Guardian. Weather conditions also determine the type of fish, with stronger ones appear in rainy conditions.
Pressing the "O" button will generate a multicolored gauge of blue, yellow, orange and red. A cursor slides along the gauge, and the protagonist must aim to hold the "O" button over the blue bar to reel the fish in. Holding the button on other colors will reset the reeling, and holding the button on red will result in failure.
Name 	Effect 	Bait 1 	Bait 2
Red Goldfish	Restores 10 SP to an ally. 	Bread Crumbs 	-
Genji Ayu 	Restores 25 HP to an ally. 	Bread Crumbs 	Tatsuhime Ladybug
Amber Seema 	Restores 50 HP to an ally. 	Tatsuhime Ladybug 	Yaso Locust
Inaba Trout 	Restores 100 HP to an ally. 	Yaso Locust 	Meiou Cricket
Huge Fish 	Restores all of one ally's HP.	Meiou Cricket 	Inaba Jewel Beetle
Guardian 	Restores all of one ally's SP.	Inaba Jewel Beetle	-
The protagonist is also able to fish at Shichiri Beach, provided he has unlocked the location by "Taking a Long Ride" on his scooter 3 times, and has caught the River Guardian from the Samegawa Flood Plain, allowing him to receive the Deep-Sea Rod by talking to the old man. Quest 15: The Shichiri Beach Guardian can be unlocked from granting a quest from the Fox.
Name 	Effect 	Bait 1 	Bait 2
Hachiro Octopus	Recovers 10 SP of an ally 	Daimyo Grasshopper	Heike Stag Beetle
Meguro Tuna 	Heals all HP of an ally 	Heike Stag Beetle 	Genji Beetle
Sea Guardian 	Recovers all SP of an ally	Genji Beetle 	-
===Persona 5===
right|250px|thumb|Fishing in Ichigaya in Persona 5.
The fishing pond is located in Ichigaya, which will be unlocked when Ryuji Sakamoto invites the protagonist to visit on July 6th. If the invitation is refused, it may only be unlocked by reading the book "Fishpond Spotter."
When the protagonist travels to Ichigaya, he'll need to pay ¥3,000 to fish during the day. However, there is a discount during the evening, costing ¥1,000 yen instead. Once he pays, he'll also be granted with 7 Small Boiles. At the end of the protagonist's first session only, he'll be given 3 Medium Boiles.市ヶ谷・釣り堀, ペルソナ5総合攻略Wiki P5攻略 Wiki*市ヶ谷・釣り堀, ペルソナ5ザ･ロイヤル総合攻略Wiki P5R攻略 Wiki*
When the protagonist starts fishing, he'll have to choose the bait he wishes to use: depending on the size, the protagonist will be able to reel in different types of fish. Afterwards, the protagonist will have to shift the direction of his casting, before having to time the power of his throw he wishes to use, which determines the distance. The protagonist is able to start the process over at any time.
The number of attempts the protagonist has at fishing per session is 2 by default, and is further boosted by the rank of his Proficiency Social Stat (Rank + 2). Successfully reeling in a fish at least once rewards him with a single point of Proficiency. The protagonist is also limited to how many times he can fail reeling in. If he does so too many times, he'll no longer be able to fish for the rest of the session. However, he can expand that number by buying stronger fishing rods.
Catching fish grants the protagonist points according to the type and size of their catch. Sometimes, fish may be tagged for double the points. Those points can be used to buy more bait and fishing rods. On nights with rainy weather, tagged fish are more common.
If the protagonist has gone fishing at least once, he'll be able to buy the book Essence of Fishing. Reading it will improve various aspects of fishing as follows:
*A reticle is now displayed their when the protagonist is about to cast his rod, allowing easier aiming. 
*The protagonist can use his Third Eye while fishing. Using it helps the protagonist determine the fish present in the pond; fish shadows with sparkles indicate fish with a tag. 
The rarest fish, the Ichigaya Guardian, functions differently from normal catches. Normally, it only has a rare chance to appear on the 7th turn of the session, regardless of the protagonist's performance so to catch it, his Proficiency stat needs to be Rank 5. On rainy nights, the Guardian has a higher chance of spawning. On torrential rainy nights, the Guardian will always spawn at the beginning of the session (regardless of the protagnist's Proficiency stat).
In New Game+, the fishing rod upgrades can be carried over, although the points earned cannot be.
