Make sure you buy the natural/upgraded fishing rod. Connected a controller and reeled him in, first try, in about 30 seconds. Discuss the Far Cry series, share your custom maps, or party up with other players! I think I’ve been trying for at least 3 in game hours. What kind do I need? Use the second fishing pole, get the fishing perk and use the right bait, you'll catch it in minutes. It worked for me...). Honestly, this is one of the most bs missions I've ever seen in a game. It Took me forever. with a shotgun. If that describes you, then do the other fishing challenge and get Old Betsy first. make sure your using the second reel, & doesn't matter if you do snap the line it still apparently counts to weakening it, as I did so 3 times & on my last cast he practically swam to me, but do give him a good fight whilst trying not to snap the line. Get a boat. For those of us on PC using a mouse, it's near impossible to change to the opposite direction as the fish changes direction. Discuss the Far Cry series, share your custom maps, or party up with other players! It took me a solid 5 minutes. Posted by. Press J to jump to the feed. Far Cry 2 This game is already 12 years old, but it looks and sounds very decent even by today's standards (at least on the Xbox One). Also try luring him closer to the boat before hooking him. Plug in a PS4 controller and you can do it in 30 seconds. I wouldn't even be touching the controller and the line would break. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Source. and dragonbreath rounds. I spend 1 hour without any luck and decided to try it with my xbox controller. WTH is up with that? Do you mean Betsy, the rod you get by beating the fishing records? It'll take less time than trying to catch The Admiral with the Natural rod. This should help train yourself the proper technique then you can incorporate reeling the fish in sparingly. It's not an "instant" catch with Old Betsy but your line rarely breaks. Apparently with 'The Wonderboy' rod, the line is a lot harder to snap and you can land him fast (in one minute) by quickly countering his movements and reeling in when you can. I could tell right a way because the girl started commenting on my progress and I pulled him in after a couple min. You have to release tension, can’t just pull him the whole time. spent nearly an hour fighting an imaginary fish. Only took me 1 min using the controller to get him. As well as Far Cry 5 animal locations, we have an in-depth look at how to fish and hard fishing spots, as well as Bass, Trout, Salmon and Sturgeon locations. Went and bought the blue pole for $800 and came back and caught the thing in 3 minutes. 1 year ago. I’ve been at this for an hour and a half. Everything I’ve looked up and tried doesn’t work. I cannot catch this damn fish to save my life. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. Covering all things Far Cry. Then I looked up a video on it and noticed that the guy was in a boat close to the other side of the river from where I was. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Just did this mission today using the 1st fishing pole you get only to later find out that the other fishing poles were better (I thought they were just skins). I’m about to rage quit the entire game. Eventually the line will snap when I'm not paying close enough attention. Just ease up when line is red until green. but I've been at it for 10+ minutes solid and he's no closer to the boat. I was after him more than half an hour ... all ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ night (by game time, not my time). So if you're having the problem of just not being able to pull him in and the girl doesnt say anything to you move to a different spot and try again. Press J to jump to the feed. if you want to cheese him, play coop flip over the boat that spawns in the middle area, on person catches and the other slowly drives towards him, easy catch if done right and save 10 mins of reeling. Fish from the boat. log in sign up. Do yourself a favor. dont be afraid to stop reeling and let the fishing rod recover. I imagine I could learn how to fish in real life by the time I've caught this damn fish. I'm pretty sure I'm doing everything correctly, moving the mouse in the opposite direction the fish swims, reeling when its green to orange then stopping til green again, rinse repeat? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. There is a bug with this im sure of it. I`d like to attach a screenshot of sunset, but for … I fought this stupid fish for an hour with the green pole and the line kept snapping even when I wasn’t reeling. I only press the reel key when the line is green , when its close to red you can't reel until it turns green again, if you do the line will break. I did this first try. It would have taken me about 30 minutes to catch the prick. Wonderboy is the rod you earn by catching the Admiral? You want to have at least the second tier fishing pole. Whoever created this side mission needs shooting in the face. It’s easy enough to catch with no perks, but you can get the fishing perk and use the sturgeon bait (it’s a sturgeon right? Jesus Christ i have now lost full. You don't even have to reel. He's a fight for sue. I have no idea what kind of fish he is. can someone please advise on this mission. Archived. Region: Whitetail Mountains (Jacob’s Region) Español - Latinoamérica (Spanish - Latin America), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRns1q6oKoo. Stand on the back edge of the motor and throw the line in front of you towards the nose of the boat and you will be able to get a bite considerably closer to the boat and walk closer to him while reeling him in. Get someone to join your game. It insta catches the fish. Now that that's out of the way when I first tried to get him I went for 10 straight min then just let the line break. All rights reserved. Discovered that there was an upgraded rod that you can buy and using that, I caught it on the second try. u/mt2016ts. Make sure you at least have the second fishing rod you can buy from gun stores and be good at reading swimming directions. The Admiral is probably one of the hardest fish in the game. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts . It is truly tedious because I have no idea if I have to do anything particular technique-wise to actually land him. I did that again two more times. I've had him on the line many times for over fifteen minutes straight and he just fights back and forth, close to shore, then back out. The Admiral. To over simplify, try spending 2mins NOT touching the reel button and only opposing the fish; fight that fishes every move. MUCH easier with the controller. I tried for 15-20 minutes with keyboard and mouse it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ infuriating. PoS would be nearly up to the boat, and a second later, he's a 100 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ yards away again. How do you catch this thing? (I also used the Sturgeon bait both times), Tire that bitch out and let him have some line when it turns orange, I did it with no perks or bait just used the second pole, Really? The Admiral is a Side Quest in Far Cry 5. I was trying for about 20 min before I gave up. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. This frustrated the hell out of me as well, In case anyone comes on this thread again wondering (was my first suggestion googling out to catch admiral without co-op), what I did was get one of those big boats or use the one that was already tipped over.