Any tips on getting to level 5 fishing on day 3? I am very close to level 2 at the beginning of day 3 ( only need a few fish to get to level 3. ) after level 3 I am struggling. I am fishing in the river and I am losing a TON of xp because I literally can’t catch catfish. They are so erratic and I literally can’t catch them. Since I can’t catch them I can barely make it to level 4 by the end of the day. I am on an endless cycle of not being able to get to level 5 and having to restart the day. Any tips?
Funnily enough I actually have been trying this and I have actually succeeded at getting Level 2 at Day 3, and then reaching Level 4 at Day 4.
My general rule of thumb is that having Trout Soup on Day 2. You want enough money to eat one and then after the effect runs out you buy another one to eat and then fish more till that runs out too. That way you can reach Level 2 easily for the Fiberglass Rod + Bait. Ideally you would rather get Bait through chests but if you have to then just buy it from Willy with whatever remaining money you have.
As for Catfish, well… Day 3 tends to be a rainy day, so there I would just go to the beach and try my luck with eels instead because they tend to be slightly easier to catch, but I usually get my catfish in the Town near the two bushes at Jodi’s house. Using a Sea Jelly you get from Day 2 fishing tends to help because it gives you the same effect Trout Soup does, but if you didn’t get one then you may as well buy it.
Usually the point of hardcore fishing early on is to get enough money to afford both the Fiberglass Rod and then the backpack upgrade before the mines open. The backpack upgrade makes the mines go by a lot smoother since you get a lot of stuff there and you can craft or sell more.
