Originally posted by Mr. Meeseeks:

Thank You!!
Bravo!!!
I will be reading this, you may consider recompiling it, doing whatever, re-release it to us as the Guide, in the workshop thing. So you can get recognition for it.
I have noticed the big ones like a moving baitline...less bites in storms..use crouch!
Sailing about you can kinda make a drag line thats mildly effective. And I only still have the raft.
Please continue to compare notes.
Anything always help.

Originally posted by Samoth:

Originally posted by Mr. Meeseeks:

Thank You!!
Bravo!!!
I will be reading this, you may consider recompiling it, doing whatever, re-release it to us as the Guide, in the workshop thing. So you can get recognition for it.
I have noticed the big ones like a moving baitline..less bites in storms..use crouch!
Sailing about you can kinda make a drag line thats mildly effective. And I only still have the raft.
Please continue to compare notes.
Anything always help.

And honestly I just looked and the information about fishing is pitiful, I don't wanna antagonize them but nearly pointless.
TBH there is more pertinent information in the comments about it.
I don't mind contributing, I'm just not a grammar typer.
I mean, I bet you used that semi colan, correctly
BTW is that your main>? Mind if I see skills or message me?
And sorry to say I'm on my third or possibly fourth chest full. :)

I did a bunch of experimenting with trolling today. Had a ton of luck and got some good insights.
Sailing a karve I cast short 8-10m from the boat.
Once the bait is in the water grab the rudder and sail the coastline.
During the day you can visibly see fish as you pass.
Look for big schools of 5-10 fish in an area. Once you find a good spot, you'll easily be able to pull in a few, but I felt it more optimal to continue trolling rather than trying to catch all the fish in one spot. Unless there was visible Tuna or Pike.

The larger fish appear to like a faster moving lure. If I could see Tuna or Pike I'd give another lap around the area, trying to drag my lure through groups and/or as close to the larger fish as possible.
Fishing and sailing simultaneously took a little getting use to, but it was well worth it. When the lure hits the water you can steer the karve and real-in at the same time.
Once a fish was on, I would quickly adjust my direction (usually reverse) to close the gap between me and my catch.

Tuna (4 fish meats) appears to like deeper water (sudden drop-offs on beaches from Meadows and DF)
Tuna seem to be attracted to a faster moving lure. Full (3) speed karve gets their attention, but they'll only follow for so long. I found that adjusting speed down (2) coaxed them into biting.
Tuna will also bite in the open ocean, but seemed much more 'miss' than 'hit'.

Note: As soon as night fell, or a storm hit, I trolled out to ocean in search of serpents.

It did appear that most fish would not bite in the presence of enemies (or were much more reluctant to). I tested this both greylings and leeches in two big schools.

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Originally posted by silverfang17:

I have multiple docks since I build one per island on the map. And I have noticed I can go almost fishing all day just by going after another dock after no fish bites for a minute. Fishes seems to respawn like any other mob and you needed to wait to repopulate a spot before fishing there again. And also deepwaters seems have no fishes on them and only shallow coastal waters have fishes on them.

Deepwater have fishes, only 2* but are rare , these that gives 4 fish meats

use boat. fish towards the shorelines, use crouch, the fish can see you, you know... gl, I've gotten in the 40's at least, could get more I just can't stand still that long.
Dont cast out the full 25M, no need and just wastes time, throw much shorter. Small pulls until it gets inside 15M
Try to get to 10-ish or less, stay crouched. Pull the reel just before they would bite it.
You can move the bait 2M-ish closer by eating something for no stam drain.
On a boat even the raft, pretty sure under most circumstances you are mostly immune to 'wash-over'. When you are submerged and forces the pool into holster, and costing bait. You can't fish with base stats, you must at least haave the two lowbies red's and rasp... you will not win often, even at 10M.
And yes you can quickly over fish a spot, but from a vessel you pull in the rando deeper rnado spawns that flitter by. Two pulls for the price of one. And you can quickly move on, or simply turn your body, face 9 oclock rather than 3.

I have multiple docks since I build one per island on the map. And I have noticed I can go almost fishing all day just by going after another dock after no fish bites for a minute. Fishes seems to respawn like any other mob and you needed to wait to repopulate a spot before fishing there again. And also deepwaters seems have no fishes on them and only shallow coastal waters have fishes on them.