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Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Townis a remake of the classic farming simulator-RPG hybrid, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town for the Game Boy Advance. The original game featured mechanics that were ahead of its time, including tool upgrades, cooking, mining, NPC relationships, collectibles, events, and choices that have a lasting impact on your playthrough.
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The game is also peppered with fun side activities to keep you occupied as you progress through the game. Fishing, for example, is a reliable and convenient way to make money while waiting for crops to grow.
How To Get The Fishing Pole
First things first, you need to grab thefishing polefrom Zack.
you may do this by visiting his house at the beach between10amand4pm. Just be sure you have an extra slot in your Tool Bag to trigger the event.
To free up space in your Tool Bag, interact with the Tool Box right next to your house.
The beach is in the lower-right corner of the map. Zack’s house is the wooden building right next to the shore.
If all the conditions are met, a cutscene should play wherein Zack gives you the fishing rod for free.
Take note that Zack’s house is accessible every day except during Holidays.
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town Fishing Spots
With the fishing rod in hand, you’re ready for your first catch.
Mineral Town has a total ofsixfishing locations:
The types of fish you can catch depending on your fishing location and your fishing rod’s upgrade level. Just remember that Mother’s Lake is frozen over during the winter, enabling access to the underground Lake Mine (where you can catch theCoelacanth).
How To Use The Fishing Rod
To fish, equip your fishing rod and press the tool button while facing the water.
If you have anupgraded fishing rod, press and hold the tool button before casting your line. Doing so activates your upgrades and enables you to catch bigger fish while also increasing your fish bite chance at max level.
You know you have a bite when the bobber shakes violently. An exclamation point will also appear above your character. Quickly press the tool button again to reel in your catch.
Consider using a controller with a vibration function to help time your tool button presses when fishing.
Upgrading Your Fishing Rod
To upgrade your fishing rod, talk toSaibarain his forge from10amto4pm. Saibara’s forge is closed during Holidays and every Thursday.
Upgrading the fishing rod requires experience points along with money and different ores from the mines. Higher upgrade levels, namelyCursed, Blessed, andMythic, also require additional conditions to be achieved.
The best way to gain experience points for your fishing rod is in the Spring Mine (in-game time stops indoors). When you’re low on stamina, head outside and hop right into the hot spring–rinse and repeat.
Refer to the table below for the fishing rod’s upgrade requirements.
10%
Copper ore + 1,000G
28%
Silver ore + 2,000G
55%
Gold ore + 3,000G
100%
Mithril ore + 5,000G
Once all your tools are upgraded to Mithril level, theCursedfishing rod can be obtained from the 29th level of the Lake Mine. This transforms into theBlessedfishing rod after 50 uses.
With all tools upgraded toBlessedlevel, you can upgrade to theMythicfishing rod at the forge. This requires50,000Gand onemythic ore, which can be found in the Spring Mine.
All Normal Fishes
Below is a complete list of all normal fishes you can catch in Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town.
Spring, Autumn, and Winter
Summer and Autumn
Spring, Summer, and Autumn
Spring and Winter
Spring and Summer
Spring, Summer, and Winter
Mithril
All Guardian Fish
If you have at least aCursedfishing rod, you will be able to catchguardian fishunder special conditions:
Spring and winter
Between 10pm and 8am.
Spring, summer, and autumn
Lake Mine (9th level)
Summer and autumn
Unlock Grilled Fish, Sushi, and Sashimi recipes.
Fish Selling Prices
A fully-upgraded fishing rod allows the player tomake gold fastafter tending to their crops.
Just bear in mind that the type or rarity of fish doesn’t affect the selling price. This is determined by the size of the fish alone.
Non-Fish Items
Fishing in Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town has a chance to yield non-fish items. You can also get rare collectibles if you fish in the ocean with a well-upgraded fishing rod.
Other than trash, there are four rare, non-fish items you may get:
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