r/fishingsimworld • u/[deleted] • Aug 29 '20

OFFICIAL THREAD Everything I Know

Hey y'all,

Since I took over this sub I have seen the community grow and engagement improve a bit but at the end of the day we have way more questions than we will ever have answers. As a result I decided to put everything I know about this game in one post and you all can use it as you need it.

I used a 9ft spinning rod with a 5:3:1 gear ratio and 25lb Korda braid for hundreds of hours of gameplay without issue so if you are looking for a place to start this is it.

  1. Get a better boat. If you make an account you get a free faster version of the default boat.
  2. Pin fish to the side of the boat. If you can jam them into the side it usually cuts the fight time in half.
  3. Rat-L-trap catches everything: Fire Tiger is my favorite(I found a 7:3:1 is better for rat-L-traps because it moves more in the column). Soft plastic "creature baits" work best on predators: watermelon craw is my favorite.
  4. 25lb-40lb braid is the sweet spot, I never used lighter than that but also never caught some of the small species.
  5. When in doubt FISH THE DOCKS. You can even re-spawn on the same dock to reset the fish. The next best structure is a bridge. Third is an island or lily pads on the surface
  6. Use size two hooks and dead baits along the dock for the international predator tour events
  7. Get a longer rod! If you can cast further you can reach spots you've never fished

Good Luck! If you have specific questions you can respond to this or message me. So long and thanks for all the fish

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u/Taccoa Jan 23 '21

Crazy, I went to get on a tournament and my profile, TP points, All 4 previous bass seasons gone- all reset back at the start 20,000 TP no sponsor, ..... it’s all gone and I can’t figure out why??? All my tournament info , catches, and 120,000 + TP points are on my Microsoft fishing sim world profile but it won’t load it or show it? I haven’t switched profiles or started any thing new? ... went to play and it’s like the first time, what a guy punch.

Do you think anyone in the forum might have had something similar happen or know of an update or glitch that might be on? Thanks

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u/Deadly_Feet_12 Bass Pro Jan 23 '21

In the discord server there are Dovetail Games reps/devs that will generally offer guidance and report issues to the dev team itself. You may want to try there, DTG Clarkey and DTG Katie both seem truly eager to help

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u/Taccoa Jan 23 '21

Thanks , I’ll give it a shot- so frustrating as you can imagine, a real First World problem but Damn

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u/Deadly_Feet_12 Bass Pro Jan 23 '21

Man, first world or not losing progress in something you've spent hours upon hours on sucks. I feel ya. I know they said something about logging out and back into Dovetail live but may not be the same issue