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.
Mechanics
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When the player enters a Fishing Spot, they can choose one of three fishing rods to cast in the water. Once a fish bites, the player enters a minigame consisting 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 empies. If the player fills the bar, they successfully catch the fish and earn Bananite depending on its value, 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 types of fish that appear depend on the fishing rod the player uses. The player can unlock more rods by purchasing them from the General Store in Sandytown. 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 .
Fish rarity
The fish and junk is classified according to a rarity system, indicated by the material of their frame in the Collection menu. These determine some of the fish stats. Bloonchipper, True Sun Cod and Fortified Regrow Red Fish have different shiny chances compared to the rest of Gold-tier fish
| Tier | Amount required for Black Border | Shiny chance | Shiny value multiplier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood | 200 | 5% | 20× |
| Bronze | 100 | 3% | 3× |
| Silver | 50 | 2% | 4× |
| Gold | 25 | 1% | 5× |
| Bloonchipper | 25 | 0.1% | 5× |
| True Sun Cod | 25 | 0.5% | 5× |
| Fortified Regrow Red Fish | 25 | 0.01% | 2× |
List of fish
| Fish | Frame | Weight range (kg) | Bananite value | Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Maximum | Per kilogram | Minimum | Maximum | Normal | Shiny | ||
 Banana Peel |
Wood | 0.05 | 0.2 | $63 / kg | $4 | $13 | Some monkey already ate it. | |
 Boot |
Wood | 0.7 | 2 | $5 / kg | $4 | $10 | Just a boot. | A shiny boot! |
 Commissioned Pineapple |
Wood | 0.9 | 2.3 | $35 / kg | $32 | $81 | A dangerous pineapple from the war times. | |
 Decommissioned Pineapple |
Wood | 0.9 | 2.3 | $15 / kg | $14 | $35 | Some say this is lucky. | |
 Junk |
Wood | 0.02 | 10 | $2 / kg | $1 | $20 | One monkey's junk is also another monkey's junk. | |
 Old Buckle |
Wood | 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 |
Wood | 0.05 | 0.1 | $250 / kg | $13 | $25 | Who knows what Bloons have been popped by this bad boy. | |
 Tire |
Wood | 9 | 20 | $2 / kg | $18 | $40 | Makes the wheel go 'round. | Makes the wheel go round. With bling! |
 Blue Bloon Fish |
Bronze | 1.6 | 6 | $5 / kg | $8 | $30 | Not the slowest fish. | |
 Green Bloon Fish |
Bronze | 2.7 | 8 | $5 / kg | $14 | $40 | Do fish have layers? | |
 Monke Fish |
Bronze | 3 | 20 | $4 / kg | $12 | $80 | No such thing as a fish. | |
 Rainbow Fish |
Bronze | 6 | 16 | $3 / kg | $18 | $48 | Ooh, pretty. | |
 Red Bloon Fish |
Bronze | 1.5 | 5 | $5 / kg | $8 | $25 | Just a regular Red Bloon Fish. | Just a SHINY Red Bloon Fish. |
 Camo Regrow Angler |
Silver | 15 | 40 | $4 / kg | $60 | $160 | Doesn't look like anything to me. | |
 Ceramic Eel |
Silver | 10 | 25 | $7 / kg | $70 | $175 | Well insulated. | |
 Dart Fish |
Silver | 5 | 13.5 | $8 / kg | $40 | $108 | Fishy fishy fishy fish | |
 DDT Shark |
Silver | 20 | 80 | $7 / kg | $140 | $560 | Giving Monkeys Thalassophobia since ages ago. | |
 Golden Fish |
Silver | 2.8 | 8 | $10 / kg | $28 | $80 | Ooh, sparkly. | Ooh, extra sparkly. |
 Slime Fish |
Silver | 0.9 | 4.5 | $23 / kg | $21 | $104 | Eurgh. | Still eurgh. |
 Zebra Fish |
Silver | 2.5 | 5 | $18 / kg | $45 | $90 | Interesting pattern! | |
 Bloonfin Tuna |
Gold | 150 | 300 | $2 / kg | $300 | $600 | Whooo baby, lookie here. | |
 Lead Puffer Fish |
Gold | 5 | 20 | $30 / kg | $150 | $600 | Puffed up lead makes no sense. | |
 Sun Fish |
Gold | 100 | 400 | $2 / kg | $200 | $800 | Enjoys sunbathing, perhaps? | |
 True Sun Cod |
Gold | 200 | 5,000 | $1 / kg | $200 | $5,000 | Glory to the True Sun Cod. | The most truest of the Sun Cods. |
 Bloonchipper |
Gold | 100 | 1,000 | $1 / kg | $100 | $1,000 | Just some trash. | Just some shiny trash. |
 Fortified Regrow Red Fish |
Gold | 0.5 | 4 | $4,000 / kg | $2,000 | $16,000 | An ancient type of fish. | |
Fishing rods
There are 3 types of fishing rods that the player can use, each one with better chances of capturing better 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.
| Fishing rod | Wood | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 35% | 60% | 5% | 0% |
| Great | 9.5% | 33.3% | 52.4% | 4.8% |
| Legendary | 1% | 14% | 70% | 15% |
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 has a fishing mechanic.