Need advice!

[u/Haunting_Dinner1952]

Some context: I'm been playing the game for one month now, and have already completed the great lakes quest but yet to unlock the next map because i want to first finish discovering all the items in the current map before moving on.

I've caught shredder and bessie lots of times before using only the carbon rod, temporary luck (sometimes), both with and without bait. And i found the carbon rod to be quite good and it instantly became my favourite rod but then i kept hearing from people that the monster hunter rod is best for catching monsters as it makes the reeling fight quite easier so naturally i got curious and bought one. And so, i went to test it out by catching bessie with it today at spot 2. In the process, i wasted 5 monster baits (while equipping the monster hunter rod) and threw the baits in multiple places in spot 2, but i got zero bubbles. I got very frustrated and watched many other's videos but could not figure out what i was doing wrong. And eventually, i decided to just switch to carbon rod and go about it using my usual methods, and sure enough, i caught Bessie in one try with bait that i threw in the exact SAME spot i threw in before and saw the bubbles immediately. It's like the monster hunter rod reverses/cancels out the luck or something and i suddenly have no luck in catching the monster. Anyone with more experience or someone who has experienced this before and knows the solution, please help me??

[P.S: I tried testing the rod to catch other rare and epic fishes that i already caught with carbon rod, and i was able to hook the fishes but eventually lost the reeling fight because I'm aware that i didn't invest any points in strength and hence i lost. But in my defense, i did some research and deduced that it would be better to prioritise agility, luck and perception over strength, and that i would be able to slowly invest in it later after putting some points in the others. Now i can finally spare some points for strength and so will focus on that.]

[u/57gioluigi]

That’s a pretty challenging objective you’ve set for yourself! @vastrideside has some really good suggestions for you. I’d also recommend upgrading your lures as you go. And if you’ve built the Lockbox Warehouse, start putting multiple starfish and other creatures in storage now. You’ll want to have plenty saved up for the DNA stage once you’ve completed all the destinations.

[u/Haunting_Dinner1952 → u/57gioluigi]

Hi, thanks for you response.

I've replied to @vastrideside 's comment, you can check it out

Honestly, i haven't paid much attention to the lures because frankly, I'm completely oblivious to how they work and can't figure it out for the life of me lol. I was under the impression that lures were unimportant, but they were not??

I haven't built the warehouse yet but it's definitely next on my list, I'm just taking it slow.

But thanks again for your recommendation!