I've been really getting frustrated with fishing in this game and when I tried to search for help I have not found any relevant or useful advice. Yesterday I cracked the secret by trial and error so I'll be happy to share it with everyone. In real life your gear and how long you struggle with the fish matters, but this is just a silly computer simulation that runs by its own rules. The fish never get tired in FC5 and their size or weight is inconsequential. The only thing that matters is your position on the shore. You must wade into the water as far as you can without having to float. Once you do that you'll catch any fish including the Admiral in 1-2 minutes tops. On the other hand, if you take a couple steps onto the solid ground you'll fight the fish infinitely without ever landing it. This could have been explained by an appropriate in-game tutorial, but those are practically non-existent this time. Anyway, good fishing and "be gentle with your rod".![]()
Rubbish.Originally Posted by R.J.Reacher Go to original post
The ONLY fish I'm having problem with, is The Admiral. Standing on solid ground while fishing is NOT a problem, EVER, except from this one fish. This is with perk and rod #2.
For The Admiral: he NEVER gets closer than roughly 20 meters, no matter what I do. Which is why I've given up on fishing now.