WEBFISHING - Another Ultimate Webfishing Guide

Ultimate Webfishing Guide based on decompiled info and 100+ hours

Movement

• The game uses typical WASD controls.
• To pivot your character, hold middle click.
• To sprint, hold shift.
• To walk slowly, hold control.
• To jump, press space. To dash jump, press space again.
• Dash jumping is faster than just sprinting. By pressing space again at the apex of your jump (or just spamming space if you are lazy) you can move fast.

Emotes

• Pressing G will meow or bark depending on your species.
• Alt + G will mrrp or whine.
• Ctrl + G will hiss or growl.
• K will kiss.
• Typing /me at any position in a message will format your message as so:

• Pressing C will allow you to select an emote.
• You can also access the emote menu in the top right corner.

The game allows you to change facial expression with emoticons. Valid emoticons are:

• Sad: :( :[ D: ;_; ;~; :C :c

• Love: :) :D :]

• Happy: xD !!! <3 xd LMAO LOL

• Angry: >:( D:< >:[

• Flat: :/ :|

• Cat: :3 :3c >:3c >:3

• Surprised: O.o !?!? ?!?! :o :O

• There is also a tail wagging emote with /wag.

Fishing

Fishing. The thing you actually do.

Casting

To fish you must:

1. Have your rod equipped.
2. Have bait.
3. Cast your rod into a body of water. This includes wells and toilets.

To equip your rod, press TAB to bring up your inventory. You can either click the rod OR press a number (1-5) while hovering to assign it to your hotbar.

Equip your rod and bait, cast into water, and you're fishing!

Note: if THIS is visible in the bottom right corner, you don't have any bait selected. Press B to open your tackle box and select some bait.

If you HAVE no bait, go buy some! Bait can be purchased from these mounds dotted around the map.

Yanking

You hooked a fish! Well done. A minigame begins where you must reel in the fish. To reel it in, hold left click.

Once you get to one of these gates (internally called "yanks"), you must mash left click to break through.

Once the minigame is done, you've caught a fish! You can sell fish at the mound.

Catches

Every creature has a tier associated with them. A higher tier sells for more and requires better bait to catch.

There are 3 types of catch. Saltwater, Freshwater, and Junk/Misc.

Saltwater (Caught in the ocean)

• Angelfish - ⭐
• Atlantic Salmon - ⭐
• Bluefish - ⭐
• Clownfish - ⭐
• Coalacanth - ⭐⭐⭐
• Dogfish - ⭐
• Eel - ⭐
• Flounder - ⭐
• Golden Manta Ray - ⭐⭐⭐
• Great White Shark - ⭐⭐⭐
• Grouper - ⭐
• Hammerhead Shark - ⭐⭐
• Herring - ⭐
• Krill - ⭐
• Lionfish - ⭐⭐
• Lobster - ⭐
• Man O' War - ⭐⭐⭐
• Manta Ray - ⭐⭐⭐
• Golden Manta Ray - ⭐⭐⭐
• Marlin - ⭐⭐
• Octopus - ⭐⭐
• Oyster - ⭐
• Sawfish - ⭐
• Sea Turtle - ⭐⭐⭐
• Seahorse - ⭐⭐
• Shrimp - ⭐
• Squid - ⭐⭐⭐
• Sting Ray - ⭐⭐
• Sunfish - ⭐
• Swordfish - ⭐⭐
• Tuna - ⭐
• Whale - ⭐⭐⭐
• Wolffish - ⭐⭐

Freshwater (caught in lakes and ponds)

• Alligator - ⭐⭐⭐
• Axolotl - ⭐⭐⭐
• Largemouth Bass - ⭐
• Bluegill - ⭐
• Bowfin - ⭐⭐
• Bullshark - ⭐⭐
• Carp - ⭐⭐
• Catfish - ⭐
• Crab - ⭐⭐
• Crappie - ⭐⭐
• Crayfish - ⭐
• Drum - ⭐
• Frog - ⭐
• Gar - ⭐⭐⭐
• Bass (Golden) - ⭐⭐⭐
• Goldfish - ⭐
• Guppy - ⭐
• King Salmon - ⭐⭐⭐
• Koi - ⭐
• Leech - ⭐⭐
• Mooneye - ⭐⭐⭐
• Muskellunge - ⭐⭐
• Perch - ⭐⭐
• Pike - ⭐⭐
• Pupfish - ⭐⭐⭐
• Rainbow Trout - ⭐
• Salmon - ⭐
• Snail - ⭐
• Sturgeon - ⭐
• Toad - ⭐⭐
• Turtle - ⭐⭐
• Walleye - ⭐

