Graveyard Keeper

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Brutal fisherman

Brutal fisherman

Caught 200 fish. Your name is used to terrify misbehaving fish larvae.

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How to unlock the Brutal fisherman achievement in Graveyard Keeper - Definitive Guide

No matter what, this is a grind. However, I can offer what I found to be the most efficient and quick way to get this done.

First, I saved this achievement for last because fishing is relatively useless in the game. Add to that, you'll want the excellent fishing rod that I was able to buy from the fisherman after I traded him all the fish I'd caught going for the 15 different types.

Take your excellent rod and go to the fishing spot near the quarry - it's east and a little south of the cabin along the river, on the east side. From there, choose no bait, and throw the line in the first third of the bar for the nearest option.

At this point, if the fish isn't 100% the same every time, it's too close to matter. I found that counting out loud, "one thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three," and so on got the fish to bite on the bait between six and seven. You can count however you'd like; the point is, the fish bites consistently so you're not strained watching for the small movement and short window (especially in rain or fog).

Once the fish bites and the mini-game pops up, press and hold A, and... that's it. The fish will follow the same movement pattern every time, and I found that with no previous bar-filling, with the top rod the fish was caught every time if you just hold the button and keep the bar at the top of the gauge. This way, you're also using minimal energy to catch each fish which allows you to get more.

Once you've caught all the fish you can at a time, this spot is great because you can walk to the quarry cabin and sleep/save there, and then start all over again.

To summarize - best rod, consistent timing, hold down A to catch the fish every time it's hooked, and save in the nearby cabin. Enjoy.
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26 Aug 2018 21:19

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Worst rod, no bait and first fishing spot of the pond near the sea is infinitely easier in my opinion. Amounts to around 20s per fish which is less than two hours fishing overall
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By John Connor M on 28 Aug 2018 23:23
It sounds like a viable alternative. I prefer this way because you'll already need the better rod to catch the gold fish and you're closer to a rest place to get more energy so there's less travel. I can't confirm if your location lets you simply hold down A rather than actually play the minigame like this one does, but if anyone else wants to comment, it will only help those going for this. The method in the solution is also around 20 seconds per fish, assuming you hook them on the first bite.
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By Von Krauser on 29 Aug 2018 00:32
i used the Village Pond with simple rod and no bait as well, and it was very easy. I had about half the progress bar before I started from the other fishing achievements, and was able to get the rest of it in about 45 minutes there. The gudgeon are very slow and easy to catch.
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By risseless on 10 Mar 2019 23:37
This achievement is stuck at 93% for me since several days... I tried some methods trying to increase the tracker... but nothing is working.
I don't know what to do anymore to unlock this achievements (I caught at least ~450 fishs at that point.)
Any suggestion?

Edit: Finally got the achievement. Here's what I did;
I went offline, I caught 200 fishs in a row (took me ~1 hour) and I did Monhegan's offline/online method (link here: Achievement not unlocking) and the achievement finally popped when loading my save and getting into my house.

Hope it helps, if anyone else is stuck with this stupid glitched achievement.
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By Ixtab Lullaby on 01 Nov 2022 08:50
Ixtab Lullaby's solution (paired with Monhegan's fix) worked for me. Fished 200 times while offline and then employed Monhegan's switch to online. It popped about 15 seconds after I was fully loaded into my save.
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By bryan dot exe on 15 Feb 2023 06:13
I used this solution, with fish sticks was really easy to hook a fish (I watched a twitch stream at the same time), and then you just hold A. Takes some time but you should already have a big head start based on the Gold Fish achievement.
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By LSCNeo42 on 06 Sep 2018 20:44
I probably should have used Fish Sticks, but I got used to the rhythm without them and was worried about messing up if I started. Counting really helps. Using the guide's location, I had the fish biting between 6-8 Mississippi if I started counting after the bob resurfaces and the line tightens slightly.

Also, save often! I had to catch around 260 fish because the game crashed when I tried to save after a long fishing session.
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By BStringbean on 22 Nov 2018 06:46
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Solution may not be optimal, but it worked for me.
Equip best rod and go to the waterfall (between woods and quary). Cast without lure to nearest zone, and you will catch bream, which is pretty easy to get.

Took me about 1.5 hours to complete.
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14 Apr 2021 00:00

You can obtain a fishing pole from the Fisher guy at the lighthouse. Talk to him and he’ll give you a quest to bring him 5 moths for a fishing pole. In order to catch the moths, you must first unlock the ability to gather them, which is located under the “Farming and nature” tree for 20 green points and 5 blue points.

Once you have a fishing pole, then you need to go to a fishing spot. It’s pretty straightforward on how to catch fish, and it explains it to you the first time you try. The different spots and different baits you use will change you chances of catching fish. I also suggest keeping older rods as well, as some are easier to catch on the lesser quality rods compared to the better ones. The meter will show you your chances are on catching a certain fish. There are only 16 different kinds of fish to catch with 5 different locations: Village, Swamp, Waterfall, Sea, and River.

Check out this list of all the fish and the best ways to catch them here.

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It is better to fish in a place near the waterfall (on the way to the swamp, turn north after the bridge) with an excellent fishing rod without bait. Gold star carp bite 100% (can be useful for a gold star dinner or can simply be sold at the lighthouse).
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15 Oct 2018 05:33

Here all the fish you have ever caught are counted. Frogs are also fish for this achievement.
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22 Jun 2020 13:35