Worst fishing mechanic I've ever encountered.

just my opionion and others may love it but as someone who has played a lot of games ofver the years that had some fishing skill that is my view on Valhiem's fishing mechanic.

My frined was able to catch more fish using his hands via the interaction key (default "e") than the other 6 players on my server combined. All of us tried it once we found the merchant and bought a fishing pole and all of us hate it. Including four of us with game dev experience.

The game needs some kind of craftable fish trap that you could interact with like the bee hives. Though there are improvised fish traps you can make if your really want cooked fish.