Trash/Misc

• Bone - ⭐
• Boot - ⭐
• Branch - ⭐
• Diamond - ⭐
• Drink Rings - ⭐
• Plastic Bag - ⭐
• Soda Can - ⭐
• Weed - ⭐

Special

There are two extra categories, caught anywhere but only under special conditions.

Rain

• Anomalocaris - ⭐
• Helicoprion - ⭐⭐
• Horseshoe Crab - ⭐
• Leedsichthys - ⭐⭐⭐

Rain fish are caught in the rain. It isn't a guaranteed chance though. You will know rain when you see it, there is a big cloud.

Alien

• Unidentified Fish Object - ⭐⭐

Sometimes a meteor falls. You will hear it fall if you're nearby with a loud splash. Fishing in the meteor will yield a weird... dog thing... The meteor can land in any body of water apart from wells and toilets.

Baits and lures

So you want to become a master baiter.

There are 6 baits you can use. Each bait allows you to catch better qualities of fish.

Nothing

Nothing. It costs nothing to replenish.

The highest catchable tier with this bait is technically 1, but the loot table isn't even rolled.

The highest quality you can catch is nothing.

Worm

Worm bait is the bait you start off with. It costs nothing to replenish.

The highest catchable tier with this bait is 2.

The highest quality you can catch is Normal.

Crickets

Cricket bait costs $20 to replenish 30.

The highest catchable tier with this bait is 3.

The highest quality you can catch is Shining.

Leeches

Leech bait costs $50 to replenish 30.

The highest catchable tier with this bait is 3.

The highest quality you can catch is Glistening.

Minnows

Minnow bait costs $100 to replenish 30.

The highest catchable tier with this bait is 3.

The highest quality you can catch is Opulent.

Squid

Squid bait costs $200 to replenish 30.

The highest catchable tier with this bait is 3.

The highest quality you can catch is Radiant.

Nautilus

Nautilus bait costs $500 to replenish 30.

The highest catchable tier with this bait is 3.

The highest quality you can catch is Alpha.

Pictured is a visualisation of the chances of getting a certain quality with each bait.

The refill prices for a single pieces of bait are:

• $0.666 for crickets,
• $1.666 for leeches,
• $3.333 for minnows,
• $6.666 for squid,
• $16.66 for nautilus,

rounded up to the nearest number.

Lures

Lures give you benefits when fishing.

Whenever you fish, the game rolls the fish loot table 4 times. The fish you get from the 4 rolls depends on what lure you have selected.

• Bare Hook

Does nothing.

• Lucky Hook

Gives you some money.

• Patient Lure

Waits for your input before the countdown starts, stops you from failing if you are AFK.

• Challenge Lure

When reeling, popups will appear. Click them to get some money! Failing will move the red bar along quite a bit.

• Quick Jig

Reels faster and smashes through yanks faster.

• Salty Lure

Always catch saltwater fish.

• Fresh Lure

Always catch freshwater fish.

• Efficient Lure

A 20% chance to not use bait.

• Magnet Lure

Twice as much chance to get treasure! And also trash.

• Large Lure

The biggest fish from the loot rolls is picked.

• Fly Hook

The smallest fish from the loot rolls is picked.

• Sparkling Lure

The highest tier fish from the loot rolls is picked.

• Attractive Angler

A higher fish chance. Fish bite faster.

• Double Hook

A 15% chance to double your catch.

