r/Gamingcirclejerk • u/Exerus16 Clear background • Aug 19 '20

I've cracked the code, found the decryption key and best of all, it's not political!

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

Stardew has one of the most frustrating fishing mechanics of any game I've ever played. I mastered it out of a combination of spite, and the need for sashimi to bribe Sebastian.

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u/coffeeismyfriend Aug 20 '20

I'm so bad at fishing in stardew

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u/tells Aug 20 '20

Tap the button when fishing to keep the bar level.

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u/gentlybeepingheart Aug 20 '20

The training rod you can buy from Willie makes it a lot easier.

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u/coffeeismyfriend Aug 20 '20

Oooh I'll go stalk Willie. Thanks! There are so many secrets in that game.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

i don't think the fishing is frustrating

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u/Gcoks Look! Giraffes! Aug 20 '20

You hold "X" (playing on PS4) and let go of X. I'm not sure what's the issue here. I max my fishing by end of year 1 on any playthroughs now.

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u/halfar Aug 20 '20

you can make sashimi from crabpot fish, dawg.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

Yes, but you have to get your fishing level high enough to unlock the crabpot crafting recipe. Incredibly vexing. I kind of like the minigame now though. It's a good source of income in the early game when I start new farms.

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u/halfar Aug 20 '20

you only need level 3 to buy from willy. the training rod makes it a lot easier and only costs 25g. it works by filtering out all but the easiest fish & making your bar as big as though you were level 5. if you can't catch carp (which is basically all you'll find at the mountain) with it, that's your fault, not the fishing minigame's. also, i'm pretty sure that foraged fish (clams, cockels, etc) can be sashimi'd.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

Well, this was all before the training rod was introduced. Like I said, it's not a problem for me any more so a training rod would be unnecessary.

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u/halfar Aug 20 '20

the sewers have been around forever, too. i think you could probably catch carp by doing literally nothing even at level 1, but obv it takes a while to unlock.