How does " Depth " play a role when fishing?

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#1

Hello, my name is (Moayad) In the game, and I love fishing!

Here’s my problem, I bought carbon fiber superior and a fishing set, and then I bought 88 Radioactive Worm Bait for 4400 BC (because I heard acid puffer is the most profitable fish in terms of gems and byte coins), I went to a fishing world to start fishing at 18th depth but i got only 2 Acid Puffers from 38 baits, I think this is extremely unfair since it says " Excellent chance at catching Acid Puffer, good chance for other fishes" but all i’m getting is herring mostly (which is the worst) and other fishes.
So I had a thought in my mind maybe i’m playing in the wrong depth?

Any explaination please? Thank you

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#2

well, it depends on the orb and the world ur in, maybe try going into a deeper depth, possibly 20-22,

i recommend going to the world fishing as it has fast strike and a better chance of catching acid puffers

#3

What world do you recommend? I honestly go to “Tunago” which has 18-20 depth. Still not getting any Acid Puffer at depth 18

#4

One of developers confirmed (long time ago) that orbs don’t affect fishing. It’s all about depth.

#5

Alright, thats great. but what depth do I starting fishing to have a great chance at catching Acid Puffer with my carbon superior rod? should I go maximum depth (which is 20 in that fishing design world)?

#6

I have no idea what the best depth is for Acid Puffer. Find some active fishing worlds and ask the people who fish there maybe

#7

Alright, thank you very much

#8

I am pretty sure another dev confirmed orbs do make a difference though?

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#11

Alright guys, just a quick update, i only got 5 acid puffers out of 88 baits, i think info must be changed to “Excellent chance at catching acid puffer, good chance at catching other fishes " to " Excellent chance at catching other fishes, poor chance at catching acid puffer”, i’m upset I spent that much Bytes for nothing, i’m not asking to get huge or large sizes of acid puffer, just at least 15-20 out of 88 but even if tiny or small sizes, but nope.

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#12

That’s why I stick to angler and fish at NEO. Acid puffers are a scam. It’s just there to be a rare surprise.

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#13

probably the only thing i could agree with you, anglers are more profitable and the baits are cheap

#14

Depth plays a major role, it determines the species of the fish you’ll catch (most likely). You getting so many less puffers may stem from a weak fishing set? Could you mind uploading a picture of your fishing set?

#15

It determines the species
otherwise catching huge kingfish would be impossible.

#16

Oh right woopsie doopsie.

#17

Acid puffer isn’t a fish you can catch easily.
Fish sea angler instead and treat the acid puffer ( if you get one that is minimum a medium one) as a bonus.

#18

Yes follow greenwolf. It’s a good idea. For me acid puffer isn’t a fish for profit but a trophy, catching huge acid puffers is hard.

#19

Most likely how often bigger fishes you catch when going deeper?

#20

You would have caught way more acid puffers if you fished in acid instead of any other liquid. The depth should be more or less than 20 blocks.