Reluctant Gamer
Cowpoke
I have my level 10 fishing, a trap bobber, and dish o’ the sea,.. but still can’t catch that darn glacierfish! Any tips?? I can get him hooked but always loose him. 
Glacierfish help??
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Reluctant Gamer
Cowpoke
And why do the legendary fish wear hats?? #ScumbagHatFish
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Reluctant Gamer
Cowpoke
Lobster bisque!! 
Chililover
Planter
Congrats! My tip would be a cork bobber it makes the green bar bigger! Unless I'm confused!
Reluctant Gamer
Cowpoke
Thank you! I believe it may have been that I was wearing my copper pan as a hat 
Aine
Planter
Finally someone talk about it, WHY do they were hats? I dont get it!
Also, Congrats on the catch :)
Person090
Planter
I always thought it was a crown
WillowTheAncientFruit
Greenhorn
This is so true, I had a harder time with this than I did with the legend somehow.
WillowTheAncientFruit
Greenhorn
On similar note, do luck bonuses lower the difficult, or in some way help with catching tough fish? If so, you could try eating luck foods.
REtroGeekery
Farmer
My preferred method for anyone else having difficulty with this most difficult fish:
-Deluxe Bait
-Escargot or Dish o' the Sea
-Lead Bobber or Trap Bobber
-Keyboard and Mouse (much easier than a controller, although on PS4 I do use the DS4)
-Deluxe Bait
-Escargot or Dish o' the Sea
-Lead Bobber or Trap Bobber
-Keyboard and Mouse (much easier than a controller, although on PS4 I do use the DS4)
Lew Zealand
Helper
Luck bonuses don't help with Fishing though they do help with getting Treasure Chests and how much loot is in them. With the Badfish like Glacier and Legend I prefer to leave nothing to chance:
Level 10 Fishing
Iridium Rod
Seafoam Pudding or Dish o' the Sea to make that green bar big
Trap Bobber for slower escape
Deluxe Bait for as many bites as possible
I usually don't have trouble hooking the Glacierfish often but the Legend seems to be a rarer and I get more bites late at night once I'm starting to stress out if it's even gonna show.
Level 10 Fishing
Iridium Rod
Seafoam Pudding or Dish o' the Sea to make that green bar big
Trap Bobber for slower escape
Deluxe Bait for as many bites as possible
I usually don't have trouble hooking the Glacierfish often but the Legend seems to be a rarer and I get more bites late at night once I'm starting to stress out if it's even gonna show.
Giant Octopodes
Farmer
Congrats on the catch! Others have covered things quite well (max fishing level including food buffs, trap bobber unless you want to go for a perfect catch and cork bobber if so, etc). I just want to add a couple of things.
First, nowadays there's the Advanced Iridium Rod. If you're having a hard time, what's better than the trap bobber or the cork bobber? Both! Or two of either, for super slow escape or crazy large fishing bars :-) Nothing requires you to catch them before you have access to this, so if it's causing you trouble just wait until fishing mastery and try then.
Second, as far as the strategy for the fishing minigame itself, I just want to point out a few tips that helped me when I was going for perfect catches on the legendary fish:
1) They're more likely to "dash" towards the midpoint, going up quite quick on the bottom or down quick from the top. So when hovering your bar over them, have more than half the bar in that direction, it gives you more reaction time to keep them on the bar.
2) Don't fall for their bait movements, they're prone to juke like they're going to dash across the bar before returning to exactly where they're at. Following tip 1 helps with this as it means you have more wiggle room but ultimately you need to learn to spot the fake-out and not over commit when they make those moves.
3) Similarly, watch for them making a big movement towards the other half of the bar then immediately returning from whence they came. If they're going to do it, it'll be right when they move, so just be ready for it; chasing that sort of movement improperly is one of the easiest ways to lose a *lot* of your bar and it's really just a matter of practicing following them when they go, or alternately (especially if using the trap bobber) just give them a beat to make sure they're not dashing back before following them across big movements.
4) It's virtually guaranteed they'll lead with a big movement up, so when fishing for them in general just be ready with your finger on the trigger to leap up with them the moment the minigame starts. With practice you'll get the hang of where they tend to go to, and the same principles from above apply - good chance they'll dash back down right after so best to leave more bar in that direction than above, etc.
5) Finally nothing is a substitute for practice. I would fish for the legendary fish all day then quit out before the day was done, start it over again, and just practice over and over until I got the hang of them. I see no dishonor in restarting the day to practice as much as you need to, though don't burn yourself out on it of course.
Clearly not needed for you OP, but if anyone else strugglebusses with them here's hoping this helps!
First, nowadays there's the Advanced Iridium Rod. If you're having a hard time, what's better than the trap bobber or the cork bobber? Both! Or two of either, for super slow escape or crazy large fishing bars :-) Nothing requires you to catch them before you have access to this, so if it's causing you trouble just wait until fishing mastery and try then.
Second, as far as the strategy for the fishing minigame itself, I just want to point out a few tips that helped me when I was going for perfect catches on the legendary fish:
1) They're more likely to "dash" towards the midpoint, going up quite quick on the bottom or down quick from the top. So when hovering your bar over them, have more than half the bar in that direction, it gives you more reaction time to keep them on the bar.
2) Don't fall for their bait movements, they're prone to juke like they're going to dash across the bar before returning to exactly where they're at. Following tip 1 helps with this as it means you have more wiggle room but ultimately you need to learn to spot the fake-out and not over commit when they make those moves.
3) Similarly, watch for them making a big movement towards the other half of the bar then immediately returning from whence they came. If they're going to do it, it'll be right when they move, so just be ready for it; chasing that sort of movement improperly is one of the easiest ways to lose a *lot* of your bar and it's really just a matter of practicing following them when they go, or alternately (especially if using the trap bobber) just give them a beat to make sure they're not dashing back before following them across big movements.
4) It's virtually guaranteed they'll lead with a big movement up, so when fishing for them in general just be ready with your finger on the trigger to leap up with them the moment the minigame starts. With practice you'll get the hang of where they tend to go to, and the same principles from above apply - good chance they'll dash back down right after so best to leave more bar in that direction than above, etc.
5) Finally nothing is a substitute for practice. I would fish for the legendary fish all day then quit out before the day was done, start it over again, and just practice over and over until I got the hang of them. I see no dishonor in restarting the day to practice as much as you need to, though don't burn yourself out on it of course.
Clearly not needed for you OP, but if anyone else strugglebusses with them here's hoping this helps!