Fishing Spot

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Fishing spots are indicated by a fish sign

Fishing Spots are special tiles in the Frontier Legends DLC for Bloons TD 6. They allow the player to play a minigame to catch fish, which convert to Bananite and some Stamina when caught. The player enters the minigame by choosing a fishing rod to cast in the water, then waiting a short time between 3 and 15 seconds for a fish to bite.

The minigame consists of a vertical box where the fish moves up and down, with the player needing to press or release the Reel In! button to keep a small window on top of the fish. While the fish is on the window, the bar next to the fish fills up, but if the fish goes outside the window, the bar drains. If the player fills the bar, they successfully catch the fish, but if the bar fully empties, the fish escapes and the player earns nothing. Each fish caught has a random weight, which determines its Bananite value. There is also a small chance for a fish to be "SHINY", which increases its Bananite value.

There are multiple kinds of fish that can appear. Each type of fish has a different movement pattern in the minigame. There are also trash items, which are functionally identical to fish aside from having very little Bananite value. The player can see their collection of previously captured fish, and the game keeps track of the heaviest one the player caught for each one. The player can also earn a black border for a fish by catching it a certain number of times.

In addition to the moving pattern of each fish, their speed also determines the overall difficulty of the minigame and there are a few things that can change it. First, the heaviest fishes are faster: the ones in the 80th to 95th percentile are 15% faster and those between the 95th to 100th percentile are 25% faster. If Sheriff uses the Waders body equipment, the speed is reduced 5%. And finally, shiny fish are also 30% faster than their regular counterparts.

Fishing rods

There are 3 types of fishing rods the player can choose from. Higher-tier fishing rods have better chances of capturing higher-tier fish. The Regular Fishing Rod is given to Sheriff during the story, while the Great and Legendary rods must be bought from the General Store in Sandytown.

Rod	Probabilities
	Junk	Common	Rare	Legendary
Regular	35%	60%	5%	0%
Great	9.5%	33.3%	52.4%	4.8%
Legendary	1%	14%	70%	15%