• Golden Hook

The first "rare" fish in the loot rolls is picked. The rare fish are:

• Golden bass
• Golden manta ray
• Leedsichthys
• Diamond

Experience and badges

There are currently 50 levels and badges in the game. They are:

1. SCOUT
2. SCOUT II
3. SCOUT III
4. SCOUT IV
5. TENDERFOOT
6. TENDERFOOT II
7. TENDERFOOT III
8. TENDERFOOT IV
9. TENDERFOOT V
10. SECOND CLASS SCOUT
11. SECOND CLASS SCOUT II
12. SECOND CLASS SCOUT III
13. SECOND CLASS SCOUT IV
14. SECOND CLASS SCOUT V
15. FIRST CLASS SCOUT
16. FIRST CLASS SCOUT II
17. FIRST CLASS SCOUT III
18. FIRST CLASS SCOUT IV
19. FIRST CLASS SCOUT V
20. STAR SCOUT
21. STAR SCOUT II
22. STAR SCOUT III
23. STAR SCOUT IV
24. STAR SCOUT V
25. LIFE SCOUT
26. LIFE SCOUT II
27. LIFE SCOUT III
28. LIFE SCOUT IV
29. LIFE SCOUT V
30. EAGLE SCOUT
31. EAGLE SCOUT II
32. EAGLE SCOUT III
33. EAGLE SCOUT IV
34. EAGLE SCOUT V
35. SURVIVAL EXPERT
36. SURVIVAL EXPERT II
37. SURVIVAL EXPERT III
38. SURVIVAL EXPERT IV
39. SURVIVAL EXPERT V
40. PACK LEADER
41. PACK LEADER II
42. PACK LEADER III
43. PACK LEADER IV
44. PACK LEADER V
45. HEADMASTER
46. HEADMASTER II
47. HEADMASTER III
48. HEADMASTER IV
49. HEADMASTER V
50. VOYAGER

The amount of XP needed to level up increases. The two following tables contain the numbers.

Sale prices

When you sell a fish, its worth is calculated based on size and quality.

Know how to read the most basic format of spreadsheet? Congrats!

Here is every single possible sale price of every fish.

Metal detector

You can use a metal detector to find stuff!

You can purchase the Metal Detector for $100 from the shack on the coast.

Once you have your metal detector, equip it and wander the map. You'll know when something is nearby because you will hear a beeping and see a red circle above your head. The faster and higher the beeping, the closer the loot.

Once you are close enough, the mound will appear and you can collect the treasure.

It should be known that metal detector loot is worldwide, meaning that anyone can come along snatch your stuff up if you aren't fast enough. Fortunately, the loot will spawn again somewhere else. The mound locations aren't set, the game actually spawns them randomly across the map for a short duration. There is a maximum of 7 metal detector mounds at a time, and the game is always attempting to spawn them. 4 spots are spawned when the world host creates a world. A mound lasts for approximately 3 minutes.

(Technical note: Metal detector mounds are spawned by the host player's game instance, which might explain metal detectors not working sometimes since the game currently has massive desynchronisation issues.)

The best way to efficiently find metal detector loot is to:

1. Wander the map until you get a beep.
2. As soon as you start beeping, keep walking in the direction you were initially facing. Best to move forward with W.
3. Your beeps will get faster or slower. Move backward and forward until you have the highest and fastest beeps. You are now at the best positioning along that axis.
4. Switch to moving either left or right with A or D. Move until you have the highest and fastest beeps. You are now at the best positioning along that axis
5. It is likely you overshot slightly when moving backward and forward earlier, so move a little with W and S again to find the mound if it has not revealed already.

Your path will look something like this.

Here are the extracted loot chances for metal detecting.

Fish tables

"Base catch difficulty" refers to how hard the little minigame will be.

These are the base weights and chances of fish. This is before the effects of lures are applied.

Here are the tables in .csv format

Freshwater chances

Saltwater chances

Rain chances

Unidentified Fish Object

Trash chances

The money bag when fishing is always 15%. Higher luck doesn't increase the chance of getting the bag, only the quality of the coin bag (and consequently the sell price). Final luck upgrade gives you Alpha.

Source

This guide is based on information from the original source: Steam Community Guide.