I Am Fish
29 Achievements
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40-50h
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This One Is A Keeper
Fight the fisherman for over 40 seconds.
30
0.08%
How to unlock the This One Is A Keeper achievement in I Am Fish - Definitive Guide
Thee Ninja Cat
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The fisherman is found at the end of Forest Stream which is Pufferfish level 2. You must be caught by him in order to end the level.
Once you get hooked you can swim away from him which will slow the speed at which you are reeled in, as well as increase the tension of the line. If you are not careful the line will snap and you will have to start over.
When you are swimming away the tension of the line is indicated by the colour. It will start off black, then yellow, orange, red, and finally it will flash black and red. Once it is flashing it is about to break so as soon as you see it go from red to black you should ease off for a moment and allow it to return to yellow.
The main trick that I found to prevent being reeled in quickly was to pay attention to the position in which the fisherman is holding the rod. When he holds it over his left shoulder, you should swim left (the opposite direction of his pull). When he holds it over his right shoulder, you should swim right. And when he holds it over his head, swim directly away from him.
He will alternate between these 3 positions multiple times during the 40 second fight so pay attention to him and react accordingly.
If he catches you too quickly, you can hit Y to respawn and try again or if he puts you into his bucket, you'll have to restart the level but you can just use the "Next checkpoint" button in the menu to quickly get back to this point.
Even with these tips it took me around 5 tries so with these in mind and a bit of luck, the achievement should be yours!
Once you get hooked you can swim away from him which will slow the speed at which you are reeled in, as well as increase the tension of the line. If you are not careful the line will snap and you will have to start over.
When you are swimming away the tension of the line is indicated by the colour. It will start off black, then yellow, orange, red, and finally it will flash black and red. Once it is flashing it is about to break so as soon as you see it go from red to black you should ease off for a moment and allow it to return to yellow.
The main trick that I found to prevent being reeled in quickly was to pay attention to the position in which the fisherman is holding the rod. When he holds it over his left shoulder, you should swim left (the opposite direction of his pull). When he holds it over his right shoulder, you should swim right. And when he holds it over his head, swim directly away from him.
He will alternate between these 3 positions multiple times during the 40 second fight so pay attention to him and react accordingly.
If he catches you too quickly, you can hit Y to respawn and try again or if he puts you into his bucket, you'll have to restart the level but you can just use the "Next checkpoint" button in the menu to quickly get back to this point.
Even with these tips it took me around 5 tries so with these in mind and a bit of luck, the achievement should be yours!
6 Comments
One thing I noticed after getting this to unlock is if you get hooked and swim towards the fisher man he wont pull you in till he can reel in the slack you caused. It seemed like if you played around with this you could maybe extend the time a bit more.
By TheOneRedSmurf on 14 Aug 2023 01:55
a video guide to cover what "thee ninja cat" already explained
https://youtu.be/cTQE7aPAM0E
https://youtu.be/cTQE7aPAM0E
By NasserWzone on 23 Sep 2021 11:59
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Wondering where to find this in the pufferfish missions? Here's a walkthrough of all three pufferfish missions, but this achievement is in mission 2. The missions, and this specific achievement, are all timestamped!
Here is the guide for this specific achievement:
1. At the end of pufferfish level 2, after the two seagull alert areas, you'll go off a waterfall, into a pond.
2. Swim up to the hook on the bobber to get caught by the fisherman, and to start fighting him.
3. The line will be yellow, turning orange, then red, then black, and it will flash black and red.
- It can flash a few times before I stopped fighting and let it return to yellow, then fighting again.
4. As well, the fisherman will pull straight back, to the left, or to the right.
5. When facing the fisherman, if he pulled back and to the left (his right), I would swim back and to the right. This mean, I am swimming the opposite way that he is pulling. If he pulled straight back, I swam straight back and away from him.
6. I believe I lasted about 42 seconds, and this worked. You can quickly respawn before the level ends, and the achievement will still pop.
Here is the guide for this specific achievement:
1. At the end of pufferfish level 2, after the two seagull alert areas, you'll go off a waterfall, into a pond.
2. Swim up to the hook on the bobber to get caught by the fisherman, and to start fighting him.
3. The line will be yellow, turning orange, then red, then black, and it will flash black and red.
- It can flash a few times before I stopped fighting and let it return to yellow, then fighting again.
4. As well, the fisherman will pull straight back, to the left, or to the right.
5. When facing the fisherman, if he pulled back and to the left (his right), I would swim back and to the right. This mean, I am swimming the opposite way that he is pulling. If he pulled straight back, I swam straight back and away from him.
6. I believe I lasted about 42 seconds, and this worked. You can quickly respawn before the level ends, and the achievement will still pop.