Item 	Effect 	Price
Medium Boile 	Medium fish 	60 pt
Large Boile 	Large fish 	250 pt
Top-class Boile	Any Fish 	400 pt
Casual Rod 	Fishing can fail 3 times 	300 pt
Powerful Rod 	Fishing can fail 4 times 	2,000 pt
Miracle Rod 	Fishing can fail 5 times 	10,000 pt
Black Robe 	Transmutate 	6,000 pt
Black Rock 	Transmutate 	6,000 pt
Shock Charm 	A charm that protects against electrocution.[+Null Shock]	30,000 pt
Soul Vest 	Unisex armor+20 SP 	100,000 pt
Boilie 	Fish 	Size 	Reward
Small 	Red Fish 	<10cm 	20 pt
Small 	Red Fish 	=10cm 	30 pt
Small 	Red Fish 	>10cm 	40 pt
Small 	Rough Carp 	<15cm 	30 pt
Small 	Rough Carp 	=15cm 	40 pt
Small 	Rough Carp 	>15cm 	50 pt
Small 	Tokyo Bitterling 	<20cm 	40 pt
Small 	Tokyo Bitterling 	=20cm 	50 pt
Small 	Tokyo Bitterling 	>20cm 	60 pt
Medium 	Seven-color Trout	<30cm 	100 pt
Medium 	Seven-color Trout	=30cm 	150 pt
Medium 	Seven-color Trout	>30cm 	200 pt
Medium 	White Carp 	<40cm 	200 pt
Medium 	White Carp 	=40cm 	250 pt
Medium 	White Carp 	>40cm 	300 pt
Medium 	Treasure Trout 	<50cm 	300 pt
Medium 	Treasure Trout 	=50cm 	350 pt
Medium 	Treasure Trout 	>50cm 	400 pt
Large 	Delish Bitterling	<50cm 	600 pt
Large 	Delish Bitterling	=50cm 	700 pt
Large 	Delish Bitterling	>50cm 	800 pt
Large 	Peerless Carp 	<80cm 	800 pt
Large 	Peerless Carp 	=80cm 	1000 pt
Large 	Peerless Carp 	>80cm 	1200 pt
Top-Class	Ichigaya Guardian	<120cm	4500 pt
Top-Class	Ichigaya Guardian	=120cm	5000 pt
Top-Class	Ichigaya Guardian	>120cm	5500 pt
===Persona 5 Royal===
In Persona 5 Royal, a new rod, the Hi-Tech Rod, has been added, which allows the protagonist to fail at fishing 6 times. It costs 28,000 points. Additionally, snowy weather now affects the activity the same way as rainy weather does.
The Ichigaya Guardian initially can only appear during the night, but it also appears instantly during both rainy and snowy weather. However, if he's lured instantly, the protagonist will only be able to fish once during that activity. Additionally, it is no longer lured by the Top-class Boile: instead, the protagonist needs to buy Suspicious Boile for 1,200 points, which can only lure the Ichigaya Guardian, alongside a new kind of Guardian, the Ichigaya Kingpin, that may only appear if the Guardian has been caught at least once.
To catch the Guardian outside of rainy/snowy weather, the protagonist's Proficiency stat now needs to be Rank 4 or higher, as for the Kingpin, it needs to be Rank 5.
If the weather is normal, both the Guardian and Kingpin will spawn during the 7th attempt, regardless of performance. However, despite the Guardian being able to be caught on Rank 4, this method still requires the protagonist's Proficiency to be maxed out, as he wouldn't have enough tries to pull it off.
If it's evening and the weather is rainy, snowy or there's a cold wave, both fish will spawn on the first turn. On Rank 4 Proficiency, it is the only viable method to catch the Guardian.
In the third semester, the chance for fish to have tags is greatly increased. Additionally, after catching it once, the Ichigaya Guardian can appear during the day starting from January.
Item 	Effect 	Price
Medium Boile 	Medium fish 	60 pt
Large Boile 	Large fish 	250 pt
Top-class Boile 	Any fish (except specials) 	400 pt
Suspicious Boile 	Ichigaya Guardian & Ichigaya Kingpin 	1,200 pt
Casual Rod 	Fishing can fail 3 times 	300 pt
Powerful Rod 	Fishing can fail 4 times 	2,000 pt
Miracle Rod 	Fishing can fail 5 times 	10,000 pt
Hi-Tech Rod 	Fishing can fail 6 times 	28,000 pt
Weakener Spray 	Lowers Attack of all foes for 3 turns.	500 pt
Black Robe 	Transmutate 	6,000 pt
Lure Keychain 	Fortified Moxy 	6,000 pt
Umi Sachihiko's Belt	Auto-Mataru 	30,000 pt
Fish God's Badge 	Ali Dance 	100,000 pt
==Trophies & Awards==
Trophy 	Icon	Description 	For 	Reward
Fishing Master 	 	Catch the Sea Guardian 	P4G trophy 	
Guardian of the Pond	 	Catch the Guardian of the fishing pond. 	P5 trophy 	
Angler's Debut 	 	Passed time at the fishing pond. 	P5R trophy 	
Angler 	 	Earn 100,000 points Fishing at the Ichigaya Fish Pond.	Thieves Den	50P
==Gallery==
===Persona 5 / Royal===
P5_RedFish.png|Red Fish
P5_RoughCarp.png|Rough Carp
P5_TokyoBitterling.png|Tokyo Bitterling
==Trivia==
* In Persona 5, caught fish are technically considered consumable items, but they are not saved in the protagonist's inventory and hence cannot be used in combat.
** They do, however, have internal descriptions. They are as follows:
Fish 	JP Name 	Description
Redfish 	紅魚 	A small red fish.
Rough Carp 	ザラブナ 	A scaly carp.
Tokyo Bitterling 	ミヤビタナゴ 	An elegant bitterling.
Seven-color Trout	ナナイロマス 	An oily trout glimmering with seven colors.
White Carp 	シロー鯉 	A carp that looks like it could flutter in the wind.
Treasure Trout 	オタカラマス 	A trout that looks like it could sell at a high price.
Delish Bitterling	デリシャスタナゴ 	A bitterling with a superior taste.
Peerless Carp 	無双ブナ 	A carp overflowing with power.
Ichigaya Guardian	市ヶ谷のヌシ 	The legendary fish serving as a protector god of the nation.
Ichigaya Kingpin 	市ヶ谷の裏番長 	
==References==
Category:Persona 4 Activities
Category:Persona 5 Activities
Category:Minigames