Catch Bigger Fish
in Free Fishing
In free fishing mode and select lunker lake. Then pick set up
environment. For
pressure go to none, season 4 mid- 6 mid or 8mid-10mid,Weather Yesterday
cloudy/sunny, Weather Today cloudy/sunny, Wind direct east, Wind speed 0.0-1.0,
water temp 60-70, water clear, time 6:00-8:00 or 15:30-17:30,time lapsed none,
best lures popper or spinner bait hint: the fish like hiding I weeds. Sometimes
the best place to fish is the first set of sticks
Free a stuck lure
Press x + circle to free your stuck lure
Move without
wasting time
To move without wasting time just hit the start button and go to the Lake option
on the Menu screen. Select move and position the cursor where you want
your boat to be. When you exit out of the screens you will be at the new spot
you picked and time should be the same as when you paused the game.
Hint: You should have a general idea of the Lake before you use this command. My
advice is to play the lakes in Free Fishing and get an Idea of where the hot
spots on the lakes are.
Tips
When you see fish on the fish finder, stop immediately and back up with the
trolling motor about 30 feet. The fish should then be right in front of you.
Cover the water methodically, casting out in a fan pattern from left to right.
If you hook a fish that manages to come off, keep fishing the lure back to the
boat. Often, the fish you just hooked will come back for more.
If a fish jumps, it's almost definitely a bass; if you get into a ten-minute
battle with a lunker that doesn't come up to the surface, it's probably a trout
or other fish.
If your lure gets stuck, hit the X and Circle buttons at the same time to
automatically free the lure.
Be sure to set the drag tighter when you use heavier line.
Hint
Mirror Lake is the place for great Carp fishing, as well as almost all
species in the Lake. I have caught in three weeks all the fish species, but the
Lake Biwa Trout. Tips: Lake Mirror always fish the bushes that run a short
distance along the shore, and fish each one over and over. Cast way to the back
of these bushes for some of the largest fish, but anywhere in these bushes you
will catch almost every species in that lake. The second spot I will fish is
weed beds, but these are the only two areas I will fish. My BigHead was
17.52lb.. I basically only use one lure to catch every species, and that is the
Curly tail worm with no sinker rig in appearance color. I use 20 lb. line, and
fish in cloudy/ rain the day before and the day I fish. The BigHead was caught
in the beginning of month 6 at 17:18. The Silver and other regular Carp was the
same setups as the BigHead, but could also be caught 5 beginning to 6 end. All
were caught on the same lure, and continually casting into the section of bushes
that cover parts of the shoreline of Mirror Lake. Experiment by casting into all
the sections of those bushes over, and over. This type of spot is the hottest
for catching all species in the lake with the Curly tail worm with no weight.
The hit usually comes on the fall of the lure, but once it hits bottom move it a
few feet, and stop to let it sink till you get out of the bushes. This lure set
up works on every species for each lake. When going after Trout I hit the weed
beds also. I do lower the temperature down to the 40-55 degrees, which then
catches the cold water species of Bass you might be after. Catfish I have caught
a lot of them in the bushes, and weed beds of most lakes, along with the number
of Snake Head I have caught. So my overall tip fish the bush line of the shore
over and over with the Curly tail worm with no weight during the 5th and 6th
month. Weed beds will also give you some nice fish, as a second option. Any tips
on the last fish I need Lake Biwa Trout would be appreciated. As I said fishing
as I suggested I caught in three weeks every species, and many of the harder
ones several times. Except the Big Head, as only one of them so far. I hope this
helps anyone fishing this game that I find as one of the most realistic of all
that I own, and that is nearly all that PS 1 and 2 have made.
Game Shark Codes
| Maximum Fish Length | 800AE8F0 270F 800B97EC 270F |
| Maximum Fish Weight | 800B0734 FFFF 800B97E6 FFFF |
| Catch Fish Modifier (00-0D) | 300AE8E0 00?? 300B97E0 00?? |
| Scenario Select (00-06) | 300AE8B0 00?? |