Fishing Spot

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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 when caught. The player enters the minigame by choosing a fishing rod to cast in the water, then waiting a short time 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.

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%

Fish rarity

The fish are classified according to a rarity system. These determine some of the fish stats.

Tier	Amount required for Black Border	Shiny chance	Shiny value multiplier
Junk	200	5%	20×
Common	100	3%	3×
Rare	50	2%	4×
Legendary	25	1%	5×

Bloonchipper, True Sun Cod, and Fortified Regrow Red Fish have different shiny chances compared to the rest of Legenary-tier fish.

Fish	Shiny chance	Shiny value multiplier
Bloonchipper	0.1%	5×
True Sun Cod	0.5%	5×
Fortified Regrow Red Fish	0.01%	2×

List of fish

Fish	Rarity	Weight range (kg)		Bananite value			Description
		Minimum	Maximum	Per kilogram	Minimum	Maximum	Normal	Shiny
Banana Peel	Junk	0.05	0.2	$63 / kg	$4	$13	Some monkey already ate it.
Boot	Junk	0.7	2	$5 / kg	$4	$10	Just a boot.	A shiny boot!
Commissioned Pineapple	Junk	0.9	2.3	$35 / kg	$32	$81	A dangerous pineapple from the war times.
Decommissioned Pineapple	Junk	0.9	2.3	$15 / kg	$14	$35	Some say this is lucky.
Junk	Junk	0.02	10	$2 / kg	$1	$20	One monkey's junk is also another monkey's junk.
Old Buckle	Junk	0.02	0.15	$200 / kg	$4	$30	Polish it up, good for smart-casual dinner parties.	Doesn't need any more polishing.
Rusty Dart	Junk	0.05	0.1	$250 / kg	$13	$25	Who knows what Bloons have been popped by this bad boy.
Tire	Junk	9	20	$2 / kg	$18	$40	Makes the wheel go 'round.	Makes the wheel go round. With bling!
Blue Bloon Fish	Common	1.6	6	$5 / kg	$8	$30	Not the slowest fish.
Green Bloon Fish	Common	2.7	8	$5 / kg	$14	$40	Do fish have layers?
Monke Fish	Common	3	20	$4 / kg	$12	$80	No such thing as a fish.
Rainbow Fish	Common	6	16	$3 / kg	$18	$48	Ooh, pretty.
Red Bloon Fish	Common	1.5	5	$5 / kg	$8	$25	Just a regular Red Bloon Fish.	Just a SHINY Red Bloon Fish.
Camo Regrow Angler	Rare	15	40	$4 / kg	$60	$160	Doesn't look like anything to me.
Ceramic Eel	Rare	10	25	$7 / kg	$70	$175	Well insulated.
Dart Fish	Rare	5	13.5	$8 / kg	$40	$108	Fishy fishy fishy fish
DDT Shark	Rare	20	80	$7 / kg	$140	$560	Giving Monkeys Thalassophobia since ages ago.
Golden Fish	Rare	2.8	8	$10 / kg	$28	$80	Ooh, sparkly.	Ooh, extra sparkly.
Slime Fish	Rare	0.9	4.5	$23 / kg	$21	$104	Eurgh.	Still eurgh.
Zebra Fish	Rare	2.5	5	$18 / kg	$45	$90	Interesting pattern!
Bloonfin Tuna	Legendary	150	300	$2 / kg	$300	$600	Whooo baby, lookie here.
Lead Puffer Fish	Legendary	5	20	$30 / kg	$150	$600	Puffed up lead makes no sense.
Sun Fish	Legendary	100	400	$2 / kg	$200	$800	Enjoys sunbathing, perhaps?
True Sun Cod	Legendary	200	5,000	$1 / kg	$200	$5,000	Glory to the True Sun Cod.	The most truest of the Sun Cods.
Bloonchipper	Legendary	100	1,000	$1 / kg	$100	$1,000	Just some trash.	Just some shiny trash.
Fortified Regrow Red Fish	Legendary	0.5	4	$4,000 / kg	$2,000	$16,000	An ancient type of fish.

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).