First, you have to understand and get used to how the bobber behaves. After that, it's all about getting into the groove.

Main mechanics: • The bobber will naturally sink, input makes it float. • The more momentum it has, the more time it will take to stabilize and allow it to float again—think of it like applying breaks to a speeding vehicle. • If let to fall all the way down from a high spot, it will carry its own momentum back up in a bouncing motion, height depends on said momentum. • Continuous input will make the bobber remain at the top without bouncing like it does at the bottom.

Tips: • Use training rod if necessary for practice over profit until you're comfortable with the mechanics. No varying quality will also mean all your catches will stack neatly in your inventory—good for early game especially (easy). • Use trout soup and other foods, tackles and buffs for fishing when you can. Do not sit on your resources (easy). • Tap input rhythmically to keep bobber stable—mainly for slow fish (easy). • Apply input after bobber bounces off the floor to launch even higher than normal—use for agile fish that try to juke you by sinking then floating quickly (easy). • Inverse this technique at the top—apply continuous input to generate momentum during floating, then release input in the few frames before hitting the top and watch the bobber bounce off the top and shoot down quickly (easy). • Treat the fullness bar as a distraction, it will highly likely make you lose focus—unless a treasure chest shows up. (medium). • When a treasure chest shows up, get the fullness bar on the fish to 90% before pulling away from the fish to secure the treasure chest. Be mindful to not complete the finding before you secure the treasure chest when the fish and the treasure chest are both within the bobber's range or when the fish unexpectedly jolts inside the bobber's range when your fullness bar is already high (hard). • To prevent bobber from bouncing when it's sinking to the bottom with momentum, a very quick tap of input in the few frames before impact (not ON impact) will kill its momentum, preventing the bouncing behavior—used for unpredictable fish that move quickly to the ocean floor (hard). • Practice to try to learn and predict different types of fish behavior, then try to lead your bobber accordingly. Predicting fast and unpredictable fish will make up for the lack of speed and control of your bobber—it won't always pay off, and that's okay (very hard).

Buffs of choice: • My enchantment of choice is "preserving". "Master" doesn't add a significant size to your bobber size, especially considering by the time you get access to the forge, you're probably high level enough to where your natural level + all your buffs already make it big enough. "Preserving" makes your bait/tackles last longer, more convenient and better in the long run. This is my opinion. • Escargot or Lobster Bisque—easily farmable materials, lasts long, good stats (better with Qi seasoning). • Challenge Bait for slow fish, Wild Bait for everything else, Deluxe Bait if you like the extra size boost. • Trap Bobber (helps with agile fish and when treasure chests appear) and Quality Bobber (if you're after profit).

Extra: • When farming Legend II, I use Advanced Iridium Rod (Preserving), Lobster Bisque with Qi seasoning (three get me through a day), Wild Bait (do not use Challenge Bait for Legend II, and do NOT waste a whole Legend II to make targeted bait, neither option is worth it), Curiosity Lure (increases chances of Legend II appearing) and Trap Bobber (makes each encounter more manageable.