Originally posted by Shaken_Widow:

idk how many people know this, but when you're a beginner you should cast short and always walk backwards when you hook something because walking backwards uses less stamina than reeling, and once you get the fish to the shore line you just reel while walking towards it and it will automatically pick it up.

don't cast for big fish unless you have boosted the skill yet, they will fight hard enough that no matter the stam amount you have your skill will not be enough to overpower them.

It's also worthwhile at low levels to spend a little time just long-casting and reeling in to get the skill up