Amy’s Fish Flingers Guide
Aim
The two biggest factors in a good score are:
– Catching a large total weight of fish
– Finding all 6 perfect (100%) tackle combos
Interfaces
– The main part of the Ratings interface is a table – useful for finding the 100% tackle
– The Tackle-box interface shows 8 bait, 6 hooks and 3 sinkers.
Find a 100%
The general method for finding the correct Bait/Hook/Range is to choose X and Y (two distinct options), try both, and see what the Rating does.
– Rating rises 33%, option Y is correct
– Rating rises 16%, an option similar to Y is correct
– Rating doesn’t change, the correct option is not (nor is it similar to) X or Y
– Rating falls 16%, an option similar to X is correct
– Rating falls 33%, option X is correct
Find the Bait
– Crayfish (s) Shrimp (s) Worm
– Locust (s) Green moth (s) Grey Moth
– Maggot (s) Cricket
Try switching from Shrimp to Green moth
Find the Hook
– Standard (s) Slim
– Bone (s) Wood
– Large (s) Double
Try switching from Slim to Bone
Find the Range
– 1 (s) 2
– 3 (s) 4 (s) 5
– 6
Try switching from 1 to 4
Playing
– Re-create the Ratings table in Word/Notepad, and print it out (it is easier to refer to while playing)
– Get a hint from the Fisherman
– In the lobby, click on the Ratings button (this shows where all the species are, starting in locations with one species makes the game slightly easier)
Hints
Some hints clearly indicate a specific Bait/Hook option. Here are the ambiguous ones:
– “fairly normal mouth” (Standard hook)
– “small mouth” (Slim)
– “wide mouth” (Large)
– “far from shore” (Range is 5 or 6)
– “fair distance” (Range is 3 or 4)
– “close to shore” (Range is 1 or 2)
Increasing scores
– Catch a fish weighing 191 or more (the maximum weights of the Heaviest/Heavy species are both higher)
– Catch lots of fish
– Catch/assist a Big Fish
Reward
Up to 20k Fishing XP
Provided courtesy of Amaterasu Mi , last updated 02 May 2015