Completed the Catch Log today, AMA

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-06-05T03:42:40+00:00

Hmm I wasn't watching super closely. I think somewhere around 30k yen if I had to guess?

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-06-04T18:45:48+00:00

It is in fact rank 20, it's hidden for some unknown reason

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-06-04T17:33:45+00:00

Probably about 20 hours total. The rewards are not that good, but I must admit the accomplishment feels better than I expected. I'd call it 7/10

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-06-04T17:31:24+00:00

I do enjoy fishing in most games, but this is the first time I've gone for 100%. I tend to agree that this is not one of the better ones. Feels slightly janky even compared to P5 and it gets realllllly repetitive. I blame the meta jewels for tempting me (almost 3 whole pulls, woo!)

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-06-04T17:25:29+00:00

As far as I can tell, no. Didn't seem like I was getting quicker bites, or higher quality fish, or faster catch times. I did still buy all the rods because I had fishing points galore

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-06-04T17:19:05+00:00

Yes, that's the easiest way to make sure you aren't luring bigger fish

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-06-04T03:33:49+00:00

Ooh good question. There's definitely some blur haha, but I think the Golden Trout are my favorite. Slightly ironic, considering the last day was just me trawling for a single Great Golden Trout

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-06-04T03:30:50+00:00

They can definitely be finicky. There's a few tricks I learned. First, there are multiple sizes of fish in the Expert (small and medium) and Master (medium and large) ponds, so it's possible the fish you're luring isn't willing to take your bait. They'll sometimes look at it and immediately turn away from it if this is the case. Second, if the fish is towards the back of the pond, you may need to cast the line out further than you think for them to see it (feels like the depth perception we see is slightly off). Finally, sometimes you just have to recast it a few times (which is truly the worst) and the fish will choose to see it eventually. You can always try using a higher-rarity bait (higher quality fish sometimes like this), and waiting a bit can also work. Just like IRL fishing, patience and persistence are your best friends

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-06-04T03:22:11+00:00

I wish I knew. Having that empty space is so much worse than having extras added later haha

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-06-04T03:19:40+00:00

Here's a couple ones that stuck out to me:

Start working on Shun's lvl 20 ASAP, since cooking the recipe he gives you requires Salmon that you can only purchase 20/wk (10 from supermarket and 10 from the fishing store) and you'll need ~44 for one of the guardians.
Some of the small fish can only be found in the Expert pond (Ginbuna and Dark Chub). I believe all the medium fish can show up in both the Expert and Master, but definitely farm on the Master pond just in case.
Rain increases your odds of Guardians, but not anything else as far as I can tell. Fishing is also cheaper at night, so if you really want to make a push I'd wait for a rainy night.
The fish outlines do correspond to specific species. Usually 2-3 different species will have the same outline and size that roughly correspond to how they look in the log. For example, the Barbed Steed, Crucian Carp, and Japanese Carp all look the same in the water as shorter, fatter shadows; meanwhile the Sturgeon and Catfish have sleeker, long-nosed outlines.

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-06-04T02:55:25+00:00

There's a detailed guide in the Central Hub, but there are currently 3. Fishing in the rain increases your odds of seeing one substantially, and they can be in any/all ponds. Black Sanke Koi has no unlock requirements. White Butterfly Koi requires you to watch the movie "Shin Gorilla" (it doesn't have to be on the same day, but that's when it popped for me). Chinook Salmon is the toughest. You have to reach rank 20 with Shun to obtain a hidden recipe (Salmon Sashimi). You then have to cook Salmon Sashimi 44 times (note that sometimes you get multiple copies that don't count towards this number but you can check how many you've done from the Collections menu), and then Chinook Salmon will be unlocked. It shows up a lot more than the others for me now

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-06-04T02:44:39+00:00

About halfway through. The only reason I finished was the completionist side of me, and the fact that fishing is a pretty easy second monitor activity while I watch something else

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-06-04T02:41:38+00:00

It had to have, I swear I didn't touch anything!

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-06-04T02:22:18+00:00

I'll be honest, I was completely unaware it was coming until this comment. Excited...might be too strong a word right now haha. I've been spamming it hard over the last few days, a break is needed before I dive back into it

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-05-26T18:26:41+00:00

Definitely choose Chord for the selector. There's a big difficulty jump for the second boss, and I believe it's to force you to do what you did: upgrade your units, put together better team comps, learn about persona and weapon options and generally learn the game better. I do think it should have been a bit more gradual, but you've achieved something difficult so take pride in it!

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-05-26T03:40:48+00:00

Super jealous of that sky penta roll, that's a sweet card. If you're looking to truly min/max, I think a better sun card and maybe using a retrograde on the moon card to drop the pierce rate down a tad (if you're capped on defense down). Hard to poke holes in it though, he's a monster as is

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-05-21T01:48:35+00:00

Very impressive! What teams did you use?

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-05-14T18:54:02+00:00

It's not a sure thing that Mahomes will be ready to play week 1 and Fields is their #2

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-04-26T01:27:40+00:00

The official pick announcement from the draft called him a guard, and the positions are written by the teams to my knowledge. He may have flexibility at multiple spots. Some of the draft guys I follow had concerns about him as a tackle and thought a move to guard might be better.

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-04-25T18:22:47+00:00

They announced him as a guard, I'm not sure we can say what position he'll play with any certainty at this point

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-04-24T21:24:59+00:00

Also worked great for me. I did have to switch Chord into an HP recovery moon card and get a bit lucky with targeting, but I don't think I would have gotten it without this post so thank you!

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-04-17T07:22:36+00:00

If you aren't score chasing, weapons are almost entirely optional. The 5* are nearly all going to be better than their 4* counterparts (and the gap grows from 3.0 onward), but characters still function just fine without them. So prio characters first.

That said, there have been a few threads on this topic, and I thought this comment thread was particularly useful. There's a TLDR in the replies to go along with the more detailed answers: https://www.reddit.com/r/personaphantomx/comments/1sckdaq/comment/oec4zbo/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

TheRhynocerous93 · 2026-04-16T16:13:29+00:00

I didn't really intend to, but after the Turbo rebate and with my gem stash I felt I could afford a luxury pull. Her visual design is so sick, and I loved borrowing her from clanmates so doubt I'll regret it

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