List of fish

Fish	Rarity	Chance within rarity		Speed	Value	Weight (kg)		Black border amount	Shiny		Description
		Day	Night			Min	Max		Chance	Value	Normal	Shiny
Banana Peel	Junk	10.2%	10.2%	0.8	$62 / kg	0.05	0.25	200	5%	20×	Some monkey already ate it.
Junk	Junk	10.2%	10.2%	0.5	$2 / kg	0.02	10	200	5%	20×	One monkey's junk is also another monkey's junk.
Boot	Junk	9.5%	9.5%	1.0	$8 / kg	0.7	2.4	200	5%	20×	Just a boot.	A shiny boot!
Mug	Junk	9.5%	9.5%	1.0	$24 / kg	0.45	0.65	200	5%	20×	What can I say? It's a mug.
Old Buckle	Junk	8.8%	8.8%	1.0	$200 / kg	0.02	0.15	175	5%	20×	Polish it up, good for smart-casual dinner parties.	Doesn't need any more polishing.
Old Hat	Junk	8.8%	8.8%	0.7	$20 / kg	0.56	1.2	175	5%	20×	Ye Olde Hat	Someone put some Hat Shine on this old hat.
Rusty Dart	Junk	8.1%	8.1%	0.8	$350 / kg	0.05	0.1	175	5%	20×	Who knows what Bloons have been popped by this bad boy.
Old Bottle	Junk	8.1%	8.1%	1.0	$40 / kg	0.45	0.9	175	5%	20×	Give it a rinse, use it to store water.
Decommissioned Pineapple	Junk	7.5%	7.5%	0.7	$19 / kg	0.9	2.3	150	5%	20×	Some say this is lucky.
Torn Poncho	Junk	7.5%	7.5%	1.0	$3 / kg	8	12.5	150	5%	20×	Nothing a few stitches wouldn't fix.
Tire	Junk	6.8%	6.8%	2.5	$3 / kg	9	20	150	5%	20×	Makes the wheel go 'round.	Makes the wheel go round. With bling!
Commissioned Pineapple	Junk	3.4%	3.4%	0.75	$65 / kg	0.9	2.3	75	5%	20×	A dangerous pineapple from the war times.
Bananite	Junk	1.7%	1.7%	1.0	$100 / kg	2.43	2.91	25	5%	10×	Bananite rush!	How much more shiny can it be? The answer is none. None more shiny
Red Bloon Fish	Common	11.4%	11.4%	5.5	$14 / kg	2.5	5	100	3%	3×	Just a regular Red Bloon Fish.	Just a SHINY Red Bloon Fish.
Boomerang Shrimp	Common	11.4%	11.4%	1.2	$83 / kg	0.49	0.78	100	3%	3×	Tries to escape, but just keeps coming back.
Blue Bloon Fish	Common	10.6%	10.6%	0.9	$14 / kg	2.6	6	100	3%	3×	Not the slowest fish.
Hermit Crab	Common	10.6%	10.6%	1.6	$39 / kg	1.25	1.85	100	4%	3×	Keeps to itself.
Green Bloon Fish	Common	9.8%	9.8%	0.6	$14 / kg	2.7	8	90	3%	3×	Do fish have layers?
Bloon Jelly	Common	0.1%	0.0%	1.0	$5 / kg	12	18	90	4%	3×	NOT delicious. Do not taste.	NOT delicious. Do not taste. It is shiny though.
Rainbow Fish	Common	9.1%	9.1%	0.9	$8 / kg	5	16	80	3%	3×	Ooh, pretty.
Bomb Catfish	Common	9.1%	9.1%	0.8	$9 / kg	6	13	80	4%	3×	Short fuse. Likes to explode
Monke Fish	Common	8.3%	8.3%	0.7	$10 / kg	6	15	70	3%	3×	No such thing as a fish.
Cactus Puffer	Common	8.3%	8.3%	3.0	$28 / kg	2.5	5	70	4%	3×	Got that way from all the cactus juice.
Ice Crab	Common	7.6%	7.6%	1.5	$50 / kg	1.2	3.5	60	4%	3×	Covered with an insulating layer of ice.
Poncho Ray	Common	3.8%	3.8%	1.2	$15 / kg	14	22	30	3%	3×	They say Mermonkeys use these to travel the high seas.
Golden Fish	Rare	10.8%	9.4%	1.15	$20 / kg	4	8	50	5%	4×	Ooh, sparkly.	Ooh, extra sparkly.
Seahorse	Rare	10.8%	9.4%	10	$3,000 / kg	0.03	0.05	50	3%	4×	The hobby horse of the sea.
Slime Fish	Rare	10.1%	8.8%	0.8	$50 / kg	0.9	4.5	50	2%	4×	Eurgh.	Still eurgh.
Purple Mane	Rare	0.1%	0.0%	2.8	$4 / kg	23	45	50	2%	4×	One of the most purple species of Jelly Fish.
Zebra Fish	Rare	9.3%	8.2%	1.2	$18 / kg	2.5	5	45	2%	4×	Interesting pattern!
Sniper Gar	Rare	9.3%	8.2%	1.3	$10 / kg	12	19	45	3%	4×	Hunts from afar.
Dart Fish	Rare	8.6%	7.5%	0.7	$20 / kg	5	13.5	40	2%	4×	Fishy fishy fishy fish
Arrowana	Rare	8.6%	7.5%	2.5	$21 / kg	5.8	12	40	3%	4×	Oddly arrow shaped.	Oddly arrow shaped. And SHINY!
Ceramic Eel	Rare	7.9%	6.9%	1.8	$12 / kg	10	25	35	2%	4×	Well insulated.
Blione	Rare	7.9%	6.9%	4.0	$9,000 / kg	0.012	0.035	35	3%	4×	Blione outta the water.
Low Poly Crab	Rare	7.2%	6.3%	2.3	$840 / kg	0.15	0.5	30	2%	4×	Just a two dimensional creature, living in a three dimensional world.
Camo Regrow Angler	Rare	0.0%	12.6%	1.3	$10 / kg	15	40	30	2%	4×	Doesn't look like anything to me.
Saudafish	Rare	5.8%	5.0%	1.0	$12 / kg	20	45	25	2%	4×	Diet includes tomatoes.
DDT Shark	Rare	3.6%	3.1%	6.0	$14 / kg	20	80	15	2%	4×	Giving Monkeys Thalassophobia since ages ago.
Lead Puffer Fish	Legendary	12.7%	13.3%	4.2	$54 / kg	5	20	25	1%	5×	Puffed up lead makes no sense.
Bloonfin Tuna	Legendary	12.7%	13.3%	10	$3 / kg	150	300	25	1%	5×	Whooo baby, lookie here.
Armored Camolacanth	Legendary	11.9%	12.4%	2.0	$11 / kg	60	95	25	2%	5×	The taphonomy is fascinating!	Sparklingly armored Camolacanth high in taphonomic curiosity.
Doombo Octopus	Legendary	11.0%	11.5%	1.0	$33 / kg	25	33	25	1%	5×	Stand back. I don't trust this one.
Bloonchipper	Legendary	10.2%	10.6%	3.9	$2 / kg	100	1,000	20	1%	5×	Just some trash.	Just some shiny trash.
Sun Fish	Legendary	9.3%	9.7%	3.0	$5 / kg	100	400	20	1%	5×	Enjoys sunbathing, perhaps?
Diamondback Snakehead	Legendary	6.8%	7.1%	3.1	$75 / kg	25	30	15	1%	5×	Only recently discovered. Moves through the water like Diamondback through ground.
Vortex Fish	Legendary	6.8%	7.1%	0.8	$165 / kg	11	14	15	1%	5×	This flashy fish flits fantastically fast.
Bloonarius Crab	Legendary	6.8%	7.1%	4.5	$115 / kg	16	20	15	1%	5×	One of 'em slimy crabs.
Lych Fish	Legendary	6.8%	7.1%	3.2	$49 / kg	35	50	15	1%	5×	Not undead. Just looks like it.
True Sun Cod	Legendary	4.2%	0.0%	2.2	$1 / kg	1,000	5,000	10	0.5%	5×	Glory to the True Sun Cod.	The most truest of the Sun Cods.
Fortified Regrow Red Fish	Legendary	0.8%	0.9%	4.6	$4,000 / kg	2	4	5	0.01%	2×	An ancient type of fish.

