Fishing

There are many different ways to **fish** in *Moonglow Bay*.

## Types of Fish

Each species in Moonglow Bay is split into three different categories.

* Fast to test the reflexes
* Aggressive combining strength and speed
* Resilient who are slow moving and strong

## Rod Fishing

When using a fishing rod, you can choose the type of Rod, Lure, and Bait.

**Reel**: you reel in the line slowly after the fish bit the bait (RT on controller, or down arrow on keyboard).

**Strike**: you pull back the rod with force, hauling in the fish faster in a certain direction (left stick + LT on Controller, or ASD + spacebar on keyboard). Using more than one strike consecutively will tire you out, allowing stronger fish to pull away and escape.

The further you cast the line, the higher the chance fish will bite, but with increased chance of line breaking. Casting the rod on a stationary circular school of fish also increases the bite chance. You cannot capture lobster or crab types with this technique.

### Rods

The type of rod makes it easier to catch certain type of fish.

* Balanced: all-rounder, not specialised
* Strong: longest line, strikie less tiresome but weaker, slowest reel, lower initial line tension on Resilient fish
* Poise: strike stronger but more tiresome, lower initial line tension on Aggressive fish
* Agile: shortest line, fastest reel, lower initial line tension on Fast fish

### Lures

The type of lure impacts what type of fish you can reel in.

* Jig: Aggressive & Resilient
* Spinner: Fast & Aggressive
* Plug: Resilient & Fast
* Multi-lure: catch multiple Small Fish together with the main catch (Renovation Milestone 4)

### Bait

The type of bait impacts what size of fish you can reel in.

* None: Small
* Low: Small & Medium
* High: Medium & Large

## Net Fishing

Catch multiple species at once by simply aiming, then casting wide.

This technique can be used on dark stationary fish under the water surface, or on moving school of fish (the net needs to catch the head of the school). You can catch random fish with this technique, including lobster and crab types. This technique is most efficient in catching urchins and barnacles. Furthermore, it doesn't require bait.

## Trap Fishing

Set traps around the world and, if you're lucky, you can check back the next day for a haul of rare ocean catches! Lobster traps can be bought in Abi's Scraps.

This technique is mainly used to capture lobster, crab, and oyster types. Like with rod fishing, you can choose to set a trap with none, low-level, or high-level bait. You need to wait at least 24 hours for the trap to catch something. A bell jingle will play when you sail towards a trap that has caught something.

## Line Fishing

Cast out a line that connects multiple lures together, for the ability to catch up to 5 fish of any size at the same time.

This technique is the reward for Renovation Milestone 5. Though it doesn't require bait, the fish type and maximum line length is dependent on the selected lure and rod respectively. This technique is highly efficient in catching multiple different sized fish at once. It can catch any type of fish that can be caught with a rod (so no lobster/crab/shrimp types). However, this technique doesn't progress tasks in which you need to catch fish, for which you'll have to use a rod.

## Ice Fishing

Use your auger at the Glaciers zone to catch fish lurking beneath the ice.

This fishing technique is inherent to the Glacier Research Outpost north of Frosted Skates. It can be used when walking on the lower level of the glacier. The auger drills a hole in the ice, so you can use your rod to catch the underneath it. Any fish you can catch with this technique can be caught elsewhere on the boat as well.

## References

1. ↑ Twitter - Fish Types
2. ↑ Twitter - Rod Fishing
3. ↑ Twitter - Net Fishing