Fish variety

Most Fishing Spots have increased odds of choosing one, two, or three specific kinds of fish, depending on the area. Outdoors areas have different odds at night, and if an area has multiple Fishing Spots, they all have the same odds. When the player hooks a fish, after the game determines the fish's rarity, it attempts to choose a fish from a list of probabilities specific to that area first. Since none of the areas' fish probabilities add up to 100% or include fish from every rarity group, there is always a chance the game doesn't choose any of those fish; when that happens, it instead chooses a fish using the default probabilities shown in the above table.

Note that an area's fish probabilities aren't the same as the actual chances of catching those fish in that area. The game can only pick a fish on an area's probability table if it chooses to pick from that fish's rarity group first, and if the game does choose that rarity but doesn't pick anything in the area's probability table, it may pick that fish anyway from the default probability table.

Increased fish chances

Location	Day	Night
Ancient Forest	Sniper Gar (15%)	Sniper Gar (22%)
Boulder Falls	Boomerang Shrimp (20%)	Boomerang Shrimp (35%)
Furlong Fields	Bomb Catfish (25%)	Bomb Catfish (35%)
Glacial Trail	Ice Crab (20%)	Ice Crab (20%)
	Blione (18%)	Blione (16%)
Great Oak Village	Monke Fish (14%)	Monke Fish (20%)
Lost Coast	Hermit Crab (22%)	Hermit Crab (28%)
	Bloon Jelly (10%)	Bloon Jelly (18%)
	Purple Mane (10%)	Purple Mane (17%)
Mountain's End	Bloon Jelly (10%)	Bloon Jelly (18%)
	Purple Mane (17%)	Purple Mane (10%)
Muddy Passage	Arrowana (14%)	Arrowana (20%)
Sandytown	Cactus Puffer (16%)	Cactus Puffer (14%)
	Bloonchipper (15%)	Old Hat (20%)
	—	Torn Poncho (20%)
Spice Islands	Bloon Jelly (17%)	Bloon Jelly (22%)
	Purple Mane (10%)	Purple Mane (17%)
The Coast	Purple Mane (16%)	Purple Mane (25%)
	Low Poly Crab (25%)	Low Poly Crab (16%)
	Bloon Jelly (10%)	Bloon Jelly (17%)
The Swamp	Slime Fish (21%)	Slime Fish (18%)
The Sunken Columns	Seahorse (18%)	Seahorse (22%)
Town Sinkhole	N/A	Ceramic Eel (20%)

Related achievement

	Gon' Fishin' Catch 30 Fish in Frontier Legends Reward(s):  0-1-0 Beast Handler Insta,  0-2-0 Beast Handler Insta,  0-3-0 Beast Handler Insta,  0-4-0 Beast Handler Insta

Trivia

• Some elements of Fishing Spots seem to be references to other games:
  • The fishing minigame is very similar to the fishing minigame in Stardew Valley.
  • The chance of fish being SHINY seems to be a reference to Shiny Pokémon from the Pokémon franchise, which similarly are obtainable through a fishing mechanic (among other methods).

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Assets

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  Regular fishing rod
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  Great fishing rod
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  Legendary fishing rod
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  Fish
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  Fishing line
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  Fishing hook
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  Cast Button
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  Waiting icon
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  Reel In button

Unused assets

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  Unused Cast icon
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  Unused Reel In icon